Ginger Gonzaga

Ginger Gonzaga (born 17 May 1983)[1] is an American comedian and actress.

Early life and education

Gonzaga grew up in Modesto, California, where she attended Beyer High School.[2][3] She attended University of California, Berkeley and University of California, Santa Barbara, where she majored in political science.[2] Gonzaga graduated a year early to train at The Groundlings school, and went on to study improv at Second City and Upright Citizens Brigade.[3]

Career

Gonzaga has appeared on the American television series Kidding, I'm Dying Up Here, Wrecked, Togetherness and Room 104.[4][5] She was a series regular on ABC’s Mixology, which ran for 13 episodes. She hosted Hulu’s comedic daily pop culture recap show The Morning After.[5]

Gonzaga appeared in Paul Rudd’s 2019 series Living with Yourself.[6] She portrays "the Angry Young Congresswoman" Anabela Ysidro-Campos, also known as simply AYC, a character based on Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in the 2020 satirical space comedy Space Force.[4]

Personal life

Gonzaga split from partner Jim Carrey in 2019.[7]

gollark: Yes you do. They just use mind control to make you *think* you don't.
gollark: They're only visible if you wear Google Glass, which is why the government banned that.
gollark: To fake gravity, obviously, and disappear people they don't like.
gollark: That's not gravity. It's the government's tractor beams faking gravity by pulling you down.
gollark: It would have been nice if we ended up with P2P 802.11whatever (WiFi) instead of Bluetooth, since at least then there would be fewer protocols to deal with.

References

  1. "May 17 birthdays". Herald and Review. 2017-05-17. pp. D6. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  2. Bentley, Rick (2014-02-25). "ABC comedy series good mix for Ginger Gonzaga". The Herald. The Fresno Bee. pp. a23. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. Rowland, Marijke (2014-02-16). "Modesto native lands lead in new ABC comedy 'Mixology'". The Modesto Bee. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  4. Sorokach, Josh (May 29, 2020). "Who Plays Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on 'Space Force'?". Decider.
  5. Petski, Denise (March 9, 2020). "Ginger Gonzaga Joins 'The Cleaning Lady' Fox Drama Pilot". Deadline Hollywood.
  6. Goodman, Tim (2019-10-17). "'Living With Yourself': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  7. "Jim Carrey and Ginger Gonzaga Split After Less Than a Year of Dating". MSN.
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