HAPPY BIRTHDAY Jo-Issa Rae Diop, also known as Issa Rae, was born on January 12, 1985, and turns 34. The writer is from Los Angeles, California. Rae gained a following after her popular YouTube web series, ‘Awkward Black Girl,’ went viral. She also released her book,
‘The Misadventures of Awkward
Black Girl’ in 2015, which became a
New York Times
best-seller. Rae then went on to create
and star in her hit
HBO series, Insecure, which has been
renewed for a
fourth season. The actress has been
nominated for two Golden
Globes and an Emmy. Rae is starring in the
upcoming comedy, Little,
hitting theaters April 12. Happy Birthday, Issa Rae!