Ashley Jenkins | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Jenkins at PAX Prime 2014 | |
| Born | May 3, 1982 |
| Occupation | Host |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
Ashley Burns (née Jenkins; born May 3, 1982)[1][2] is an American voice actress and internet personality. She is a founding member of Ubisoft's all-female professional gaming group, the Frag Dolls.[3][4] She founded Rooster Teeth's news division, The Know.[5][6] She was a contestant on the 28th season of The Amazing Race.[7] Outside of the gaming industry, she voices Coco Adel in RWBY.
Ashley Jenkins began her career in 2004, writing for an MMORPG called Shadowbane.[3] A developer on the game suggested she apply for a position with the Frag Dolls, an all-female, professional gaming team their publisher, Ubisoft, was starting.
She represented the Frag Dolls at many events including Women in Games International and CES.[8][9] As a professional gamer, Jenkins competed in and promoted games for Ubisoft such as Rainbow Six Vegas, Ghost Recon 2: Summit Strike and Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, in addition to public speaking and representing the team's point of view on women and video games.[10][11] In 2007 she appeared on the front cover of PC Accelerator magazine.[12]
In 2008, she was hired as Community Manager for Xbox, running social media and Xbox Live interface for Australia and New Zealand.[13]
In 2012, she was hired by IGN as Head of Community and Social Media in San Francisco.[14]
On March 17, 2014, she founded Rooster Teeth's news division, The Know, hosting alongside Meg Turney.[15] In its first two months, the channel amassed over 280,000 subscribers and 9 million video views on YouTube.[5]
In November 2015 it was announced that Jenkins, alongside her boyfriend Burnie Burns, would be competing in the 28th season of The Amazing Race.[16] They finished in 4th place.[17]
In September 2017, alongside Burns, she co-hosted the inaugural Purpose Awards, an expansion from the Streamy Awards.[18]
Jenkins announced on her Twitter on August 30, 2019, that it was her last day at Rooster Teeth.[19]
Ashley Jenkins grew up in Ogden, Utah. At 8-years-old, Jenkins was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,[20] but has since stated that it was not for her and she is not practicing. She does not consider herself to be a member.
Ashley Jenkins started playing video games when she was seven and received a Nintendo Entertainment System and Super Mario Bros. for Christmas.[3] She considered herself a tomboy.[21]
Jenkins also goes by her gamertag, Jinx.[22] Her favorite game is Psychonauts.[21]
Jenkins became engaged to Rooster Teeth co-founder Burnie Burns in May 2016;[23][17] they married in June 2019.[24] The couple announced her pregnancy in March 2019;[25] Jenkins gave birth to a boy on August 25, 2019.[26] She announced the birth of their daughter in January 2023.[27]
