Trusted News Discovery Since 2008
{{/content}}
Happy Birthday, Issa Rae!
Video Credit: Wibbitz Top Stories
Published on January 12, 2022 - Duration: 00:49s
Happy Birthday, Issa Rae!
Happy Birthday, Issa Rae!.
Jo-Issa Rae Diop turns 37 years old today.
Here are five things you may not have known about the comedian.
1.
Her name, Jo-Issa, is based on her grandmothersโ names, Joyce and Isseu.
2.
Rae got her big break on YouTube from her popular web series, 'Awkward Black Girl.'.
3.
Her memoir, โThe Misadventures of Awkward Black Girl,' is a 'New York Times' best seller.
4.
She would cast Marsai Martin to be in a movie about her life.
5.
Raeโs favorite fast-food chain is Taco Bell.
Happy Birthday, Issa Rae!