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| Born | November 22, 1963 Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, podcast, film |
| Nationality | American |
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Felicia Michaels (born November 22, 1963) [1] is an American stand-up comedian.
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| Born | November 22, 1963 Fort Riley, Kansas, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, television, podcast, film |
| Nationality | American |
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Felicia Michaels (born November 22, 1963) [1] is an American stand-up comedian.
Michaels was born in Fort Riley, Kansas to a father in the United States Army, and a German mother. [1] She was raised in several locations, living for two years in her mother's native Berlin, before the family settled in Fountain, Colorado. [1] After her parents' separation, Michaels was mainly raised by her mother, who suffered a stroke when Michaels was fourteen years old, rendering her physically disabled. [1] After his retirement from the military, her father became a film projectionist and operated a drive-in theater in Stockton, California. [1]
Before becoming a comedian, Michaels worked as wet t-shirt contestant, [1] a stripper, [1] cocktail waitress, [1] later, a comedian at aged 18. [2] During the 1990s, she shifted her stand-up persona from a dumb-blonde stereotype to a soft-spoken provocateur with a blue sense of humor. [2] She explores such topics as the dynamics of the male/female relationship, "dirty thoughts," and the proliferation of the sensual feminist.[ citation needed ]
She has appeared in three movies: Smart Alex, directed by Steve Oedekerk; Los Enchiladas! (also, line producer), directed by Mitch Hedberg; and, most recently, I Am Comic (2010), directed by Jordan Brady. She was a regular on the TV show Parental Discretion.
She posed nude for Playboy and was featured in the October 1992 issue.[ citation needed ]
Michaels auditioned as Phoebe Buffay for Friends . [3]
She is also a photographer, [4] and her 2008 photography project, titled "Stand Up / Stripped Down", documents comedians and the mystery of what happens backstage in the shadows that lead from the green room to the power of the stage. "Stand Up / Stripped Down" received Gold in Photojournalism/Performing Arts, 2nd Place winner in Photojournalism at the 2008 edition of The Prix de la Photographie, Paris , for photojournalism. [5] [6]
She is also a recipient of a CINE Golden Eagle Award[ citation needed ] for In The Weeds (2010), a short film she wrote and directed. [7]
Michaels was the co-host of a popular weekly podcast with Joey Diaz named Beauty and Da Beast. It was nominated for Funniest Podcast by the Podcast awards in 2012.[ citation needed ]
In 2011, she released her second CD, entitled Chew On This, which continues where Lewd Awakenings left off.[ citation needed ]
Michaels was nominated twice for Funniest Female Comic by the American Comedy Awards; in 1999 she won the award. She has released one album, Lewd Awakenings, on the What Are Records (HaHa Records [8] ) label. She has appeared on such networks as Showtime, MTV, VH1, NBC, as well as appearing twice on ABC's Full House . She was also a Grand Champion on Star Search , where she made her national debut.
[9] She has also broadcast on XM Satellite Radio and Last.fm.
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