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Height: 5′ 4″
Age: 24 Years
Hometown: Louisiana, U.S.
Some Lesser Known Facts About Addison Rae
- She grew up in Louisiana, U.S.
A childhood picture of Addison Rae with her mother
- Rae’s parents divorced when she was young but got back together many times during her childhood. They remarried in 2017.
- Both her parents are popular on TikTok. Monty has over 5 million followers, and Sheri has more than 14 million followers.
- Rae began participating in many dance competitions across the country when she was six years old.
A childhood picture of Addison Rae with her mother after participating in a dance competition
- In an interview with a media house, Rae said that people in Los Angeles contacted her, which made her decide to move there. Her parents fully supported her decision.
- She joined TikTok in July 2019, posting dance videos to popular songs.
- Within a few months, Rae earned over one million followers.
- She briefly attended Louisiana State University (LSU) to study sports broadcasting but dropped out when she became popular on TikTok.
- Addison Rae has more than 88.8 million followers on TikTok.
- In January 2020, Rae and her parents signed up with the Talent Agency WME.
- In April 2020, in a media conversation, she said that she wanted to take her social media presence more seriously and expand to YouTube and Instagram.
- In July 2020, Rae started a weekly podcast on Spotify with her mother called “Mama Knows Best,” discussing personal and career topics.
Addison Rae and her mother on the poster of the weekly podcast ‘Mama Knows Best’
- In 2020, Rae launched a cosmetics line called Item Beauty, where she serves as Chief Innovation Officer. She co-founded the brand with Madeby Collective and managed most of the products.
Addison Rae while promoting her cosmetics brand ‘Item Beauty’
- She then founded her fragrance line called ‘Addison Rae Fragrance.’
- In July 2020, Rae partnered with American Eagle for their #AExME Back to School ’20 campaign, which featured a virtual photoshoot in her bedroom due to the pandemic.
Addison Rae while posing for American Eagle’s #AExME Back to School ’20 campaign
- In August 2020, Forbes reported that Addison Rae earned $5 million from June 2019 to June 2020, making her the highest-earning TikTok star at the time.
- Rae’s TikTok success led to endorsement deals with companies like Reebok, L’Oréal, Hollister, and American Eagle.
Addison Rae while promoting a L’Oréal product
- In late 2020, Lil Yachty mentioned Rae in the song ‘E-ER’ by DJ Scheme, with a controversial lyric about wanting her to ‘become his doctor.’ Bryce Hall later tried to get the lyric removed, but it remained.
- Rae, along with celebrities like Ice Spice and Billie Eilish, has been credited with restoring the trend of navel piercings in the 2020s.
- In January 2021, Rae donated $1 million in prize money from a Mario Tennis Aces tournament called the Stay At Home Slam to the charity No Kid Hungry.
- In 2021, she and her mother relaunched their podcast under the new name ‘That Was Fun? With Addison and Sheri.’
- In March 2021, Addison Rae released her debut song, “Obsessed,” which was meant to be the lead single for her extended play (EP) AR.
Addison Rae on the poster of the music video of the song ‘Obsessed’
- After the song ‘Obsessed’ received negative reviews, the EP was temporarily shelved. Rae later admitted in a 2023 interview with a media house that the criticism caused her to doubt herself.
- In 2021, Addison Rae appeared in the film He’s All That, a remake of the 1999 teen comedy She’s All That. Her role in the film was based on Freddie Prinze Jr.’s character from the original film.
Addison Rae on the poster of the film He’s All That
- The film was released on Netflix in August 2021 and was the most streamed film of the week, but it received negative reviews from film critics.
- In 2022, several songs from her unreleased EP leaked on YouTube. Rae initially feared this could end her music career, but the tracks gained popularity in fan circles.
- In February 2022, Rae announced that she joined the cast of a film called Fashionista, produced by Paramount.
- In February 2023, Rae was cast in Eli Roth’s film Thanksgiving, which received favourable reviews, with critics noting her improvement in acting.
Addison Rae in a still from the film Thanksgiving
- On 12 May 2023, Rae was cast in a live-action/animated film Animal Friends alongside Ryan Reynolds. The film was announced to be released in 2025.
- Vogue once highlighted Rae’s diverse music taste, featuring artists such as FKA Twigs, Yves Tumor, and Kelela, containing avant-garde hip-hop and early 2000s Timbaland-produced R&B.
- In 2023, Rae’s debut song ‘Obsessed’ was critically attacked. PopDust’s Langa called it ’embarrassing’ and said Rae ‘should stick to lip-syncing.’
- However, Billboard’s Jason Lipshutz reviewed Rae’s song positively, highlighting its fresh melodies and personality, and suggesting it could be ‘the start of something big.’
- In 2023, Vogue’s Liam Hess praised her song ‘I Got It Bad’ as a ‘pop masterpiece with a welcome dose of weirdness,’ comparing it to Britney Spears at her peak.
Addison Rae on the poster of her song ‘I Got It Bad’
- On 18 August 2023, Rae released another song ‘2 die 4,’ featuring Charli XCX, who later included Rae on a remix of her 2024 song ‘Von Dutch.’
- Rae then appeared on A. G. Cook’s 2024 album Britpop, singing with Charli XCX on the track ‘Lucifer.’
- On 9 August 2024, Rae released her song ‘Diet Pepsi’ with Columbia Records, marking her first US Billboard Hot 100 entry, where it ranked at 88.
Addison Rae in a still from the music video of the song Diet Pepsi
- On 23 September 2024, Rae performed alongside Troye Sivan and Charli XCX at Madison Square Garden during the Sweat tour, performing ‘Von Dutch (A. G. Cook remix)’ and ‘Diet Pepsi.’
- Addison Rae’s music is categorized as dance-pop, bubblegum-pop, and synth-pop.
- Pitchfork described her song ‘I Got It Bad’ as a ‘bedazzled turn-of-the-millennium pop song.’
