Brittany Jayne Furlan Lee (née Furlan; born September 5, 1986) is an American internet personality, actress and comedian based in Los Angeles. She was the most followed female video star on

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until November 2015. She was the fifth-most-followed viner, with 9.9 million followers when Vine ended, and the second-most-followed woman. She was declared by ''Time'' in 2015 to be one of the most influential people on the Internet.

Career

Furlan was born on September 5, 1986, in

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to Italian-American parents. She previously tried to break into television before becoming a star on Vine, and signed with content network

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. Furlan was embroiled in a controversy during the 2014

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Red Carpet show when she told actor

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, "We're going to get you away from us before we rape you."

Personal life

In early 2017, Furlan began a relationship with

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drummer,

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. On February 14, 2018, they announced their engagement on Instagram. They were married a year later on February 14, 2019. In May 2025, they announced their separation. She does not have children and does not plan to.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Furlan, Brittany 1986 births Living people Actresses from Pennsylvania Actors from Bucks County, Pennsylvania American women comedians 21st-century American actresses American Vine (service) celebrities American people of Italian descent People from Perkasie, Pennsylvania Comedians from Pennsylvania 21st-century American comedians