Joanna Hausmann
Joanna Hausmann Jatar is a Venezuelan actress, comedian and television writer based in New York City. She gained popularity through her videos on YouTube as well as on Univision's bilingual platform, Flama. She was the co-executive producer and head writer for Hamster & Gretel and is a staff writer for the revival of Phineas and Ferb.
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 Spanish and Lebanese origin. Her mother escaped Cuba during the Castro regime. She became a US citizen in 2012.Career
Her digital series Joanna Rants attempts to bridge bicultural gaps and challenge stereotypes through humor. 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, which ran from 21 April 2017 to 11 May 2018. She was called the show's "unexpected star" by Inverse Magazine. 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. Hausmann has written for television for shows including TruTV's sitcom Tacoma FD. She was the head-writer on Disney Channel's Hamster & Gretel. and current staff writer for the revival of Phineas and Ferb. She is the national voice of Wendy's commercials both in English and for the Hispanic market.
She won Comedian of the Year and Creator of the Year at Hispanicize's 2016 Tecla Awards and was nominated for a Best Humor Series Shorty Award. In 2018, she was honored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition with the award in Excellence in Online Story Telling.