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| image = JosieTotah.jpg
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|Title = J.J Totah
  
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| full name = Josie Jaye Totah
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| birthdate = August 5, 2001 (age {{age|2001|8|5}})
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|Name = J.J Totah
  
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| occupation = Actor, stand-up comedian
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|Other Name = None
  
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| years = 2011-present
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|Birthplace = USA
  
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|Nationality = American
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| nationality = American
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| role = [[Stuart Wooten]]
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|Birth date = Unpublished
  
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|Years Active = 2011-Present
  
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|Job = Actor, Stand-Up Comedian
  
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|Played = [[Stuart]]
  
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|Season = 2}}
  
   
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}}'''Josie Jaye Totah''' (born August 5, 2001) is an American teen actor. She is known for her recurring role on the Disney Channel series [[Jessie]] as [[Stuart Wooten]] and her starring role on the 2013 ABC comedy series Back in the Game. Totah received critical praise for her role as Justin in the 2016 film Other People. In 2018, she starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Champions. Totah began her career playing male roles but publicly came out as transgender in August 2018, changing her first name to Josie.
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<span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 17px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; display: inline !important; float: none;">It didn't take long for this eleven year old to land a starring role alongside of the legendary James Caan, once he convinced his parents to move to Hollywood so he could pursue his dream - to be in show business. JJ knew at a young age that he was born to entertain. As early as 6 years old, he was making you tube videos and entertaining his large family at Thanksgiving dinners. The crowds got bigger though, as he went on to book regional and community theater productions of 'Beauty and the Beast' and' Seussical' in and around his hometown of Davis. But JJ still longed for the big time and his mom remembers walking in on JJ only to find that he was calling Hollywood agents and introducing himself! The tables soon turned though and they started calling him! After seeing JJ perform stand up ( as part of Standing Tall) at the renowned Hollywood Improv, JJ proved to be a natural- impressing casting directors, agents and managers with his brilliant comedic timing and delivery. The rest is quickly becoming history. JJ recurred for 2 seasons on the Disney Channel's sitcom 'Jessie' and landed other TV and film roles, as well as appearing in national commercials.</span>
  
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==Trivia==
  
   
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==Personal life==
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*JJ Totah is 10 yr old cute boy who appeared in Jessie as Stuart
  
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Totah was born in Sacramento, California, the third child of Suheil and Christine Totah. She has one sister and one brother, and is of Palestinian and Lebanese ancestry.
   
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On August 20, 2018, Totah wrote an article published in Time in which she came out as a transgender female.
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*He deveoped a HUGE crush on Zuri and imagines they are in a strong relationship.
  
   
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==Career==
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*Calls his "relationship" with Zuri "Sturi" or "Zuart."
  
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Totah began her acting career in 2012 when she was cast as the "Lil' Dictator" in the first production for AwesomenessTV. Beginning in 2013, she began appearing as Stuart Wooten, a boy with a crush on series regular [[Zuri Ross]], in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie. Totah has guest starred on the TV shows, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls, and Liv and Maddie.
   
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Also in 2013, Totah was cast in a main role in the ABC comedy Back in the Game. In 2015, she was cast in 4 episodes of the sixth season Glee as the youngest member ever of the New Directions.[6]
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*On quitting cold koala he at the ending he and Zuri had a romantic picnic.They might later on develop a crush on each other.
  
   
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In 2016, Totah appeared as Justin in the film Other People, and received critical praise for her role with Variety, making her one of its Sundance Breakout Stars of the year. In October 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Totah has been set to star in a new comedy for NBC that she helped develop where Totah was set to produce alongside executive producers Adam and Naomi Scott. In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix detective comedy Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie and the Marvel Studios film Spider Man: Homecoming.
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*Full name is Stuart Wooten.
  
   
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In January 2017, Totah joined Adam Devine in the Disney feature film Magic Camp. In February 2017 Totah was cast as Michael Patel, the son of Mindy Kaling's character, Priya Patel, in the new NBC comedy Champions, which was picked up to series in May 2017, and aired from March 8 to May 25, 2018 before being canceled.
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*He has pants for every occasion.
  
   
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In 2019, she played Lisa Haddad on the Netflix series, ''No Good Nick'', marking her first female character role.
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*First seen is The Troube with Tessie and last seen in Quitting Cold koala.
  
   
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==Filmography==
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*He pretended to be in love with Emma to make Zuri jealous.
  
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'''Film roles'''
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{| class="wikitable template-filmography-table" style=""
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!Year
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!Title
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!Role
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!Notes
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|-
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|2016
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|''Time Toys''
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|Boomer
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|Credited as J.J. Totah
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|-
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|2016
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|''Other People''
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|Justin
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|Credited as J.J. Totah
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|-
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|2017
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|''Handsome''
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|Charles
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|Credited as J.J. Totah
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|-
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|2017
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|''Spider-Man: Homecoming''
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|Seymour O'Reilly
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|Credited as J.J. Totah
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|-
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|2019
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|''Magic Camp''
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|Judd
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|Credited as J.J. Totah
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|}
   
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*He gave Zuri a promise ring.
  
   
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'''Television Roles'''
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*He is the Ross new neighbour.
  
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{| class="wikitable template-filmography-table" style=""
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!Year
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!Title
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!Role
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!Notes
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|-
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|2012
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|''Kroll Show''
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|Birthday Party Kid
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|Unknown episodes
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|-
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|2013-15
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|''Jessie''
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|Stuart Wooten
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|Recurring role, 7 episodes
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|2013-14
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|''Back in the Game''
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|Michael Lovette
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|Main role
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|2014
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|''Nina Needs to Go!''
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|Frank
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|Main voice role, television shorts
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|2014
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|''The Exes''
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|Cooper
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|Episode: "My Fair Stuart
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|-
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|2014
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|''Sofia the First''
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|Prince Jinn
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|Voice role, 3 episodes
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|-
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|2014
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|''2 Broke Girls''
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|Elliot
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|Episode: "And the Childhood Not Included"
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|-
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|2015
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|''Glee''
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|Myron Muskovitz
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|4 episodes
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|-
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|2016
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|''Tween Fest''
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|Stop the Preston
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|4 episodes
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|-
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|2016-17
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|''Liv and Maddie''
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|Skeeter Parham
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|3 episodes
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|2018
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|''Champions''
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|Michael Patel
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|Main role
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|2019
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|''The Other Two''
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|Elijah
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|Episodes: "Chase Goes to a High School Dance"
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|2019
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|''No Good Nick''
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|Lisa Haddad
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|4 episodes
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|}
   
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==Gallery==
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*He appears to wear glasses and jackets.
  
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{{Gallery}}
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Revision as of 02:57, 24 April 2020

Josie Jaye Totah (born August 5, 2001) is an American teen actor. She is known for her recurring role on the Disney Channel series Jessie as Stuart Wooten and her starring role on the 2013 ABC comedy series Back in the Game. Totah received critical praise for her role as Justin in the 2016 film Other People. In 2018, she starred in the short-lived NBC comedy series Champions. Totah began her career playing male roles but publicly came out as transgender in August 2018, changing her first name to Josie.

Personal life

Totah was born in Sacramento, California, the third child of Suheil and Christine Totah. She has one sister and one brother, and is of Palestinian and Lebanese ancestry.

On August 20, 2018, Totah wrote an article published in Time in which she came out as a transgender female.

Career

Totah began her acting career in 2012 when she was cast as the "Lil' Dictator" in the first production for AwesomenessTV. Beginning in 2013, she began appearing as Stuart Wooten, a boy with a crush on series regular Zuri Ross, in the Disney Channel Original Series Jessie. Totah has guest starred on the TV shows, New Girl, 2 Broke Girls, and Liv and Maddie.

Also in 2013, Totah was cast in a main role in the ABC comedy Back in the Game. In 2015, she was cast in 4 episodes of the sixth season Glee as the youngest member ever of the New Directions.[6]

In 2016, Totah appeared as Justin in the film Other People, and received critical praise for her role with Variety, making her one of its Sundance Breakout Stars of the year. In October 2016, Deadline Hollywood reported that Totah has been set to star in a new comedy for NBC that she helped develop where Totah was set to produce alongside executive producers Adam and Naomi Scott. In 2017, she appeared in the Netflix detective comedy Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie and the Marvel Studios film Spider Man: Homecoming.

In January 2017, Totah joined Adam Devine in the Disney feature film Magic Camp. In February 2017 Totah was cast as Michael Patel, the son of Mindy Kaling's character, Priya Patel, in the new NBC comedy Champions, which was picked up to series in May 2017, and aired from March 8 to May 25, 2018 before being canceled.

In 2019, she played Lisa Haddad on the Netflix series, No Good Nick, marking her first female character role.

Filmography

Film roles

Year Title Role Notes
2016 Time Toys Boomer Credited as J.J. Totah
2016 Other People Justin Credited as J.J. Totah
2017 Handsome Charles Credited as J.J. Totah
2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming Seymour O'Reilly Credited as J.J. Totah
2019 Magic Camp Judd Credited as J.J. Totah


Television Roles

Year Title Role Notes
2012 Kroll Show Birthday Party Kid Unknown episodes
2013-15 Jessie Stuart Wooten Recurring role, 7 episodes
2013-14 Back in the Game Michael Lovette Main role
2014 Nina Needs to Go! Frank Main voice role, television shorts
2014 The Exes Cooper Episode: "My Fair Stuart
2014 Sofia the First Prince Jinn Voice role, 3 episodes
2014 2 Broke Girls Elliot Episode: "And the Childhood Not Included"
2015 Glee Myron Muskovitz 4 episodes
2016 Tween Fest Stop the Preston 4 episodes
2016-17 Liv and Maddie Skeeter Parham 3 episodes
2018 Champions Michael Patel Main role
2019 The Other Two Elijah Episodes: "Chase Goes to a High School Dance"
2019 No Good Nick Lisa Haddad 4 episodes

Gallery

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