Anjelah Johnson: Difference between revisions

Johnson was born and raised in [[San Jose, California]], in a devout [[Christians|Christian]] family and remains a Christian.<ref name=typepad>{{cite web |url=http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2010/05/interview-anjelah-johnson-is-a-good-christian-girl-who-got-big-in-comedy-by-going-viral-now-what.html |title=The Comic's Comic |website=thecomicscomic.typepad.com |access-date=2010-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820155817/http://thecomicscomic.typepad.com/thecomicscomic/2010/05/interview-anjelah-johnson-is-a-good-christian-girl-who-got-big-in-comedy-by-going-viral-now-what.html |archive-date=2017-08-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> She is of [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] and [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] descent.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://anjelah.com/biography |title=Biography from Anjelah.com |website=anjelah.com |access-date=2012-01-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120117054750/http://anjelah.com/biography |archive-date=2012-01-17 |url-status=live }}</ref> She was a [[Pop Warner Little Scholars|Pop Warner]] cheerleader from the age of 8 and was active in soccer, softball, and track;<ref name=raider>[http://www.raiderdrive.com/accent_on_personality.htm RaiderDrive.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021222193428/http://www.raiderdrive.com/accent_on_personality.htm |date=2002-12-22 }}</ref> she also practiced hip hop and break dancing.<ref name=raider/> She began acting as a senior in high school and was especially interested in imitating different accents.<ref name=raider/> She later studied speech communications at [[De Anza College]].<ref name=raider/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metroactive.com/features/Anjelah-Johnson-Bon-Qui-Qui.html |title=Metroactive |website=metroactive.com |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=2013-07-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170820121221/http://www.metroactive.com/features/Anjelah-Johnson-Bon-Qui-Qui.html |archive-date=2017-08-20 |url-status=live }}</ref> She subsequently became a [[National Football League Cheerleading|cheerleader]] for the [[Oakland Raiders]] after being inducted in 2002.<ref name=raider/> As a member of the [[Oakland Raiderettes]], she was named Rookie of the Year and performed at [[Super Bowl XXXVII]]. Her major successes in life include her illustrious career as a professional cheerleader.