{{Short description|American actress and comedian}} {{Infobox person | name = Roz Hernandez | image = | alt = | caption = | birth_date = | birth_place = Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. | occupation = {{hlist|Comedian|paranormal investigator}} | years_active = 2010–present | website = {{URL|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''.
== Career == Hernandez began her performance career as a clown, inspired by her father, who was also a clown.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shreya |first=Kumari |date=2023-10-19 |title=Roz Hernandez: Blending Wit with the Weird on Living For the Dead |url=https://thecinemaholic.com/roz-hernandez/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Cinemaholic |language=en-US}}</ref> She started doing stand-up in drag in 2010,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Lopez |first=David |date=2019-04-11 |title=EXCLUSIVE: Have You Been Ghosted by Roz Drezfalez? |url=https://instinctmagazine.com/exclusive-have-you-been-ghosted-by-roz-drezfalez/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Instinct Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref> and eventually had a monthly show<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-09-04 |title=Let Roz Hernandez Judge Drag Race! |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/roz-hernandez-comedians-you-should-know-2024.html |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref> under the name Roz Drezfalez.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last=Sagers |first=Aaron |date=2022-06-09 |title=The Real-Life Paranormal Origins of Ghosted! By Roz Hernandez |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/culture/ghosted-roz-hernandez-paranormal-origins/ |access-date=2025-04-17 |website=Den of Geek |language=en-US}}</ref>
Hernandez played the character of Janice Ian in the Peaches Christ "Mean Gays" show, and had a role in the feature film ''Moon Manor''.<ref name=":3" />
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.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Ermac |first=Raffy |date=September 8, 2023 |title='Ghosted!' Is Bringing Laughs & Heart to the World of the Supernatural |url=https://www.out.com/gay-entertainment/ghosted-roz-hernandez-interview |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=www.out.com |language=en}}</ref> Guest Busy Philipps said that Hernandez and Sam Pancake saved her life by thwarting an attempted murderer at her home.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Malkin |first=Marc |date=2023-07-22 |title=Busy Philipps Says She's 'Psychic,' Claims Ability to See 'Things in the Future' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/busy-philipps-psychic-ghosted-roz-hernandez-1235677443/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref>
Hernandez had the role of paranormal researcher in ''Living for the Dead'', a "Gay Scooby-Doo" show produced by Kristen Stewart.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Myers |first=Owen |date=2023-10-19 |title=Twilight Slayance: Kristen Stewart's queer ghost-hunting show is a scream |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/oct/19/living-for-the-dead-kristen-stewart-hulu |access-date=2025-04-16 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> She's said that ghosts would try to play with their toes at night, and tried to escape to sleep at nearby hotels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patton |first=Elaina |date=2023-10-18 |title=In a new Hulu series, five fabulous ghost hunters are truly 'Living for the Dead' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/new-hulu-series-five-fabulous-ghost-hunters-are-truly-living-dead-rcna120836 |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=NBC News |language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=White |first=Abbey |date=2024-06-19 |title=Who's Laughing Now? A New Doc Delves Into the History of Queer Comedians |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/netflix-outstanding-documentary-lgbtq-comedy-1235925746/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> She later told ''Vulture'', "It’s time for transgender women to be the ones making jokes about transgender women on major platforms."<ref name=":0" />
Hernandez appeared in the second season of GLAAD's Dímelo series in 2024,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Spillum |first=Heidi |date=2024-09-10 |title=GLAAD ANNOUNCES SEASON 2 PREMIERE OF DIGITAL ORIGINAL SERIES, “DÍMELO,” SPOTLIGHTING LATINE LGBTQ VOICES IN COMEDY, PRODUCED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH LATINATION MEDIA |url=https://glaad.org/releases/glaad-announces-season-2-premiere-of-digital-original-series-dimelo-spotlighting-latine-lgbtq-voices-in-comedy-produced-in-partnership-with-latination-media/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=GLAAD |language=en-US}}</ref> and described as "the most fabulous ghost hunter ever born" in ''Vulture''<nowiki/>'s Best New Up-and-Coming Comedians to Watch in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alter |first=Rebecca |last2=Fox |first2=Jesse David |last3=Frank |first3=Jason P. |last4=Kroeger |first4=Jake |last5=Pandya |first5=Hershal |last6=VanArendonk |first6=Kathryn |date=2024-09-03 |title=2024's Comedians You Should and Will Know |url=https://www.vulture.com/article/best-new-comedians-2024-stand-up-sketch-improv.html |access-date=2025-08-25 |website=Vulture |language=en}}</ref>
== Personal life == Hernandez is a transgender woman of Mexican and Irish descent<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Hale |first=Lyra |date=2024-06-21 |title=Transgender Comedian Roz Hernandez Wants to Be Remembered as an Experience |url=https://remezcla.com/features/film/interview-transgender-comedian-roz-hernandez-remembered-as-an-experience-pride-2024/ |access-date=2025-04-16 |website=Remezcla |language=en}}</ref> from a Catholic family.<ref name=":1" /> She believes that her childhood home in Grand Rapids, Michigan,<ref name=":3" /> was haunted.<ref name=":4" /> She is also a recovering addict.<ref name=":2" />
== References == {{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{Official website|www.rozhernandeztour.com}} * {{IMDb name|id=8781961}}
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