Bio

Chane't Johnson

(Actor/Comedian/Producer/Director)

Made in Japan, Chane't was born A'Drewana Chane't Johnson in Dallas, Texas.

Chane't graduated with honors from Duncanville High School and was awarded a talent scholarship to Southern Methodist University in Dallas where she earned her BFA in Theatre Arts, and worked multiple seasons with the Shakespeare Festival of Dallas. She went on to achieve an MFA in Theatre Arts from the University of California San Diego (UCSD) in 2001 (awarded San Diego Fellow), the same year she was chosen for the role of Lena in the play “Boesman and Lena” written and directed by Athol Fugard. To date, it is her most cherished role.

Chane't lists among her creative influences, Whoopi Goldberg, Anna Deavere Smith, Carole Burnett, Regina Taylor, Nell Carter, Morgan Freeman, Louis Gossett Jr., Athol Fugard, Lynne Thigpen, and her favorite comedian, Jonathan Winters.