Jake Johannsen Biogaphy, Age, Comedy and Net worth

Jake Johannsen Biography

Jake Johannsen is an American comedian. He made his comedic debut at San Francisco’ s Cobbs Comedy Club during an open mic night. In 1986, he won the 11th Annual San Francisco Stand Up Comedian Competition. He quickly became one of the most respected comedians in the country.

Jake Johannsen Age

Johannsen was born on 28 July 1960, Iowa City, Iowa, United States. He is 58 years as of 2018.

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Jake Johannsen Wife

Johannsen is married to an actress Belinda Waymouth. He and his wife, Waymouth, have one child.

Jake Johannsen Education

In the early 1980s, Johannsen attended Iowa State University, primarily in veterinary medicine, and later changed to chemical engineering. After going to college for three years, he moved to San Francisco, California, to follow a comedy career. Johannsen created his debut at Cobb’s San Francisco Comedy Club and won the 11th International Comedy Competition in San Francisco in 1986.

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Jake Johannsen Career

Johannsen attended Iowa State University in the early 1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine, and then later changing to chemical engineering. He left after three years in college and relocated to San Francisco, California, in order to pursue a career in comedy. Johannsen made his debut at Cobb’s Comedy Club in San Francisco, and by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco International Comedy Competition.

During the 1990s, Johannsen starred in his own HBO comedy special, This’ll Take About an Hour, which was listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in 1992. In 1994, he was nominated as “Best Male Stand-Up Comedian” for the 1994 American Comedy Awards.

According to Jerry Seinfeld, Johannsen was originally wanted for the role of George Costanza in Seinfeld, but he refused the part. In 2010, Johannsen starred in his second Comedy Special titled I Love You, which aired on Showtime and was directed and produced by The Aristocrats editor Emery Emery.

Johannsen also was the star headliner of the inaugural Iowa Comedy Festival. Johannsen performed October 16, 2010, at People’s Court in downtown Des Moines to cap off the four-day event. He is a favorite of David Letterman and on May 20, 2011, made his 40th appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman.