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Addison Rae Easterling (born October 6, 2000) is an American social media personality, singer, dancer and actress. In 2019, Rae rose to prominence on the video sharing app TikTok. she has amassed over 88 million followers, making her the fourth most-followed individual on the platform. In August 2020, she was ranked as the highest-earning TikTok personality by Forbes, and a year later, she made the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for social media influencers.

In 2021, Rae signed a joint publishing deal between Sandlot Records and Atlantic Records. She then released her debut single "Obsessed" which was later featured on her debut self-titled EP, AR. She also made her acting debut in the Netflix original film He's All That, a gender-swapped remake of the 1999 film She's All That. She is also set to appear in the 2023 film Thanksgiving and Animal Friends (2024).

Early life
Addison Rae Easterling was born and raised in Lafayette, Louisiana, to parents Monty Lopez and Sheri Easterling. Rae has two younger brothers, Enzo Lopez and Lucas Lopez, and an older half-sister, Macye Neumeyer, who has 2 daughters of her own. Addison's parents initially divorced when she was younger and were on and off often throughout her childhood before remarrying in 2017. Both parents also have their own presence on TikTok; Monty has 5 million followers and Sheri has 14 million followers.

Rae started dancing competitively at the age of six where she attended competitions across the country. Before moving to Los Angeles to pursue her TikTok career, the dancer briefly attended Louisiana State University (LSU) where she studied sports broadcasting in the fall but then dropped out when she began to gain popularity on TikTok. In an interview with Elle magazine, Addison Rae talks about her choice to move to Los Angeles saying, "a few people in LA reached out to me, and I was like 'I need to go. I need to go.' So my parents supported me fully."