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Janet Varney was born on 16 February, 1976 in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer. Discover Janet Varney's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 48 years old?

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Occupation Actress · comedian · writer · producer
Age 48 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 16 February 1976
Birthday 16 February
Birthplace Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality United States

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Janet Varney is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer.

She is known for voicing the character of Korra in the Nickelodeon animated television series The Legend of Korra, co-starring as Sheriff Evie Barret in the television series Stan Against Evil, and a recurring role as Becca Barbara in You're the Worst.

1993

She graduated as salutatorian from Rincon High School in 1993 and is an alumna of San Francisco State University, where she majored in theater, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1997.

She later pursued a career in interior design before eventually finding her way back into acting.

Varney was raised Mormon, but left the church at 17 and began to identify as an agnostic.

Varney is of English and Scottish descent.

2004

Varney made her television debut in 2004 as a guest on the Comedy Central debate show Crossballs.

She has appeared as a guest star in series including Bones, Better Off Ted, How I Met Your Mother, Hot in Cleveland, and Psych. Varney has had recurring roles on the shows Entourage (HBO), Burning Love (Yahoo! Screen), Country Comfort (Netflix), You're the Worst (FX), and Take My Wife (Seeso).

Varney dated comedian Chris Hardwick from 2004 to 2011.

2005

In 2005, Varney replaced Lisa Kushell as the host of the TBS cooking and entertainment show Dinner and a Movie.

She appeared with Paul Gilmartin and Claud Mann in each episode, introducing films and injecting humor during the preparation of a creative dinner for some themes.

2011

The series was cancelled in 2011.

Varney has written and performed several comedic audio commentaries for films along with fellow SF Sketchfest co-founder Cole Stratton.

These appear on the RiffTrax website under the RiffTrax Presents branding, as they are officially sanctioned by RiffTrax founder and Mystery Science Theater 3000 alumnus Michael J. Nelson.

She has performed in Rifftrax commentaries for the following films:

2012

Varney has hosted The JV Club podcast since 2012 and is also the co-host of the Avatar: Braving the Elements podcast along with Dante Basco.

She is the co-founder, creative director and producer of the long-running comedy festival SF Sketchfest in San Francisco.

Varney was born and raised in Tucson, Arizona.

In 2012, she co-created Neil's Puppet Dreams with Neil Patrick Harris and David Burtka.

That same year, Varney also began her role voicing the main character of Korra on the Nickelodeon animated series The Legend of Korra, a spin-off of the series Avatar: The Last Airbender.

In March 2012, Varney launched a podcast titled The JV Club, hosted on Nerdist.com from 2012 to 2018.

2014

Varney voiced the character of Korra for all four seasons of the show, which ended in 2014.

After a decade of voicing Korra in both the series and several video games, Varney later stepped down from the role with her final outing as the character being in Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway in 2022.

2016

In 2016, Varney was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for her role on Everyone's Crazy But Us, a web series produced on Funny or Die.

Varney was a main cast member on IFC's Stan Against Evil, playing Sheriff Evie Barret.

The show ran for three seasons from 2016 to 2018.

She was also the host of ESCAPE!, a web series broadcast on Geek & Sundry where teams of celebrities work together to get out of an escape room.

2017

The show ran for one season in 2017.

2018

In 2018 Varney created, produced and starred in Fortune Rookie, an 8-episode web series presented by IFC.

In November 2018, it was announced that The JV Club would be moving to the Maximum Fun network.

The podcast released its 500th episode in Jan 2023.

Varney has participated on a regular basis on the improv comedy podcast Spontaneanation with Paul F. Tompkins, where she is referred to as "Little Janet" Varney.

She is also one of the core cast members of the improvised SciFi podcast Voyage to the Stars, and the podcast Thrilling Adventure Hour.

Avatar: Braving the Elements, an official Nickelodeon companion podcast to Avatar: The Last Airbender, premiered on June 22, 2021, hosted by Varney (the voice of Korra) and Dante Basco (the voice of Zuko).

Varney and Basco discuss key moments and behind-the scenes information from each episode.

She has appeared on the podcast Hello from the Magic Tavern as the character Braidwynn the Warrior Elf that disguises herself as Crone Bakeress.

Since 2022, Varney has voiced the character of Janet Lubelle on Welcome to Night Vale.

Varney is the co-founder, creative director and producer of SF Sketchfest, the San Francisco Comedy Festival, and is also the co-founder of the San Francisco sketch group Totally False People.

She is a core member of the Los Angeles based improv group Theme Park Improv.

She performed with the Los Angeles and San Francisco-based group Sequel 4000.