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| Born | Colleen Mae Ballinger November 21, 1986 |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Years active | 2008–present |
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| Total views | 5.1 billion |
Colleen Mae Ballinger (/ˈbælɪndʒər/ BAL-in-jər; born November 21, 1986) is an American comedian, YouTuber, actress, singer and writer.[1][2] She is best known for her creation and portrayal of the Internet character Miranda Sings, posting videos of the character on YouTube, performing her one-woman comedy act on tour in theatres worldwide, and creating and starring in a Netflix original series titled Haters Back Off (2016–2017). Ballinger created the comically talentless, egotistical and eccentric character to satirize the many YouTube videos featuring people singing badly in hopes of breaking into show business but who appear unaware of their lack of talent.
Ballinger also features comedy and lifestyle videos on her personal YouTube channel and a vlog channel, Colleen Vlogs. Her YouTube channels, combined, have surpassed 5 billion total views. The Miranda Sings channel has more than 10 million subscribers, and the character has more than 13 million TikTok followers and 6 million Instagram followers. Ballinger won a Teen Choice Award for "Web Star: Comedy"[3] and a Streamy Award as Best Actress.[4]
Ballinger has appeared as an actress and singer in theatre, television, recordings and web series. She appeared in the web series Escape the Night (2018–2019), played Dawn in the Broadway musical Waitress (2019), and has appeared three times on The Tonight Show (2016–2017), among other talk shows. Ballinger has also published two best-selling books, written in Miranda's voice, Selp-Helf (2015) and My Diarrhe (2018).
In July 2023, after accusations of inappropriate conduct against Ballinger were widely reported, she cancelled her forthcoming live shows.
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