Jessi Klein Biography
Jessi Ruth Klein is an American writer, actor, and stand-up comedian. She is a producer and writer whose credits include Inside Amy Schumer (2013), Dead to Me (2019), and Transparent (2014).
Jessi Age
Klein was born on 18 August 1975, in New York, New York, United States of America. She is 48 years old as of August 2023.
Jessi Height
She stands at a height of 5′ 7″ (1.71 m).
Klein Husband
She has been married to Michael Engleman since November 23, 2014. They have one child.
Jessi Career
Klein has appeared regularly on programs such as The Showbiz Show with David Spade and VH1’s Best Week Ever, and has performed stand-up comedy on Comedy Central’s Premium Blend. He provided commentary for CNN during the 2004 presidential debates. A professional “geek,” Klein has appeared on television specials such as VH1’s My Coolest Years: Geeks and E!’s Geeks Rising. Crane also voiced Lucy in the Adult Swim animated pilot Lucy Devil’s Daughter.
Klein previously served as Director of Development for Comedy Central. Some of the shows he helped create for the network include Chappelle’s Show and Stella. She is the head writer and producer of Inside Amy Schumer. In 2004, Klein appeared twice on “The Wayne Brady Show”, the second season of Chappelle’s Show: first when he informed Dave on the panel about the change in the show, and then when he and Neal Brennan were poisoned by Chappelle. In 2009, he wrote and starred in Comedy Central’s Michael and Michael Have Issues. He also worked as a writer on Saturday Night Live during the 2009-2010 season. The Klein Comedy Central special aired on March 4, 2011.
Klein first appeared as the host of NPR’s quiz news comedy show Wait… Don’t Tell Me! June 25, 2011. On March 11, 2017, she became the first female guest of the program. This work won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series in 2015. He was not a writer on the show’s fifth season. In 2016, she also served as a consultant for the TV series “Transparent”. In July 2016 Klein published her novel You Will Grow, which became a New York Times bestseller. Klein’s second book, “I Will Teach Myself: Essays on Midlife and Parenting,” will be released in April 2022. She is the producer and voiced one of the main characters, Jesse Glaser.
Jessi Net Worth
Jessi has an estimated ne worth of 1 million dollars.