| Personal Information Summary | |
|---|---|
| Name | Francesca Fiorentini |
| Age / How old / Birthday / Date of Birth / DOB | September 10, 1983. As of 2024, she is around 41 years old. |
| Wedding / Husband / Dating / Marriage / Boyfriend | Married. Check the full bio for relationship details. |
| Where was Francesca Fiorentini born? | Francesca Fiorentini was born to an Italian father and Chinese mother and grew up in the Bay Area of San Francisco. |
| Children / No. of Kids | One |
| Ethnicity / Origin / Heritage / Race | Mixed. She is of Chinese and Italian descent and speaks fluent Spanish. |
| Nationality | Argentinian-American |
Introduction :
- Francesca Fiorentini is a journalist and comedian who promotes social justice and the host of The Bitchuation Room Podcast. She is a producer and senior presenter at AJ+ (the digital outlet of Al Jazeera Media Network) and formerly Al Jazeera English.
- Francesca is the person behind AJ+ viral videos “The Real Deal with the US Mexico Border” and “White Fragility in the Workplace” and other viral hits. She is also a regular guest and contributor on The Young Turks, a progressive news network.
- She is also a regular guest and contributor on The Young Turks, a progressive news network.
Personal Life : Parents, Family and Education
- Francesca was born on September 10, 1983, in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
- In 2005, she earned her BA in Feminist Theory and Colonial Studies from the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study. Her undergraduate thesis was about feminism in the postcolonial era.
- Since June 2022, Francesca is married to her husband, Matt Lieb. She expressed gratitude to their loved ones for making their wedding a wonderful and unforgettable experience. She thanked specific individuals on Instagram for their contributions, including flowers, food and drinks, music, cake, and videography.
- In October 2022, Francesca was thrilled to announce the arrival of her daughter, Carina. Despite experiencing medieval back labor, she made it through with a swift delivery. Carina shares her birthday with the likes of Vladimir Putin.
Comedy Career :
- As a stand-up comedian from the San Francisco Bay Area, Francesca has contributed to Lovett or Leave It, a weekly podcast hosted by speechwriter and screenwriter Jon Lovett. She has also been featured on comedy-based events & programs – Asian-American Comedy Comedy Festival in Los Angeles, Punchline SF, Cobb’s Comedy, SF Sketchfest, the BBC Arts Hour, and SF Comedy Day.
- In 2016, Francesca started Al Jazeera’s first comedy show, Newsbroke. In this scripted weekly program, topics such as immigration policy, the war in Afghanistan, nuclear power, and other political problems are discussed in depth. She is the head writer and host for Newsbroke.
- Francesca oversaw the production of this Newsbroke’s 91 episodes such as the viral segment “How the Rich Want to Keep You Dumb” and the sketch “White Fragility in the Workplace.”
- She is also the mind behind “GrinGo,” an Argentinian comedy show in English.
Journalism Career, Salary and Net Worth :
- As an independent journalist, Francesca has covered stories about current events in Latin America as well as stories on social movements for Univision and Red Pepper magazine.
- She also occasionally writes for Truthout, The Nation, Left Turn, and WIN: Through Revolutionary Nonviolence, a magazine of the War Resisters League.
- In 2013, the online news channel AJ+ was successfully launched with the help of Francesca who was the host and producer of it. She produced viral hits such as “The Real Deal with the U.S. Mexico Border” and “How America is Already Socialist” which captured the attention of the public.
- For AJ+, Francesca has covered various topics such as the climate change in the Louisiana delta, disappearances occurring in Mexico, the US Presidential elections, and whether female v*agra can ever turn into reality!
- Since 2016, Francesca has been a correspondent with the long-running documentary series Explorer on the National Geographic Channel.
- She has also done other different gigs such as playing matchmaker in Japan, touring a cadaver farm in Texas, and meeting with Oklahomans and demanding accountability for the earthquakes induced by fracking.
- The weekly political podcast called The Bitchuation Room is hosted by Francesca. In it, she hosts progressive comics, activists, and thinkers.
Trivia and Awards :
- Francesca believes that “Comedy saves lives.”
- She was awarded the ‘Media Excellence Award’ by Planned Parenthood in 2018 for her work on the draconian abortion laws in the country of El Salvador.
Francesca Fiorentini Measurements :
- Eye Color : Brown
- Haircut / Hair Color : Short brown hair with blonde streaks
- How tall is Francesca Fiorentini Height : 5′9″
- Feet / Legs / Boots / Shoe Size : No confirmed information is available.
- Pregnant? : Currently, she is not expecting a baby.
- Weight Loss : A few Google queries regarding this, but we couldn’t find anything conclusive on any of her social media.
