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American actress and internet personality
Bree Essrig
Born Breeana Danielle Essrig
(1990-04-21 ) April 21, 1990 (age 34) Occupation(s) Actress, writer, host, YouTube personality Years active 2009–present Notable work
SourceFed ,
BlackBoxTV , Nuclear Family , Pop Trigger , Blood Shed Style
Satire ,
sketch comedy , dark comedy, current events, pop culture YouTube information
Channel Genre(s) Comedy, sketch Subscribers 292K+
[1] Total views 12.7 million+
[1]
100,000 subscribers
Last updated: March 20, 2022
Website www.youtube.com/breeessrig
Breeana Danielle "Bree " Essrig (born April 21, 1990) is an American
actress ,
writer , host,
internet personality , and
pornographic model known for her comedic writing and appearances on the (now defunct) news and current events series
SourceFed .
[2] Essrig joined SourceFed as a host in 2015, and in 2017 was brought on to star in the daily
Twitter series
#whatshappening .
[3]
Essrig's personal YouTube channel has over 280,000 subscribers and 19 million views.
[4] and has appeared in a contest in
Seventeen Magazine .
[5] She has also been in
The Daily Dot ,
Uproxx ,
[6]
Elizabeth Banks' website WhoHaha,
[7] and
Amy Poehler's Smart Girls .
[8]
Background and personal life
In 2013, Essrig came out publicly as
bisexual on
The Rubin Report .
[9] Since then, she has been a public advocate against bullying, bi-erasure,
body shaming , and
sexual assault .
[10]
[11]
[5]
[12]
Career
Essrig was a co-host on
The Young Turks news and pop culture channel PopTrigger from 2012 to 2015 and a writer/host on
SourceFed from 2015 to 2017.
[2] She has acted as a guest host on websites.
[13] She has appeared on
Elizabeth Banks ' comedy website WhoHaha.
[14]
[7] Essrig was nominated for a Shorty Award in 2017 for Best Comedian.
[15]
[16] She has made appearances at festivals and conventions as a celebrity
influencer guest, host and commentator.
[17]
[18]
[19] She has appeared in
BlackBoxTV Presents and was in
Shane Dawson 's music video for "Superluv" in 2012.
References
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a
b
"About BREEessrig" .
YouTube .
^
a
b Gutelle, Sam (March 25, 2015).
"SourceFed's Newest Host Is Bree Essrig" . TubeFilter.com . Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ Alcinii, Daniele (October 4, 2017).
"Propagate preps live series "#WhatsHappening" to stream on Twitter" . Realscreen.com . Retrieved January 30, 2018 .
^ Klima, Jeff (March 24, 2015).
"Bree Essrig Is Joining SourceFed!" . NewMediaRockstars.com .
^
a
b Shoket, Ann (April 4, 2012).
"Pretty Amazing Girl of the Week!" .
Seventeen Magazine . New York City:
Hearst Communications . Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
^ Perez-Mora, Matt (October 5, 2016).
"Rapid fire questions with Bree Essrig" . Uproxx . Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
^
a
b
"Bree Essrig Is Our Funny Woman Of The Week" . WhoHaha.com . October 24, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
^ Lutes, Alicia (September 28, 2016).
"16 Smart Questions for Bree Essrig" . Amy Poehler's Smart Girls . Retrieved January 8, 2017 .
^
"Coming Out As Bisexual: 'Real L Word' Star Whitney, Bree Essrig Join 'The Rubin Report' Debate" .
Huffington Post . May 13, 2013. Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ Chan, Karin.
"Inside the YouTube Space with Bree Essrig" . Fem Magazine . Retrieved July 19, 2017 .
^ Perez-Mora, Matt (October 4, 2016).
"Bree Essrig opens up about her intimate photoshoot" . Uproxx . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ Harris, Jonathan (November 13, 2014).
"Bree Essrig Shares Her Sexual Assault Story" . What's Trending . Retrieved January 30, 2018 .
^
"Top That! Bree Essrig, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, the Rhodes Bros, and More" .
PopSugar . San Francisco, California: Popsugar Inc. January 23, 2015. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
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"Bree Essrig On Elizabeth Banks' "Ask A Badass" " . WhoHaha.com . May 24, 2016. Retrieved August 1, 2017 .
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"YouTube Comedian nominees" . Shorty Awards . Retrieved July 25, 2017 .
^ Lee, Ashley (January 17, 2017).
"Shorty Awards Nominees Include Ryan Reynolds, Kristen Bell, Leslie Jones (Exclusive)" .
The Hollywood Reporter . Los Angeles, California:
Eldridge Industries . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ Collis, Clark (September 25, 2016).
"Fantastic Fest special report: Delights, debates, and Dolph Lundgren" .
Entertainment Weekly . New York City:
Meredith Corporation . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ Sollosi, Mary (June 15, 2016).
"Vidcon 2016: Stars scheduled to attend" .
Entertainment Weekly . New York City:
Meredith Corporation . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
^ Price, Lydia (July 17, 2015).
"Where Your Favorite YouTubers Will Be at VidCon" .
People Magazine . New York City:
Meredith Corporation . Retrieved July 27, 2017 .
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