Anjelah Nicole Johnson (Johnson-Reyes) is from the US and she became famous being an actress and making comedy shows.
Early life:
Anjelah was born in San Jose in Cali on May 14, 1982. She has had a great childhood, as she claims, which was fulfilled with various hobbies she loved. It wasn’t boring at all.
Since she was very young, she wanted to be a part of her sportsgroup in school.
She tried various sports such as soccer, softball and similar ones, but she never felt really interested into those.
When she was only eight years old, she found out that cheerleading is the thing for her. She was a part of the Oakland Raiders crew and later, she became a part of the Oakland Raiderettes. This was a really big thing because she ended up being the best freshman in cheearleading that year and they even made it to Super Bowl.
Other than that, there is really not a lot of information about her. She had a happy childhood that she had spent with her parents who were very giving.
Career development:
She decided to try out her luck in the city best known for new stars: Los Angeles. In 2005, the things took a turn for her and she was soon trying to suceed in comedy.One of her friends had previously old her that she would make a great comedian so she decided to give it a shot.
She took some courses that helped her make her improvisation better, but she was soon able to make her shows unique and fun all on her own.
Her stand-up comedy started to get known when she first did a small gig talking about a nail salon and she became a YouTube sensation. This helped her in her career since right after that she got an invitation to go be a part of the MADtv cast.
At the beginning, the people didnt see her full potential and they used to make just a few lines for her to say and she didnt get to be a true comedian at all. She took the things in her own hands by making a character called Bon Qui Qui. It was a worked for a fast-food company who was acting funny and rude. It didnt take her long to get peoples attention.
In 2008, she was very honored to be nominated for her work in Comedy. ALMA Award was her first nomination ever.
Soon she got her own shows and gigs and some of them lasted up to one hour on Comedy Central.
Anjelah Johnson: Thats How We Do It was just an opening scene for her career: she can laterbe found in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Our Family Wedding.
She said she was specially honored to be giving a voice to Marmadukes live version.
She soon started to be a guest on various shows and the people loved her. She has a natural talent for comedy and therefore every appearance she makes ends up in laughter and tears of joy.
She soon became a part of the Taco Cabana crew and in 2011 she was their spokesperson. The same thing went for a campaign by vRide in 2012.
In 2013, she got back to her origins and appeared as Bon Qui Qui in a project that Alexander Wang made.
After Netflix rised as an online company for watching great movies , shows and sketches, she decided to get her own one called Homecoming Show.
She had her third special Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy in 2015 and this was the last official work she did on her own.
In the character of Bon Qui Qui, she has appearedn in many music videos such as Im A Cut You and Shut Us Down.
Personal life:
She had spent her childhood where she was born: San Jose, California.
Her family was always very supporting of her and they were very into their religion: Christianity.
Anjelah isnt just American, she is also of Mexican descent, but also Native American. She said that this is one of the things she is very proud of and that she will never forget where she comes from. She also makes jokes about herself often.
In 2011, during June, her life changed drastically. She got married to Manwell Reyes, who was a member of Group 1 Crew. They have got married in Half Moon Bay.
An interesting thing about the couple is the fact that they dont want any children. Both her and Manwell say that they should be focused on their careers and therefore wouldnt have the time to raise children.
In their free time, they spend time with nieces and nephews whom they love a lot.
Quick summary
Full name: Anjelah Nicole Johnson
Date of birth: May 14, 1982
Birthplace: San Jose, California
Age: 35
Profession: comedian
Height: 163 cm
Weight: 50 kg
Net Worth: $500 000