Parker Pannell: Difference between revisions

==Life and career==

Pannell was raised in the [[Lexington, Kentucky|Lexington]].<ref name=LEX18>{{cite news |last=Edwards |first=Kristen |title=Kentucky teen reaches TikTok fame after moving to LA to pursue acting |date=February 11, 2020 |url=https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/kentucky-teen-reaches-tik-tok-fame-after-moving-to-la-to-pursue-acting |work= |publisher=[[WLEX-TV]] |access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> He attended [[Lexington Christian Academy (Kentucky)|Lexington Christian Academy]].<ref name=KENTUCKY>{{cite news |last=Honeycutt Spears |first=Valarie |title=‘TikTok Famous.’ Kentuckians get millions of followers, national attention with videos. |date=February 17, 2020 |url=https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article239843423.html |work=[[Lexington Herald-Leader]] |access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> At age 14<ref name=LEX18/> in 2018, Pannell moved to [[Los Angeles]] to pursue a career in the [[Show business|entertainment industry]]. He continued his schooling online<ref name=BUSINESS>{{cite news |last=Pereli |first=Amanda |title=A 16-year-old moved to Los Angeles with dreams of making it in Hollywood. But he got his big break on the buzzy app TikTok instead |date=October 21, 2019 |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/parker-pannell-tried-hollywood-found-fame-on-tiktok-2019-10 |work=[[Business Insider]] |access-date=October 9, 2020}}</ref> while also taking acting, comedy, and hosting classes in Los Angeles.<ref name=LEX18/> Pannell initially began making YouTube videos after his arrival in L.A. but found a larger audience on TikTok. By October 2019, he had a following of 779,000 on that app. He was also filming and starring in his own web series, ''Parker's Playground''.<ref name=BUSINESS/> As of September 2020, he had 2.2 million followers on TikTok.<ref name=FORBES/>

==References==

==External links==

*[https://www.parkersplayground.com/ Official website]

 

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