Stephanie Wittels Wachs

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Stephanie Wittels Wachs
Born
Stephanie Rose Wittels [1]

(1981-02-20) February 20, 1981 (age 43) [2]
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Education New York University
University of Houston
OccupationVoice actress
Years active2004–present
SpouseMike Wachs
Children2
Relatives Harris Wittels (brother)

Stephanie Rose WittelsWachs (born February 20, 1981) is an American voice actress, activist, and author. She is the co-founder and executive director of the theatre company Rec Room Arts in Houston, Texas [3] and the co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of the podcast network Lemonada Media. [4] Wachs serves as the host of the podcast Last Day. [5]

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Career

Memoir

Wachs is the author of Everything is Horrible and Wonderful: A Tragicomic Memoir of Genius, Heroin, Love and Loss, [6] a memoir about addiction, grief, and healing. Her other writing can be found on Vox, [7] Longform, [8] Huffington Post, [9] Fatherly, [10] Babble, [11] and Medium. [12]

Lemonada Media

In 2017, Wachs appeared as a guest on the podcast Terrible, Thanks for Asking! [13] discussing her struggle coping with her brother's death. At the time, Wachs was hosting a podcast of her own called Hands Off Parenting [14] and continuing her work in voice acting. An Executive Producer of Crooked Media's Pod Save the People , Jessica Cordova Kramer, [15] heard the episode and subsequently made contact with Wachs. Cordova Kramer had lost her brother, Stefano, to a battle with addiction earlier that year. In September 2019, the two teamed up to found the podcasting network Lemonada Media. [16]

Lemonada Media's first launch was a narrative podcast breaking down the opioid crisis through personal interviews entitled Last Day. Last Day was an honoree in two categories at the 2020 Webby Awards [17] and nominated for a 2020 iHeart Radio Award. [18]

Wachs serves as chief content officer and executive producer for Lemonada Media's other slated podcasts, including Our America with Julian Castro, Tell Me What to Do with Jaime Primak Sullivan, and The Untold Story: Policing. [19]

Press

Wachs has been a guest on Late Night with Seth Meyers , [20] NPR Weekend Edition, [21] Houston Matters, and numerous podcasts including Comedy Bang! Bang! , Who Charted?, and Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend. She has been featured in People magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, The Hollywood Reporter, Arts & Culture Magazine, and as one of Houstonia Magazine's "10 Houston Women Making it Happen." [22]

Personal life

Wachs is married to Mike Wachs. They have a daughter born in 2014 [23] and a son born in 2018, named after her younger brother, Harris Wittels. In her book, she also mentioned that she has two nieces.

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
2004 Jing: King of Bandits: Seventh Heaven CloveVideo Short
2005 Air: The Movie Kano Kirishima
2007 Clannad The Movie Kouko Ibuki
2011 Eternal Quon 3: The Complicity of Dreams Tsutomu

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2005 Xenosaga: The Animation Shion UzukiEpisode: “Awakening”
2005 Air Kano Kirishima, Additional VoicesRecurring role (10 episodes)
2006 SoltyRei Sarah RevantEpisode: "Tears: After the Showdown"
2006 Magikano Ran, Additional VoicesGuest role (3 episodes)
2006 Welcome to the N.H.K. Misaki NakaharaEpisode: “Welcome to the Project!”
2006 Red Garden MirielleGuest role (2 episodes)
2006 009-1 Victor, Additional VoicesGuest role (3 episodes)
2006 Air Gear Yayoi NakayamaMain role (20 episodes)
2006–2007 The Wallflower Additional VoicesGuest role (9 episodes)
2007 Tokyo Majin Aoi MasatoEpisode: “First Night: The Twelve Generals of the Martial Fist”
2007 Venus Versus Virus LilithEpisode: "Deep Feelings"
2007 Ice Hitomi AidaUnknown
2007 Devil May Cry: The Animated Series NinaGuest role (2 episodes)
2007 Princess Resurrection MikasaEpisode: “Princess Zombie"
2007–2009 Clannad Kouko Ibuki, Female StudentGuest role (14 episodes)
(Includes After Story)
2007–2008 Princess Resurrection FrancescaMain role (15 episodes)
2008 Xam'd: Lost Memories YunboGuest role (3 episodes)
2009 Needless KannaEpisode: “Seto x Soruva”
2010 The World God Only Knows Additional VoicesEpisode: “Flag.12.0 More Than a God, Less Than a Human"
2011 Chihayafuru Episode: "Now the Flower Blooms"
2015–2022 Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma Erina NakiriMain role
2015–2016 Gate Shino KuribayashiRecurring role (15 episodes)
2015 My Love Story!! Mariya SaijoGuest role (4 episodes)
2015 School-Live! Megumi ‘Megu-nee’ SakuraMain role (11 episodes)
2015 Chivalry of a Failed Knight Toka TodoGuest role (4 episodes)
2015–2016 Ushio and Tora Hinowa, KaoriGuest role (10 episodes)
2016 Flying Witch Makoto KowataMain role (12 episodes)
2016 Tanaka-kun is Always Listless ShiraishiRecurring role (11 episodes)
2016 Onigiri YoshitsuneMain role (12 episodes)
2017 Just Because! Momoka SuzukiGuest role (3 episodes)
2017 Girls' Last Tour IshiiEpisode: “Accident/Technology/Takeoff”
2018 Mitsuboshi Colors Additional VoicesGuest role (12 episodes)

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  2. ↑ Greater Houston Jewish Genealogical Society, The Houston Jewish Herald-Voice Index to Vitals and Family Events, 1908–2007.
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