Taryn Southern is a writer, producer, actress, and TV host primarily known for her work in the online world. A self-professed “new media nerd,” Taryn’s online videos and series have been seen by more than 100 million people and featured in People, Cosmopolitan, USA Today, RedBook, Maxim, CNN, MSNBC, FOX News, ABC, and more.

Taryn is the first person to have sold two television shows - scripted and unscripted - based on online concepts and series. In 2006, she executive produced and starred in Project MyWorld, a travel series on DirecTV, in which she traveled the world and met her friends on MySpace. In 2009, MTV bought Private High Musical, a half-hour musical comedy based on a web series that Taryn had written, produced, and starred in.

In addition to these projects, Taryn has acted in a handful of films and web series, as well as hosted several network pilots and the red-carpet pre-show for American Music Awards, Grammy’s, and Golden Globes for Dick Clark Productions.

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