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Anjelah Johnson

(1982) Actor

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Anjelah Johnson is an actor.

Quick Facts About Anjelah Johnson

Born: May 14, 1982
Profession: Actor

About Anjelah Johnson

[Wikidata] American actress... | [Wikipedia] Anjelah Johnson-Reyes is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and former NFL cheerleader. She was a cast member on the series MADtv during its 13th season. Her characters included a Vietnamese nail salon employee named Mỹ Linh/Tammy and a rude fast food employee turned music star named Bon Qui Qu

Quotes by Anjelah Johnson

I stay far away from political humor.

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Far

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I started doing comedy in a church.

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Church

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I was lucky to grow up in a culturally diverse area knowing a lot of different people from all different walks of…

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Different people

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I'm not very good with the Twitter.

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Good

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It's always nerve-wracking when people say they look up to you or that you're a good role model. It's such a double-edged…

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Good

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I do a joke in my stand-up where I say I'm a Christian, but I'm not a Christian comedian. I think that's…

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Acting

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Sometimes you hear about people who can't wait to leave their hometown. I did not have that feeling at all. I love…

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Bay area

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I had this little piece of me that always wanted to be an actress, but I would never say it out loud…

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Actress

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Don't try to be anyone else. Don't try to emulate what someone is doing. Play to your strengths.

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Doing

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My stand-up is clean; it's not too edgy. I've played it safe since the beginning.

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Beginning

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One of the first jokes I wrote was this nail salon bit that ended up blowing up on YouTube. That's kind of…

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First

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When people didn't really know who I was, and I would get on stage, they would be distracted by what I looked…

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Dumb

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Everyone who comes to my show has their own struggles. There's so many people dealing with so many things; I love that…

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Healing process

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There's a joke that I do where I make fun of myself for being bow-legged, and I compare myself to a camel…

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Fun

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A majority of Bon Qui Qui is my little brother, who is ghetto fabulous. He has no filter whatsoever. He just says…

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Brother

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I never thought I was going to be a comedian.

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Comedian

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I live my life not to please my pastor or my church or fellow Christians. I live my life according to my…

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Christianity

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I think people know what they're getting with my name, because they've seen my specials on Netflix.

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I think

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I've been doing the Vietnamese nail lady impressions since my mom first took me to get my nails done when I was 12.

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Doing

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I like to be the only one who uses my toothbrush.

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Like

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I went to L.A. to become an actress, and I started from the ground up. I worked as an extra, and then…

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Actress

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Deep down inside, I'm really a black girl stuck in a Mexican girl's body. But I'm also in touch with my inner…

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Asian

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I'm a very observational storyteller, and I'm always relational - a lot of stories stem from relationships, whether it's me with my…

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Always

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One of my best friends growing up was Vietnamese, and he and his mom would teach me how to say certain things…

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Best

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People want to call me racist for doing the Bon Qui Qui character, and I'm like, 'Look, Bon Qui Qui is a…

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Black

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