Merrell Twins

Birthday August 6, 1996

Birth Sign Leo

Birthplace Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.

Age 27 years old

Nationality United States

Height 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)

#49170 Most Popular

1996

Veronica Jo Merrell-Burriss and Vanessa Jo Merrell-Vaughn (born August 6, 1996), known as the Merrell Twins, are American identical twin YouTubers, actresses, musicians and singers.

The Merrell Twins are identical twin sisters born in Kansas City, Missouri, on August 6, 1996, to Paul Merrell and Wendy Merrell.

Veronica "Roni" is 45 minutes older than Vanessa "Nessa".

2009

The Merrell Twins started making YouTube videos in 2009.

Their videos are produced and edited by their father, Paul Merrell.

They often appear in AwesomenessTV videos and had recurring roles on the television show Jane the Virgin.

2013

They grew up in Kansas City, Missouri, before moving to Greater Los Angeles in June 2013 at the age of 16 to pursue a career in acting and filming for their YouTube channel.

They also had a very short time with Disney Channel.

2015

In 2015, the Merrell Twins enrolled in California State University, Northridge.

Veronica was studying screenwriting and Vanessa was studying TV production.

2016

They appeared in the 2016 film The Standoff.

In 2016 at the 8th Shorty Awards, they won for YouNower of the Year.

They won a Streamy Award for Best Live Social Media in 2016.

2017

In 2017, they were nominated for Choice Female Web Star at the Teen Choice Awards.

2018

In 2018, they were nominated for two Teen Choice Awards: Choice Female Web Star and Choice YouTuber.

They won the 2018 Streamy Award in the Lifestyle category.

In July 2018, the Merrell Twins released their clothing line, True IMG.

The phrase 'true image' is derived from the meaning of Veronica's name, and its logo features a butterfly dotting the 'I' in IMG referring to the meaning of Vanessa's name in Greek.

2019

They were nominated in 2019 for Best YouTube Ensemble at the 11th Shorty Awards.

2020

At the 2020 Kids' Choice Awards, they were nominated for Favorite Female Social Star.

In collaboration with AwesomenessTV, the twins launched Twin My Heart, a reality TV show aimed at finding love for one of the twins, Vanessa Merrell.

The success of season one led to a second season being released in 2020 which revolved around two of the twins' best friends, Franny Arrieta and Nezza.

They also produced and acted in three web shows called "Where is My Romeo?", "Prom Knight", and "Breaking into College".

In the beginning of 2023, Vanessa and her husband John Vaughn, formed a music duo "ButterflyTiger" and released their debut single, "Love Me (Like You Do)" on February 24, 2023.

On December 27, 2021, Veronica married YouTuber Aaron Burriss.

On January 27, 2023, Vanessa married musician John Vaughn.