Background and career
Anjelah Johnson-Reyes (born May 14, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and former NFL cheerleader. She was a cast member on the series MADtv during its 13th season. Her characters included a Vietnamese nail salon employee named Mỹ Linh/Tammy and a rude fast food employee turned music star named Bon Qui Qui (the latter of which has become popular outside of Johnson's short stint on MADtv).
She became a cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders after joining in 2002. As a member of the Oakland Raiderettes, she was named Rookie of the Year and performed at Super Bowl XXXVII in San Diego. She moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue a career in comedy after a friend suggested that she join a joke-writing class. She took improv classes and quickly began to headline her own shows. Her stand-up routine, comprising her impression of a Vietnamese nail salon employee, received many views on YouTube. In 2007, Johnson joined the cast of sketch comedy show MADtv as a featured performer. Due to the impending writers strike, she was often given only a few lines in the scripts, as the writers had to produce more scripts at a faster pace. Her self-scripted character Bon Qui Qui, a fast-food employee who treats customers rudely, was popular and gained a similarly large YouTube following. In 2008, she was nominated for an ALMA Award for Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series for her work on MADtv. In 2013, she reprised her role as her MADtv character Bon Qui Qui for a skit released by Alexander Wang, a fashion designer. Johnson was given her own one-hour Comedy Central special, Anjelah Johnson: That's How We Do It, in 2009. She appeared in the film Our Family Wedding (2010) and voice for the live-action adaptation of Marmaduke. She was featured on the late night talk show Lopez Tonight, on TBS hosted by George Lopez. Johnson became the "TC Girl", a spokesperson for Taco Cabana, a Mexican restaurant, in 2011.
Johnson's second stand-up comedy special titled Homecoming Show premiered on Netflix and it was filmed in San Jose, California. On October 1, 2015, Johnson's third stand-up special, titled Anjelah Johnson: Not Fancy, was filmed in southern California and released on Netflix.
Born on May 14, 1982, Johnson was born in San Jose, California and grew up there, in a devout Christian family and she is a Christian. She is of Mexican and Native American descent. She was a Pop Warner cheerleader beginning when she was eight, in soccer, softball, track, and in hip hop and break dancing. She began acting as a senior in high school and was especially interested in imitating different accents. She later studied speech communications at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. Johnson and musician Manwell Reyes of Group 1 Crew married on June 11, 2011, in Half Moon Bay, California. On December 29, 2022 they announced they were expecting a baby in 2023. Johnson gave birth to the couple's daughter in June 2023.
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Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
