Joanna Hausmann Jatar (born 20 March 1989) is a British–born Venezuelan actress, comedian and television writer. She gained popularity through her videos on

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as well as on

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's bilingual platform, Flama. She is currently the head writer for ''

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''.

Early life

Hausmann was born in

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, England, to

Ricardo Hausmann Ricardo Hausmann (born 1956) is the former Director of the Center for International Development currently leading the Center for International Development’s Growth Lab and is a Professor of the Practice of Economic Development at the John F. ...

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. 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

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series ''

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'', 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

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's ''

Milo Murphy's Law ''Milo Murphy's Law'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. The series premiered on October 3, 2016 on Disney XD. It revolves around the title character, Milo ...

''. She is slated to voice another animated character on the upcoming ''

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'' spin-off series from

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, ''

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''. Hausmann is also a cast member on the animated

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series "Harper House.". Hausmann has written for television for shows including

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's sitcom

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. She is the head-writer on

's "

Hamster & Gretel ''Hamster & Gretel'' is an American animated television series created by Dan Povenmire that premiered on Disney Channel on August 12, 2022. Plot A 16-year-old boy named Kevin must work with his sister Gretel when she and her pet hamster are giv ...

." 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

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. In 2018, she was honored by the

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with the award in Excellence in Online Story Telling.

Personal life

She is a performer at

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and a vocal critic of the

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in Venezuela. She is

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. Her father,

, was appointed by

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as envoy to the

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until his resignation in September 2019. Her brother is

Michel Hausmann Michel Hausmann is a Venezuelan-born theater director, writer, and producer. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Miami New Drama, the resident theater company and operator of the Colony Theatre in Miami Beach. Under Hausmann's leadership, ...

, a Venezuelan theater director who endured discrimination after an orchestra cancelled their collaboration with his production of ''

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'', citing their concern for government funding under

Hugo Chávez Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (; 28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was a Venezuelan politician who was president of Venezuela from 1999 until his death in 2013, except for a brief period in 2002. Chávez was also leader of the Fifth Republ ...

. She is also the niece of Venezuelan journalist

Braulio Jatar Braulio Jatar is a Chilean-Venezuelan lawyer and journalist, director of the ''Reporte Confidencial'' website, and political prisoner. Career In addition to being a journalist, Jatar has served as a lawyer and political activist. He worked clos ...

, a former political prisoner.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hausmann, Joanna 1989 births Living people American people of Venezuelan-Jewish descent Converts to Judaism from Christianity English emigrants to Venezuela English people of Jewish descent English people of Venezuelan descent Jewish American female comedians Jewish American writers People from Leamington Spa People of Belgian-Jewish descent People of Venezuelan-Jewish descent People with acquired American citizenship Venezuelan emigrants to the United States Venezuelan film actresses Venezuelan Jews Venezuelan people of Canarian descent Venezuelan people of Cuban descent Venezuelan people of German-Jewish descent Venezuelan people of Italian descent Venezuelan people of Lebanese-Jewish descent Venezuelan people of Spanish descent Venezuelan stage actresses Venezuelan television actresses Venezuelan voice actresses Venezuelan women comedians Venezuelan YouTubers