Isabella “Bunny” Bennett is an American pantomime actor, illustrator, and musician who identifies as transgender. She co-founded the musical pantomime troupe ‘Steam Powered Giraffe (SPG) with her twin brother, David Michael Bennett, and her college friend, Bryan Barbarin, in which she portrays the character ‘Rabbit.’ With Bunny’s transition of gender, the character also underwent a transition. The character ‘Matter Mistress Bunny’ has yet to appear in any of ‘SPG’s performances. She performs on multiple instruments and also sings in her troupe’s chorus. In addition to being an accomplished painter, Bunny owns two online galleries. She also develops comedy sketches for her social media accounts, which are frequently utilized in ‘SPG’s acts.
Beginnings of the “Steam-Powered Giraffe”
When Bunny and her brother met the current members of their troupe, they were pursuing theater arts. Jerry “Kazoo” Hager, the Seaport Village mime artist, was their instructor. They first performed with the San Diego pantomime troupe “Troupe SD.” After a few successful street performances, Bunny and her fellow pantomime performers established their independent troupe, which they initially called the “Peoplebots.”
Later, it was renamed SPG. This musical group produces steampunk subculture acts, a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy characterized by a unique combination of technology and 19th-century steam-powered machinery-inspired artistic designs.
All of Bunny’s ‘SPG’ performances involve the character Rabbit. The character is a copper clockwork robot with a porcelain-like visage. It was established in 1896 by the character “Colonel Peter A. Walter.” She portrays ‘Rabbit’ by donning a black dress with red-and-black tights and graphic face makeup. However, the narrative dictates alterations to the hairstyle and costume design.
Bunny is also a member of the group’s backing vocals and performs instruments including the accordion, keytar, megaphone, kazookaphone, melodica, and tambourine. Being a creative individual, Bunny did not limit herself to a single role. She later created a character for herself entitled “Matter Mistress Bunny.” Despite the fact that the character has not yet made a public appearance, Bunny has already made it ubiquitous through her live streams.
Together with her sibling, Bunny operates a YouTube channel that features videos related to her character and other “SPG” pantomime acts. The channel currently has more than 25,000 subscribers. Her work as a sketch artist is available for purchase from her online galleries. Bunny frequently publishes her blogs on the ‘SPG’ website and her online galleries’ websites.
Bunny’s Gender Transition
Bunny is transgender. In the autumn of 2014, she came out and declared her sexual orientation. She quickly began to identify as a woman. In addition, she decided to undertake the full medical transition to become a woman. By the start of 2016, she had legally transformed her gender and adopted the name, Isabella.
With her gender transition, the character ‘Rabbit’ also went through the same process. ‘Rabbit,’ originally designated as a male character, is now a female character. In a sense, Bunny disproved the notion that a transwoman can only be attracted to males. In contrast, Bunny is attracted to women. In addition to being a transwoman, she is also a lesbian.
Bunny’s Personal Life
Christopher Andrew Bennett was born in San Diego, California on October 7, 1986. Her identical twin is David Michael Bennett. During Bunny and David’s senior year of high school, their parents divorced. In high school, Bunny was extremely interested in drama. Similar to her brother, she entered the school’s drama club. She majored in game illustration and design at The illustration Institute of California in San Diego. She chose to withdraw by the end of the first year.
El Cajon, California’s ‘Grossmont institution,’ a community institution, is where Bunny studied the art of mime. She and her sibling performed several mimes acts with later ‘SPG’ members Jonathan “Jon” Sprague and Erin Burke. (Erin left the troupe in 2011). During their time in ‘Grossmont,’ they frequently performed as mechanized characters for a local mime troupe known as ‘Troupe SD.’ Bunny is also skilled in puppetry, composing, graphic design, and illustration sketching.
Her passions include cinema, creatures, dinosaurs, art, and stage makeup. Her inspiration comes from the works of legendary artists Dali, Burne Hogarth, and Leonardo da Vinci. As a youth, Bunny desired to one day become a cartoonist. She consistently demonstrated a high creative quotient. She would frequently create eccentric characters, knit unusual stories, and convey her creativity through her illustrations thanks to her extraordinary imagination. Initially, she compiled collections of her stories into miniature comic books.
Estimated Net Worth
Bunny is one of the wealthiest and most renowned YouTube celebrities. Based on our investigation of Wikipedia, Forbes, and Business Insider, Bunny Bennett has a net worth of $5 million.