Jake Johannsen
Comedian, Film actor
1960 –
Who is Jake Johannsen?
Jake Johannsen is an American comedian.
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.
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- Born
- Jul 28, 1960
Iowa City - Also known as
- Scott Jacob Johannsen
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Iowa State University
- Lived in
- Iowa City
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on July 23, 2013
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