Joanna Hausmann
Born
Joanna Hausmann Jatar

(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989
Leamington Spa, England, UK
Citizenship
  • Venezuela
  • United States
Alma materTufts University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
Parents
RelativesMichel Hausmann (brother)
Braulio Jatar (uncle)
Carolina Hausmann (sister)

Joanna Hausmann Jatar (born 20 March 1989) is a Venezuelan actress, comedian and television writer. She gained popularity through her videos on YouTube as well as on Univision's bilingual platform, Flama. She is currently the head writer for Hamster and Gretel.

Early life

Hausmann was born in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, to Ricardo Hausmann and Cuban-Venezuelan Ana Julia Jatar during their graduate studies in the UK. Her father is of German and Belgian Jewish origin while her mother has European and Lebanese origin. Her mother escaped Cuba during the Castro regime.[1][2] She became a US citizen in 2012.

Career

Her digital series Joanna Rants attempts to bridge bicultural gaps and challenge stereotypes through humor.[3][4][5] She tackles a variety of subjects such as explaining the different Spanish accents across Latin America, and comparing U.S. and Latin American customs and politics.

Hausmann was a correspondent on the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World,[6][7] which ran from 21 April 2017 to 11 May 2018. She was called the show's "unexpected star" by Inverse Magazine.[8] She also voices the Octalian Pilot on Disney Channel's Milo Murphy's Law. She is slated to voice another animated character on the upcoming Monsters, Inc. spin-off series from Disney, Monsters at Work. Hausmann is also a cast member on the animated Paramount+ series Harper House.[9] Hausmann has written for television for shows including TruTV's sitcom Tacoma FD. She is the head-writer on Disney Channel's "Hamster & Gretel."[10]

She won Comedian of the Year and Creator of the Year at Hispanicize's 2016 Tecla Awards[11] and was nominated for a Best Humor Series Shorty Award.[12] In 2018, she was honored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition with the award in Excellence in Online Story Telling.[13]

Personal life

She is a performer at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre[14] in New York City and a vocal critic of the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela. She is Jewish, and converted to Judaism along with her mother after moving to the US.[3] Her father, Ricardo Hausmann, was appointed by Juan Guaidó as envoy to the Inter-American Development Bank until his resignation in September 2019.[15][16][17] Her brother is Michel Hausmann, a Venezuelan theater director who endured discrimination after an orchestra cancelled their collaboration with his production of Fiddler on the Roof, citing their concern for government funding under Hugo Chávez.[18][19] She is also the niece of Venezuelan journalist Braulio Jatar, a former political prisoner.[20]

References

  1. ↑ "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it | the Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
  2. ↑ Joanna Hausmann on "Imperfections" | Hello Fears. (22 March 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkAlXDQffb0
  3. 1 2 Ghert-Zand, Renee (8 November 2015). "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it". The Times of Israel.
  4. ↑ "How a Latina with red hair and a Jewish last name challenges ideas about race". Public Radio International.
  5. ↑ "A Comedian 'Rants' On Different Latino Cultures". NPR. 5 March 2016.
  6. ↑ Mallenbaum, Carly (20 April 2017). "Bill Nye, the Science Guy, is back to save the world (from science deniers)". USA Today.
  7. ↑ Netflix US & Canada (13 October 2016). "Bill Nye Saves the World - Correspondent Announcement - Netflix" – via YouTube.
  8. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann Is The Unexpected Star of Bill Nye Saves the World". Inverse. 5 May 2017.
  9. ↑ "'The Harper House': Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee & Tatiana Maslany Lead Voice Cast For CBS All Access Animated Series". Deadline. 15 October 2020.
  10. ↑ "'Hamster & Gretel': Disney Channel Greenlights Dan Povenmire's Animated Sibling Superhero Comedy". MSN.
  11. ↑ "Tecla Awards Honor Latino Excellence in Blogging and Media". NBC News. 8 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Flama - Joanna Rants Series". The Shorty Awards.
  13. ↑ "Diversity in Entertainment". National Hispanic Media Coalition.
  14. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". UCB Comedy.
  15. ↑ Lugo, Luis (15 March 2019). "IDB recognizes Venezuela representative designated by Guaido". AP News.
  16. ↑ "Ricardo Haussmann renuncia a representación de Venezuela por Guaidó ante el BID" [Ricardo Haussmann resigns to Venezuela's representation for Guaidó at the IDB]. Runrunes. El Pitazo. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  17. ↑ "Ricardo Hausmann renuncia a responsabilidades en el BID" [Ricardo Hausmann resigns from responsibilities at the IDB]. El Nacional (in Spanish). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  18. ↑ ""El violinista" discriminado - Arte y Entretenimiento - EL UNIVERSAL". archive.is. 22 January 2013. Archived from the original on 22 January 2013. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "Cablegate: Venezuela's Jewish Community Sees "Dark Horizon" | Scoop News". www.scoop.co.nz. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "Comediante Joanna Hausmann se pronuncia tras detención de su tío, Braulio Jatar | En el Chisme | 2001.com.ve". www.2001.com.ve. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
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