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'''Josie Jay Totah'''<ref name = Time>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5371387/josie-totah-transgender/|title=My Name Is Josie Totah — And I'm Ready to Be Free|website=Time|last = Totah|first = Josie|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Instagram">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/josietotah/|title=Josie Jay Totah (@josietotah)|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> (born August 5, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a [[child actor]], playing male roles under the name '''J. J. Totah'''. She is known for her recurring role on the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'' and her starring role on the 2013 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Back in the Game]]''. Totah received critical praise for her role as Justin in the 2016 film ''[[Other People (film)|Other People]]''. In 2018 she starred in the short-lived [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Champions (U.S. TV series)|Champions]]'', and later that year, publicly came out as transgender.
'''Josie Jay Totah'''<ref name = Time>{{Cite web|url=http://time.com/5371387/josie-totah-transgender/|title=My Name Is Josie Totah — And I'm Ready to Be Free|website=Time|last = Totah|first = Josie|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref><ref name="Instagram">{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/josietotah/|title=Josie Jay Totah (@josietotah)|website=Instagram|language=en|access-date=August 20, 2018}}</ref> (born August 5, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a [[child actor]], playing male roles under the name '''J. J. Totah'''. She is known for her recurring role on the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[Jessie (2011 TV series)|Jessie]]'' and her starring role on the 2013 [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy series ''[[Back in the Game]]''. Totah received critical praise for her role as Justin in the 2016 film ''[[Other People (film)|Other People]]''. In 2018, she starred in the short-lived [[NBC]] comedy series ''[[Champions (U.S. TV series)|Champions]]'', and later that year, publicly [[Coming out|came out]] as transgender.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Totah was born in [[Sacramento, California]], the third child of Suheil and Christine Totah. She has one sister and one brother, and is of [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] and [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] ancestry.<ref name="Davis-Ent">{{cite web|url=http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/j-j-totah-making-good-in-hollywood/|title=J.J. Totah: Making good in Hollywood|date=June 18, 2012|work=[[Davis Enterprise]]|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref>
Totah was born in [[Sacramento, California]], the third child of Suheil and Christine Totah. She has one sister and one brother, and is of [[Palestinians|Palestinian]] and [[Lebanese people|Lebanese]] ancestry.<ref name="Davis-Ent">{{cite web|url=http://www.davisenterprise.com/local-news/j-j-totah-making-good-in-hollywood/|title=J.J. Totah: Making good in Hollywood|date=June 18, 2012|work=[[Davis Enterprise]]|accessdate=April 13, 2018}}</ref>


On August 20, 2018, Totah wrote an article published in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' explaining that she identifies as female.<ref name = Time/>
On August 20, 2018, Totah wrote an article published in ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' in which she [[coming out|came out]] as a [[transgender]] female.<ref name = Time/>


==Career==
==Career==
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In 2016, Totah appeared as Justin in the film ''[[Other People (film)|Other People]]'', and received critical praise for her role with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', making her one of its Sundance Breakout Stars of the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/sundance-breakthrough-performances-1201692891/|title=Sundance: 19 Biggest Breakthrough Performances|date=January 30, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/most-inspirational-person-sundance-so-far-14-year-old|title=The Most Inspirational Person at Sundance (So Far) Is a 14-Year-Old|work=[[InStyle]]|date=January 22, 2016|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/jj-totah-the-breakout-star-of-other-people-2030385176.html|title=One To Watch: J.J. Totah, The Breakout Star of 'Other People'|website=Papermag.com|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In October 2016, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Totah has been set to star in a new comedy for [[NBC]] that she helped develop where Totah was set to produce alongside executive producers [[Adam Scott (actor)|Adam]] and Naomi Scott.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2016/10/jj-totah-star-nbc-comedy-adam-naomi-scott-1201844962/|title=JJ Totah To Topline NBC Comedy Produced By Adam & Naomi Scott|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 31, 2016|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in the [[Netflix]] detective comedy ''[[Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie]]'' and the Marvel Studios film ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming|Spider Man: Homecoming]]''.
In 2016, Totah appeared as Justin in the film ''[[Other People (film)|Other People]]'', and received critical praise for her role with ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'', making her one of its Sundance Breakout Stars of the year.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/festivals/sundance-breakthrough-performances-1201692891/|title=Sundance: 19 Biggest Breakthrough Performances|date=January 30, 2016|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.instyle.com/news/most-inspirational-person-sundance-so-far-14-year-old|title=The Most Inspirational Person at Sundance (So Far) Is a 14-Year-Old|work=[[InStyle]]|date=January 22, 2016|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.papermag.com/jj-totah-the-breakout-star-of-other-people-2030385176.html|title=One To Watch: J.J. Totah, The Breakout Star of 'Other People'|website=Papermag.com|date=October 4, 2016|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In October 2016, ''[[Deadline Hollywood]]'' reported that Totah has been set to star in a new comedy for [[NBC]] that she helped develop where Totah was set to produce alongside executive producers [[Adam Scott (actor)|Adam]] and Naomi Scott.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2016/10/jj-totah-star-nbc-comedy-adam-naomi-scott-1201844962/|title=JJ Totah To Topline NBC Comedy Produced By Adam & Naomi Scott|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 31, 2016|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> In 2017, she appeared in the [[Netflix]] detective comedy ''[[Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie]]'' and the Marvel Studios film ''[[Spider-Man: Homecoming|Spider Man: Homecoming]]''.


In January 2017, Totah joined [[Adam Devine]] in the Disney feature film ''[[Magic Camp (film)|Magic Camp]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/spider-man-homecoming-adam-devine-in-magic-camp-1201952475/|title='Spider-Man: Homecoming' Actor J.J. Totah Joins Adam DeVine in 'Magic Camp'|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 4, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiastarz.com/articles/22638/20170130/people-child-actor-j-totah-stars-opposite-adam-devine-jeffrey.htm|title=‘Other People’ child actor J.J. Totah stars opposite Adam DeVine, Jeffrey Tambor in Disney’s family comedy ‘Magic Camp’|website=Asiastarz.com|date=January 30, 2017|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In February 2017 Totah was cast as Michael Patel, the son of [[Mindy Kaling]]'s character, Priya Patel, in the new [[NBC]] comedy ''[[Champions (U.S. TV series)|Champions]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/02/jj-totah-mindy-kaling-nbc-pilot-searchers-josh-kidd-1202016834/|title=JJ Totah Cast In Mindy Kaling’s NBC Comedy Pilot; Josh Kidd Joins CW's 'Searchers'|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=February 27, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> which was picked up to series in May 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/05/champions-charlie-grandy-mindy-kaling-comedy-nbc-series-order-1202092856/|title=‘Champions’ Charlie Grandy/Mindy Kaling Sibling Comedy Gets NBC Series Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 13, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref>, and aired from March 8 to May 25, 2018 before being canceled.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=‘Champions’ Canceled By NBC After One Season, May Explore Future Elsewhere|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/champions-canceled-nbc-one-season-shopped-1202381964/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 29, 2018|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref>
In January 2017, Totah joined [[Adam Devine]] in the Disney feature film ''[[Magic Camp (film)|Magic Camp]]''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/news/spider-man-homecoming-adam-devine-in-magic-camp-1201952475/|title='Spider-Man: Homecoming' Actor J.J. Totah Joins Adam DeVine in 'Magic Camp'|first=Justin|last=Kroll|date=January 4, 2017|work=Variety|access-date=May 18, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.asiastarz.com/articles/22638/20170130/people-child-actor-j-totah-stars-opposite-adam-devine-jeffrey.htm|title=‘Other People’ child actor J.J. Totah stars opposite Adam DeVine, Jeffrey Tambor in Disney’s family comedy ‘Magic Camp’|website=Asiastarz.com|date=January 30, 2017|accessdate=May 21, 2017}}</ref> In February 2017 Totah was cast as Michael Patel, the son of [[Mindy Kaling]]'s character, Priya Patel, in the new [[NBC]] comedy ''[[Champions (U.S. TV series)|Champions]]'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/02/jj-totah-mindy-kaling-nbc-pilot-searchers-josh-kidd-1202016834/|title=JJ Totah Cast In Mindy Kaling’s NBC Comedy Pilot; Josh Kidd Joins CW's 'Searchers'|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|date=February 27, 2017|work=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> which was picked up to series in May 2017,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://deadline.com/2017/05/champions-charlie-grandy-mindy-kaling-comedy-nbc-series-order-1202092856/|title=‘Champions’ Charlie Grandy/Mindy Kaling Sibling Comedy Gets NBC Series Order|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 13, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 14, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref> and aired from March 8 to May 25, 2018 before being canceled.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|title=‘Champions’ Canceled By NBC After One Season, May Explore Future Elsewhere|url=https://deadline.com/2018/06/champions-canceled-nbc-one-season-shopped-1202381964/|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 29, 2018|accessdate=August 27, 2018}}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==

Revision as of 21:54, 27 August 2018

Josie Totah
Born (2001-08-05) August 5, 2001 (age 23)
Sacramento, California, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active2012–present

Josie Jay Totah[1][2] (born August 5, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actor, playing male roles under the name J. J. Totah. She is known for her recurring role on the Disney Channel series Jessie and her starring role on the 2013 ABC comedy series Back in the Game. Totah received critical praise for her role as Justin in the 2016 film Other People. In 2018, she starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Champions, and later that year, publicly came out as transgender.

Personal life

Totah was born in Sacramento, California, the third child of Suheil and Christine Totah. She has one sister and one brother, and is of Palestinian and Lebanese ancestry.[3]

On August 20, 2018, Totah wrote an article published in Time in which she came out as a transgender female.[1]

Career

Totah began her acting career in 2012 when she was cast as the "Lil' Dictator" in the first production for AwesomenessTV.[4] Beginning in 2013, she began appearing as Stuart Wooten, a boy with a crush on series regular Zuri Ross, in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie.[5] Totah has guest starred on the TV shows, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls, and Liv and Maddie.

Also in 2013, Totah was cast in a main role in the ABC comedy Back in the Game. In 2015, she was cast in 4 episodes of the sixth season Glee as the youngest member ever of the New Directions.[6]

In 2016, Totah appeared as Justin in the film Other People, and received critical praise for her role with Variety, making her one of its Sundance Breakout Stars of the year.[7][8][9] In October 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Totah has been set to star in a new comedy for NBC that she helped develop where Totah was set to produce alongside executive producers Adam and Naomi Scott.[10] In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix detective comedy Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie and the Marvel Studios film Spider Man: Homecoming.

In January 2017, Totah joined Adam Devine in the Disney feature film Magic Camp.[11] [12] In February 2017 Totah was cast as Michael Patel, the son of Mindy Kaling's character, Priya Patel, in the new NBC comedy Champions,[13] which was picked up to series in May 2017,[14] and aired from March 8 to May 25, 2018 before being canceled.[15]

Filmography

Film roles
Year Film Role Notes
2016 Time Toys Boomer
2016 Other People Justin
2017 Handsome Charles
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Seymour O'Reilly
2018 Magic Camp Judd
Television roles
Year Film Role Notes
2012 Kroll Show Birthday Party Kid Unknown episodes
2013–15 Jessie Stuart Wooten Recurring role, 7 episodes
2013–14 Back in the Game Michael Lovette Main role
2014 Nina Needs to Go! Frank Main voice role, television shorts
2014 The Exes Cooper Episode: "My Fair Stuart"
2014 Sofia the First Prince Jin Voice role, 3 episodes
2014 New Girl Todd Episode: "Dance"
2014 2 Broke Girls Elliot Episode: "And the Childhood Not Included"
2015 Glee Myron Muskovitz 4 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Stop the Preston 4 episodes
2016–17 Liv and Maddie: Cali Style Skeeter Parham 3 episodes
2018 Champions Michael Patel Main role

References

  1. ^ a b Totah, Josie. "My Name Is Josie Totah — And I'm Ready to Be Free". Time. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  2. ^ "Josie Jay Totah (@josietotah)". Instagram. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "J.J. Totah: Making good in Hollywood". Davis Enterprise. June 18, 2012. Retrieved April 13, 2018.
  4. ^ Zelle, Veronica. "J.J. Totah Talks Jessie and Back In the Game!". SweetyHigh.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  5. ^ "JJ Totah - Talented Newcomer on Disney's TV Series Jessie". iaam.com. Retrieved March 28, 2015.
  6. ^ Kost, Ryan (March 5, 2015). "S.F. 13-year-old snags role on 'Glee' as it nears end". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 22, 2018.
  7. ^ "Sundance: 19 Biggest Breakthrough Performances". Variety. January 30, 2016. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  8. ^ "The Most Inspirational Person at Sundance (So Far) Is a 14-Year-Old". InStyle. January 22, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  9. ^ "One To Watch: J.J. Totah, The Breakout Star of 'Other People'". Papermag.com. October 4, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 31, 2016). "JJ Totah To Topline NBC Comedy Produced By Adam & Naomi Scott". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 19, 2017.
  11. ^ Kroll, Justin (January 4, 2017). "'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Actor J.J. Totah Joins Adam DeVine in 'Magic Camp'". Variety. Retrieved May 18, 2017.
  12. ^ "'Other People' child actor J.J. Totah stars opposite Adam DeVine, Jeffrey Tambor in Disney's family comedy 'Magic Camp'". Asiastarz.com. January 30, 2017. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  13. ^ Hipes, Patrick (February 27, 2017). "JJ Totah Cast In Mindy Kaling's NBC Comedy Pilot; Josh Kidd Joins CW's 'Searchers'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 13, 2017). "'Champions' Charlie Grandy/Mindy Kaling Sibling Comedy Gets NBC Series Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (June 29, 2018). "'Champions' Canceled By NBC After One Season, May Explore Future Elsewhere". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
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