Roz Hernandez

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Roz Hernandez
Born
Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S.
Occupations
  • comedian
  • paranormal investigator
Years active2010–present
Website www.rozhernandeztour.com

Roz Hernandez is an American comedian and paranormal expert. She is known for her role in the Hulu reality TV show Living for the Dead and her podcast Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez.

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Career

Hernandez began her performance career as a clown, inspired by her father, who was also a clown. [1] She started doing stand-up in drag in 2010, [2] and eventually had a monthly show [3] under the name Roz Drezfalez. [4]

Hernandez played the character of Janice Ian in the Peaches Christ "Mean Gays" show, and had a role in the feature film Moon Manor. [2]

Her podcast, Ghosted! by Roz Hernandez, was inspired by the conclusion of Celebrity Ghost Stories . The show joined the Exactly Right Podcast Network in 2023. [5] Guest Busy Philipps said that Hernandez and Sam Pancake saved her life by thwarting an attempted murderer at her home. [6]

Hernandez had the role of paranormal researcher in Living for the Dead , a "Gay Scooby-Doo" show produced by Kristen Stewart. [7] She's said that ghosts would try to play with their toes at night, and tried to escape to sleep at nearby hotels. [8]

Hernandez was featured in the 2024 Netflix documentary Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution and reflected on difficulties faced by transgender women comedians from the prevalence of jokes made at their expense. [9] She later told Vulture, "It’s time for transgender women to be the ones making jokes about transgender women on major platforms." [3]

Hernandez appeared in the second season of GLAAD's Dímelo series in 2024, [10] and described as "the most fabulous ghost hunter ever born" in Vulture's Best New Up-and-Coming Comedians to Watch in 2024. [11]

Personal life

Hernandez is a transgender woman of Mexican and Irish descent [12] from a Catholic family. [5] She believes that her childhood home in Grand Rapids, Michigan, [2] was haunted. [4] She is also a recovering addict. [12]

References

  1. ↑ Shreya, Kumari (2023-10-19). "Roz Hernandez: Blending Wit with the Weird on Living For the Dead". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  2. 1 2 3 Lopez, David (2019-04-11). "EXCLUSIVE: Have You Been Ghosted by Roz Drezfalez?". Instinct Magazine. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  3. 1 2 "Let Roz Hernandez Judge Drag Race!". Vulture. 2024-09-04. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  4. 1 2 Sagers, Aaron (2022-06-09). "The Real-Life Paranormal Origins of Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2025-04-17.
  5. 1 2 Ermac, Raffy (September 8, 2023). "'Ghosted!' Is Bringing Laughs & Heart to the World of the Supernatural". www.out.com. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  6. ↑ Malkin, Marc (2023-07-22). "Busy Philipps Says She's 'Psychic,' Claims Ability to See 'Things in the Future'". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  7. ↑ Myers, Owen (2023-10-19). "Twilight Slayance: Kristen Stewart's queer ghost-hunting show is a scream". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  8. ↑ Patton, Elaina (2023-10-18). "In a new Hulu series, five fabulous ghost hunters are truly 'Living for the Dead'". NBC News. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  9. ↑ White, Abbey (2024-06-19). "Who's Laughing Now? A New Doc Delves Into the History of Queer Comedians". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  10. ↑ Spillum, Heidi (2024-09-10). "GLAAD ANNOUNCES SEASON 2 PREMIERE OF DIGITAL ORIGINAL SERIES, "DÍMELO," SPOTLIGHTING LATINE LGBTQ VOICES IN COMEDY, PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LATINATION MEDIA". GLAAD. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
  11. ↑ Alter, Rebecca; Fox, Jesse David; Frank, Jason P.; Kroeger, Jake; Pandya, Hershal; VanArendonk, Kathryn (2024-09-03). "2024's Comedians You Should and Will Know". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-08-25.
  12. 1 2 Hale, Lyra (2024-06-21). "Transgender Comedian Roz Hernandez Wants to Be Remembered as an Experience". Remezcla. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
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