Joanna Hausmann

Joanna Hausmann
Born
Joanna Hausmann Jatar

(1989-03-20) 20 March 1989
Royal Leamington Spa, England
EducationTufts University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • writer
  • YouTuber
Years active2006–present
Parents
Relatives
YouTube information
Channel
Years active2006–present
Genres
  • Comedy
  • Rants
  • Cultural commentary
Subscribers246 thousand
Views18.1 million
Last updated: 16 August 2026

Joanna Hausmann Jatar (born 20 March 1989) is a Venezuelan-American actress, comedian and television writer based in New York City. She gained popularity through her comedy videos on YouTube and as a writer and talent on Univision's bilingual digital platform Flama.[1][2] She served as co-executive producer and head writer of the Disney Channel series Hamster & Gretel and is a staff writer on the revival of Phineas and Ferb.[3][4]

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.[5][6] She became a US citizen in 2012.

Career

Her digital series Joanna Rants attempts to bridge bicultural gaps and challenge stereotypes through humor.[7][8][9] 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.[7]

Hausmann was a correspondent on the Netflix series Bill Nye Saves the World, which ran from 21 April 2017 to 11 May 2018.[10][11] She was called the show's "unexpected star" by Inverse.[12]

She voiced the Alien Commander (also referred to as the Octalian Pilot) on Disney Channel's Milo Murphy's Law.[13][14] She has also voiced characters in Monsters at Work, Hamster & Gretel, and the revival of Phineas and Ferb, as well as the Paramount+ series Harper House.[15][16]

Hausmann has written for television, including an episode of TruTV's Tacoma FD.[17] She served as head writer, story editor, and co-executive producer of Disney Channel's Hamster & Gretel.[18][19][20] She is a staff writer on the revival of Phineas and Ferb.[21]

She is the national voice of Wendy's commercials in both English and for the Hispanic market.[22]

She won Comedian of the Year and Creator of the Year at Hispanicize's 2016 Tecla Awards[23] and was nominated for a Best Humor Series Shorty Award.[24] In 2018, she was honored by the National Hispanic Media Coalition with the award for Excellence in Online Storytelling.[25]

As of August 2026, her YouTube channel has approximately 246,000 subscribers and over 18 million views.[26]

Personal life

She has performed at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in New York City[27] and is a vocal critic of the government of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.[28][29] She is Jewish, and converted to Judaism along with her mother after moving to the United States.[30] Her father, Ricardo Hausmann, was appointed by Juan Guaidó as envoy to the Inter-American Development Bank until his resignation in September 2019.[31][32] Her brother is Michel Hausmann, a Venezuelan theater director who experienced discrimination when the government-funded Orquesta Gran Mariscal de Ayacucho withdrew from his 2009 production of Fiddler on the Roof in Caracas, citing concerns that participating in a “Jewish play” would jeopardize their state funding under Hugo Chávez.[33][34]

References

  1. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". Disney Branded Television Press. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  2. ↑ Garcia-Navarro, Lourdes (5 March 2016). "Comedian Joanna Hausmann of 'The Flama' On Different Latino Cultures". NPR. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". Disney Branded Television Press. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it | the Times of Israel". The Times of Israel.
  6. ↑ Joanna Hausmann on "Imperfections" | Hello Fears. (22 March 2017). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkAlXDQffb0
  7. 1 2 Ghert-Zand, Renee (8 November 2015). "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "How a Latina with red hair and a Jewish last name challenges ideas about race". The World. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  9. ↑ "A Comedian 'Rants' On Different Latino Cultures". NPR. 5 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  10. ↑ Mallenbaum, Carly (20 April 2017). "Bill Nye, the Science Guy, is back to save the world (from science deniers)". USA Today. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  11. ↑ Netflix US & Canada (13 October 2016). "Bill Nye Saves the World - Correspondent Announcement - Netflix". Retrieved 7 August 2026 – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann Is The Unexpected Star of Bill Nye Saves the World". Inverse. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "'The Harper House': Rhea Seehorn, Jason Lee & Tatiana Maslany Lead Voice Cast For CBS All Access Animated Series". Deadline. 15 October 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". IMDb. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  19. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". Disney Branded Television Press. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  20. ↑ "Exclusive Interview with Joanna Hausmann: The Voice Behind Hamster & Gretel". My Sangre Latina. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  21. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  22. ↑ "About". Joanna Hausmann. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  23. ↑ "Tecla Awards Honor Latino Excellence in Blogging and Media". NBC News. 8 April 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  24. ↑ "Flama - Joanna Rants Series". The Shorty Awards. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  25. ↑ "Diversity in Entertainment". National Hispanic Media Coalition. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  26. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". YouTube. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann". The Stand Restaurant & Comedy Club. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  28. ↑ Joanna Hausmann (1 April 2019). "What My Fellow Liberals Don't Get About Venezuela". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  29. ↑ "Joanna Hausmann, la comediante que critica crisis de Venezuela a través de vídeos humorísticos". La Prensa. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  30. ↑ Ghert-Zand, Renee (8 November 2015). "She's a 'Jewtina' and proud of it". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  31. ↑ Lugo, Luis (15 March 2019). "IDB recognizes Venezuela representative designated by Guaido". AP News. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  32. ↑ "Ricardo Haussmann renuncia a representación de Venezuela por Guaidó ante el BID" [Ricardo Haussmann resigns to Venezuela's representation for Guaidó at the IDB]. Runrun.es. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  33. ↑ "Chavez era remembered as perilous time for Venezuelan Jewry". Jewish News Syndicate. 11 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
  34. ↑ Levin, Jordan (24 February 2021). "Michel Hausman is remaking Miami theatre, one controversy at a time". The Forward. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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