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Angela Giovana Giarratana (born October 1, 1993) is an actress, singer, and performer based in Los Angeles who began appearing in Smosh videos in August2022, when she was confirmed to be a member of the Smosh Family.
Angela is a graduate of UCLA School of Theatre, Film and Television and has also studied comedy theatres such as The Upright Citizen Brigade, The Groundlings, and Second City. Giarratana has also appeared in several short films such as the 2018 film Roadside Steve as Mary, Like It as Lacy, Chloe Mary Lydia as Sam, D*ck P*ck as Maggie Rosenblatt, and Pool Party as Florence.
She made her TV acting debut in the role as Hipster #2 in the American sitcom 2 Broke Girls in the episode "And The Pearl Necklace". She has since appeared in many TV series including Nickelodeon's Danger Force as Josie, Call Your Mother as Sarah and also appeared as herself in the ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent Showcase.
Recently, she has become well known for her work with StarKid Productions. She first appeared with Team StarKid in the musical Black Friday, playing the stoner Toy Zone worker Lex Foster. She reprised her role of Lex in Nightmare Time season 1 and season 2 as well as originating several new roles for the series. Giarratana also played the role of Grace Chasity in the musical, Nerdy Prudes Must Die, a role she originated in Nightmare Time season 2 episode 2 in the story Abstinence Camp. Nerdy Prudes Must Die premiered live at the El Portal Theatre in Hollywood, running February 16-25, 2023. A release of the production on YouTube occurred on October 13, 2023. Several members of Team StarKid appeared as guests in the video Try Not To Laugh Challenge 117 w/ Team StarKid!.
She is also a co-host of the Artists on Artists on Artists on Artists podcast along with Smosh writer Patrick McDonald.
Credits[]
Actress[]
Shorts / Films / Television / Stage Productions
2 Broke Girls (2012) (TV)
Hipster #2
Roadside Steve (2018) (Short)
Mary
Like It (2019) (Short)
Lacey
Black Friday (2019) (Stage Production)
Lex Foster
ABC Discovers: Los Angeles Talent Showcase (2020) (TV)
Giarratana has been told that she resembles American actor and comedian Chris Kattan.[4]
Angela was connected to various other Smosh members before officially joining the channel.
Through the sketch team Moon Goon, she has known Chanse McCrary, Josh Fleury (editor), and Patrick McDonald (writer and former Director of Programming for Smosh Main) since at least 2019.[5]
She studied at UCLA and participated annually in the music competition UCLA Spring Sing from 2013-2015. Many of these performances are available on Youtube.[7]
Angela is dyslexic.[8] She has mentioned her dyslexia in multiple livestreams[9].
Aside from Smosh, Angela is well known for her work with the musical theatre company StarKid Productions which she has been apart of since September 2019.[10]
She has originated the lead roles of Lex Foster (Black Friday) and Grace Chasity (Nerdy Prudes Must Die).[10]
Angela Giarratana (@anggiarratana) on Twitter / X (backup link)
We Get Revenge On Each Other at 18:32 on the Smosh YouTube channel (video)
