Jake Johannsen (born July 28, 1960) is an American comedian.Johannsen
attended Iowa State University in the early 1980s, originally majoring
in veterinary medicine, and then later changing to chemical
engineering. He left after three years in college and relocated to San
Francisco, California, in order to pursue a career in comedy.
Johannsen made his debut at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, and
by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco International Comedy
Competition.Johannsen attended Iowa State University in the early
1980s, originally majoring in veterinary medicine, and then later
changing to chemical engineering. He left after three years in college
and relocated to San Francisco, California, in order to pursue a
career in comedy. Johannsen made his debut at Cobb's Comedy Club in
San Francisco, and by 1986 had won the 11th Annual San Francisco
International Comedy Competition.During the 1990s, Johannsen starred
in his own HBO comedy special, This'll Take About an Hour, which was
listed as one of the Ten Best Television Shows by People Magazine in
1992. In 1994, he was nominated as "Best Male Stand-Up Comedian" for
the 1994 American Comedy Awards.According to Jerry Seinfeld, Johannsen
was originally wanted for the role of George Costanza in Seinfeld, but
he refused the part. Jake Johannsen Top Movies & Young Movies