Brooke Averick
Brooke Averick | |
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| Born | June 18, 1996 Main Line, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Other names | LadyEfron |
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| Years active | 2020-present |
Brooke Averick (born June 18, 1996), also known online as LadyEfron, is an American internet personality, podcaster, and author based in Los Angeles.[1][2] She co-hosts Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast with Connor Wood on TMG Studios and hosts the solo podcast Obsessed with Brooke Averick.[1][3] Her debut novel, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, is scheduled for publication by Crown in May 2026 as part of a multi-book deal.[4]
Early life and education
Averick grew up in the Main Line area of suburban Philadelphia.[2] She attended Boston University, where she earned a degree in early childhood education, and subsequently worked as a preschool teacher in Pennsylvania.[1][2][5]
Career
Social media
In April 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Averick began posting comedy videos on TikTok under the handle @ladyefron, a childhood screen name inspired by her admiration for actor Zac Efron.[2] Her first video, in which she read from her childhood diary, went viral, and she left her teaching job shortly afterward.[1] Later that year, Paper magazine named Averick one of its 20 "Paper People" of 2020, a list focused on notable TikTok creators.[6] In 2021, Averick moved to Los Angeles and briefly lived in Common Room L.A., a TikTok content house, which disbanded after several months.[1]
Podcasting
In early 2022, Averick and fellow internet personality Connor Wood, a former housemate from Common Room L.A., launched Brooke and Connor Make a Podcast, a weekly pop-culture and comedy podcast produced by TMG Studios, the podcast network co-founded by Cody Ko and Noel Miller.[1][3] The show was part of a slate of seven podcasts at the network.[1]
In January 2024, Averick launched a solo podcast on TMG Studios titled Obsessed with Brooke Averick, in which she explores personal fandoms and pop-culture fixations.[1] The premiere episode featured fellow internet personality Brittany Broski as a guest.[1]
Writing
Averick's debut novel, Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It, a romantic comedy about a woman navigating intimacy anxiety, is scheduled for publication by Crown, an imprint of Penguin Random House, on May 26, 2026.[4][5] The book is part of a multi-book deal with Crown.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Brooke Averick Is Just a Girl Standing in Front of One Million Fellow Fangirls". Vulture. January 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b c d Berger, Molly (August 6, 2021). "LadyEfron Is the Jewish Queen of TikTok". Hey Alma. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b "How Comedy Duo Cody Ko and Noel Miller Built a Growing Podcast Network With Tiny Meat Gang Studios". Variety. December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b c Fuentes, Tamara (September 24, 2025). "Exclusive: Brooke Averick Is "About to Explode" Over Her Debut Book's Cover Reveal, 'Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It'". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ a b "Brooke Averick". Penguin Random House. Retrieved February 16, 2026.
- ^ "Paper People: @ladyefron". Paper. September 9, 2020. Retrieved February 16, 2026.