Janine Brito joined the comedy series One Day at a Time on Netflix in the show's third season as both a writer and actor.
15 Facts About Janine Brito
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Janine Brito attended junior high school in Scotland and Hong Kong and high school in Kentucky.
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Janine Brito is of Cuban and Icelandic descent and spoke only Spanish before kindergarten.
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Shortly after moving to the Bay Area around 2008, Brito met comic W Kamau Bell.
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Bell became a mentor to Janine Brito, taking her under his wing as his "comedy daughter".
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In 2012, Bell invited Brito to join the writing staff of his new FX series Totally Biased with W Kamau Bell.
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In 2019, Janine Brito joined the comedy web television series One Day at a Time as both a writer and an actor.
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Janine Brito had a small part in Amy Poehler's feature-film directorial debut, Wine Country.
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In May 2019, Janine Brito performed as a stand-up comedian on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
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Janine Brito wrote for the series in the third season.
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Janine Brito often derives humor from her half-Cuban background and her childhood fixation on worrying about being the Antichrist.
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Janine Brito is known for her sartorial choices and frequent donning of neckties.
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Janine Brito won the SF Women's Comedy Competition in 2009 and the Silver Nail Award from local SF bcasting network Rooftop Comedy.
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Janine Brito was named the 2011 "Best Comedian with a Messag" by the East Bay Express.
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Janine Brito got engaged to Saturday Night Live alum Paula Pell in August 2018.