Hannah Gadsby Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, actress, and TV presenter who came to prominence in 2018 after the release of a film version of her stand-up show, Nanette, by Netflix. They earned multiple accolades for her work on the show, including a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of ‘Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special’ and a prestigious Peabody Award.

Born Name

Hannah Gadsby

Nick Name

Hannah

Sun Sign

Capricorn

Born Place

Smithton, Tasmania, Australia

Residence

Victoria, Australia

Nationality

Education

Hannah had attended the Smithton High School in their hometown from 1990 to 1995 and had then moved to Launceston College, a government comprehensive senior secondary school in Launceston, Tasmania, in year 12.

After their high school graduation, they had joined the University of Tasmania, a public research university in Hobart, before transferring to the Australian National University, a national research university in Canberra. They had graduated from there in 2003 with a bachelor’s degree in art history and curatorship.

Occupation

Comedian, Writer, Actress, TV Presenter

Family

• Father – Their father is a retired mathematics teacher.
• Mother – Kay Gadsby
• Siblings – They have 4 older siblings.

Manager

They are represented by –

• Janette Linden, Manager (UK), PBJ Management Ltd., London, England, United Kingdom
• Kevin Whyte, Manager (Australia and Rest of the World), Token Artists, Talent Management Agency, Collingwood North, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
• Andrew Skikne, Booking Agent (Touring), United Talent Agency (UTA), Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California, United States
• Nick Nuciforo, Booking Agent (Touring), United Talent Agency (UTA), Los Angeles, California, United States
• Lucinda Moorhead, Booking Agent (TV), United Talent Agency (UTA), Los Angeles, California, United States
• Larry Salz, Booking Agent (TV), United Talent Agency (UTA), Los Angeles, California, United States
• ID PR, PR and Communications Agency, Los Angeles, California, United States

Genre

Observational Comedy, Dark Humour, Deadpan, Wit

Build

Average

Height

5 ft 8 in or 173 cm

Weight

68 kg or 150 lbs

Girlfriend / Spouse

Hannah has dated –

1. Jill Soloway (2018-2019)
2. Jenney Shamash – In January 2021, they secretly married Jenney Shamash.

Race / Ethnicity

White

They are of Australian descent.

Hair Color

Dark Brown

Eye Color

Green

Sexual Orientation

Lesbian

Gender Identity

Non-binary or Genderqueer

Distinctive Features

• Stocky frame
• Short-cropped, spiked hair
• Bespectacled
• Boyish face

Religion

Atheism

Hannah Gadsby Facts

1. Hannah uses they/them pronouns.
2. After their graduation from the Australian National University in 2003, Hannah had worked in a few bookshops in Canberra. They had later worked as a projectionist at an outdoor cinema in the city of Darwin. After a while, they had moved to the eastern coast of Australia and had worked there for about 2 years picking vegetables and planting trees before they were eventually rendered homeless.
3. Their big break came in 2006 when, during a visit to their sister in Adelaide, they had decided to participate in the preliminary round of Raw Comedy, a competition for emerging Australian stand-up comedians conducted annually by the Melbourne International Comedy Festival. They, unexpectedly, progressed through the heats and eventually won the competition.
4. By virtue of this win, they were sent to participate in So You Think You’re Funny?, an annual stand-up comedy competition for new acts at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival. They had stood 2nd at that competition.
5. They were diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) and autism in 2017.
6. In 2018, they had published a memoir titled Ten Steps To Nanette.

Featured Image by Hannah Gadsby / Instagram