Joy Regullano

Joy Regullano is an American writer, actress, and comedian. Her acting credits include Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Mythic Quest, Speechless, and Supernatural. She has written for the television shows The Healing Powers of Dude, Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, and Monsters at Work.

Early life and education

Regullano was born in Los Angeles and raised in Buena Park, California.[1] Her parents, both physicians, immigrated to the United States from the Philippines.[1][2] She attended Sunny Hills High School and received her bachelor's degree from University of California, Berkeley, first as a molecular biology major with the intention of attending medical school.[2][3] After a positive experience as a member of the Asian American Theatre Club, she switched her major to theatre.[2][4]

Career

Regullano's first professional acting role was as a character in the streaming series The Incredible Life of Darrell, produced under the Warner Bros. Digital Networks company Stage 13.[5] She gained wider prominence in 2019 for the musical Supportive White Parents that she wrote and starred in.[6] The autobiographical show tells the story of Regullano bucking her parents' expectations for her to follow in their footsteps and secure a career in medicine to instead pursue a career in the entertainment industry.[2] She first performed some songs from the show at the Second City Hollywood. Supportive White Parents won two awards at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.[2]

Regullano has acted in series including Barry, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, Mythic Quest, Speechless, and Supernatural.[7][4] She performs improv and sketch comedy at UCB and Second City Hollywood.[8] She also performs with the variety show Asian AF, which was developed at UCB Theatre in Los Angeles.[9] She has been a co-producer the spinoff variety show Filipino AF since 2017.[10]

Regullano was an inaugural recipient of the Sesame Street Writers' Room fellowship in 2017.[8][11] Her first screenwriting job was for the Netflix family series The Healing Powers of Dude.[8] Regullano was a later a writer for Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight, which was her first job in animation.[4] She was next a staff writer for season two of Monsters at Work.[4]

She debuted her show Body Count, a show about relationships, addiction, and family dysfunction, at Hollywood Fringe in 2024.[12] Sika Lonner of Larchmont Buzz reviewed the show as "an affecting exploration of dependency and the possibility of healing."[13] Regullano portrayed a lead role in the stage play The Heart Sellers by Lloyd Suh, which showed at Cape Rep Theatre in September 2024.[14] She narrated the audiobook The Last Resort (Book 1) by Erin Entrada Kelly, which was released in September 2025.[15]

Accolades

References

  1. 1 2 "Angry Reader of the Week: Joy Regullano". Angry Asian Man. 2017-05-12. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "In musical 'Supportive White Parents,' first-generation struggles get set to song". NBC News. 2019-11-04. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  3. ↑ spnfans (2015-03-08). "Interview With The Fangirl – Fan Fiction's Joy Regullano". Fangasm. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "Joy Regullano: From Pre-Med Studies to Writing for 'Monsters at Work'". Animation World Network. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  5. ↑ Petski, Denise (2017-08-04). "Warner Bros. Digital Networks Sets October For Official Stage 13 Launch". Deadline. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  6. ↑ Cristi, A. A. "Photos: SUPPORTIVE WHITE PARENTS At Hollywood Fringe Festival". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  7. ↑ Mark Dawidziak, The Plain Dealer (2014-11-07). "'Supernatural' can be as funny as it is frightening". cleveland. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  8. 1 2 3 Nepales, Ruben V. (2019-08-09). "A Fil-Am actor's life: Joy Regullano". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  9. ↑ Vaziri, Aidin (2023-01-13). "11 can't-miss events to catch at SF Sketchfest 2023". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  10. ↑ Maddela, Anthony (2018-11-28). "Comedy That's As Filipino As F___". Positively Filipino | Online Magazine for Filipinos in the Diaspora. Retrieved 2026-05-06.
  11. ↑ "Sesame Workshop Awards Development Deals to Two Sesame Street Writers' Room Fellows". Sesame Workshop. 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  12. ↑ Strickland, Constance (2024-06-10). "#FringeFemmes 2024: Meet Joy Regullano". LAFPI. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  13. ↑ Lonner, Sika (2024-06-20). "Fringe Festival Reviews: Self-Help and Self-Love". Larchmont Buzz - Hancock Park News. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  14. ↑ Goheen, Shannon (2024-09-27). "Cape Cod theater: Brewster theater takes on immigration with 'The Heart Sellers'". Cape Cod Times. Retrieved 2025-06-17.
  15. ↑ THE LAST RESORT by Erin Entrada Kelly | Kirkus Reviews.
  16. ↑ Montgomery, Daniel (2023-11-02). "2nd Annual Children's and Family Emmy nominations list: 'Sesame Street,' 'Mysterious Benedict Society' lead". Gold Derby. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
  17. ↑ "Cookies & Comedy Film Festival - 2026 Festival Recap". cookiesfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2026-04-30.
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