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American performance artist
Kirby Jenner is a
performance artist and
internet celebrity . He rose to popularity for his
Instagram account where he poses as
Kendall Jenner 's fraternal twin.
[1]
[2] He has received nominations for the
Webby and
Shorty Awards in Social Humor, Best Photography, and Parody Accounts.
[3]
[4]
Career
Jenner describes himself as an "amateur model."
[5] He began his Instagram account in July 2015.
[6] By November 2016, the account had 439,000 followers.
[7] His account has 1.4 million followers as of June 2020.
[8]
Newsbeat describes Jenner as a
Photoshop pro for his ability to
crop himself into the images of Kendall Jenner although he claimed to not know anything about Photoshop in an interview with
Bored Panda .
[9]
[10]
[11]
Kirby Jenner on Quibi
In May 2020, Jenner's self-titled
parody
reality show premiered on
Quibi .
[12] Kendall and
Kris Jenner are the show's executive producers.
[13] It also features appearances from other members of the Kardashian family as well as several celebrities including
Heidi Klum ,
Tan France , and
Camille Kostek .
[14] In October 2020, Quibi shut down, and all content, including Kirby Jenner , moved to
The Roku Channel .
[15]
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2020
Kirby Jenner
Self
[16]
Awards and nominations
Year
Award
Category
Result
Ref(s)
2016
Webby Award
Social- Humor
Nominated
[3]
[17]
2017
Social- Best Photography & Graphics
Nominated
[4]
2018
Shorty Awards
Meme/Parody Account
Nominated
[18]
References
^ Mufson, Beckett (2016-01-07).
"We Investigated Kendall Jenner's Secret Fraternal (not related) Twinstagrammer" .
Vice . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^
"Kirby Jenner on life in one of the world's most famous families" . LOVE . 2020-05-25. Retrieved 2020-05-26 .
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a
b
"Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards" . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^
a
b
"Kirby Jenner | The Webby Awards" . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Dash, Kristie (2016-01-14).
"Get to Know Kirby Jenner: An Interview with Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin" .
Allure . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Abrahamson, Rachel Paula (2016-11-03).
"Meet Kendall Jenner's Secret Twin, Kirby Jenner" .
Us Weekly . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^
"Meet Kendall Jenner's 'twin brother' Kirby Jenner" .
WGN-TV . 2016-11-30. Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Rodríguez, Christian (2019-01-22).
"¿Y si te dijéramos que este amigo de Kendall Jenner NO existe?" .
Cosmopolitan (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^
"Meet the man who says he's Kendall Jenner's 'secret twin' " .
Newsbeat . 2016-12-01. Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
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"This Guy Won't Stop Photoshopping Himself Into Kendall Jenner's Photos And It Makes Them 10 Times Better" . Bored Panda . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Zavoral, Linda (2018-06-21).
"Selfie Day: McDonald's handing out free 'Frylus' tools" .
The Mercury News . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ Melas, Chloe (24 May 2020).
"Kirby Jenner, the 'fraternal twin' of Kendall Jenner, steps into the spotlight on Quibi" . CNN . Retrieved 2020-05-26 .
^ White, Peter (2019-12-02).
"Kendall & Kris Jenner To Exec Produce Quibi Series About "Fraternal Twin Brother" & Instagram Parody Kirby Jenner" . Deadline . Retrieved 2020-05-24 .
^
"Kirby Jenner on Quibi" . quibi.app.link .
^
"Quibi is shutting down" . 21 October 2020.
^
" 'Kirby Jenner' Series Based on Instagram Parody Lands at Quibi" . The Hollywood Reporter . 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-24 .
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"Kendall Jenner's 'Fraternal Twin' Is a Master at Instagram" . Yahoo . 2017-04-24. Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
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"Kirby Jenner - The Shorty Awards" . shortyawards.com . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
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