Chelcie Lynn is an American

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, actress and

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, who began her internet career on the video sharing platform

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as her character "Trailer Trash Tammy". She posted her first original ''Vine'' in 2013 and moved to

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to continue sharing content after the platform was discontinued in 2017.

Career

Inception, ''Vine'', and ''YouTube'' career (2013–2017)

She began her career on the video-sharing platform

, and began posting in 2013. Lynn created her signature character Trailer Trash Tammy, in 2013. The character is meant to depict a

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woman living in the

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. Lynn created her ''YouTube'' channel on March 30, 2015. In 2016, she began doing

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videos from a car as her character, Trailer Trash Tammy. Mukbanging is a popular style of vlogging in which the vlogger eats on camera, and interacts with the audience. She has collaborated with controversial ''mukbang'' YouTuber

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. As ''Vine'''s shutdown was announced in October 2016, Lynn began posting to ''YouTube'' more frequently as it served as an alternative for ''Vine''. Vine was officially discontinued on January 17, 2017.

Accolades, collaborations and major developments (2019–present)

In 2019, Lynn and Luke Bryan collaborated to prank Bryan's mother, Caroline, into thinking that he was being attacked by an obsessed fan (Tammy) for Luke's 12 Days of Prankmas. In June 2021, she was listed on

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's Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2021.

Stand-up comedy career

In 2019, she began traveling performing stand-up comedy in various

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s and venues. Lynn has popularized other acts in both her ''YouTube'' videos and stand-up events, including Libbie Higgins; who portrays Tammy's fictional cousin "Crystal", and Justina Armistead, who also portrays Tammy's fictional cousin "Gem".

Filmography

Movies

Skits

References

External links

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Trailer Trash Tammy's official website
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