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| Born | Rosanna Jeanne Reardon (1985-06-08)June 8, 1985 (age 39) Seattle,Washington, U.S. | ||||||||||||
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| Years active | 2008–present | ||||||||||||
| Partner | Mike Lamond | ||||||||||||
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| Subscribers | 14.6 million[1] | ||||||||||||
| Views | 4.88 billion[1] | ||||||||||||
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| Website | rosannapansino | ||||||||||||
Rosanna Jeanne Reardon (born June 8, 1985), known professionally asRosanna Pansino is an AmericanYouTuber, actress, author, businesswoman, and singer.[2] She is known for hosting her baking seriesNerdy Nummies onYouTube (2011–present). She has written two cookbooks and released a baking line based on the show. She has won aShorty Award and fiveStreamy Award nominations forNerdy Nummies. She was listed first onForbes'Top Influencers: Food list in 2017.
Early in her career, Pansino appeared in minor television roles and thereality seriesScream Queens (2010); she later went on to star in theYouTube Premium seriesEscape the Night (2018–2019) and host theHBO Max seriesBaketopia (2021). Sheindependently released her debut single "Perfect Together" in 2015.
Rosanna Jeanne Reardon was born on June 8, 1985[3][4] inSeattle,Washington, where she was raised alongside her younger sister Molly Lu.[5] She is of Italian, Croatian, German, and Irish ancestry.[6] Throughout her childhood, she was known by friends and family as a "nerdy", "awkward" kid, and in school struggled withdyslexia andADHD.[7][8] She originally wanted to become an actress[9] and, after attendingPacific Lutheran University, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting.[7] At one stage, Pansino was a teacher.[10]
Pansino's interest in cooking was inspired by her father and grandmother,[11] and she stated in 2014 that "...baking has always been a hobby of mine. I have always loved being creative with my food and making themed sweets for my friends."[12]
Pansino began herYouTube channel in 2010 after she was encouraged by a few of her friends who also worked on YouTube and had started making videos to get more comfortable in front of a camera.[13] After her early baking videos gained a steady following, viewers eventually started to request more.[14] Because she had never seen a baking show on television or the Internet, Pansino decided to create theNerdy Nummies series. She decided to use the last name "Pansino" online, which was her maternal grandmother’s maiden last name. She later revealed that in her early years of YouTube while she had still worked as an actress that she had to choose between acting or YouTube, the ultimatum given by her agent.[9] She remained adamant that she would not quit YouTube, despite the risks being taken at the time.[15] Pansino toldCosmopolitan in 2015: "At this point, I wasn't making any money on YouTube. I knew that it was possible to do that but I wasn't making a dime. I decided, I'm going to do this. I'm not going to let YouTube go."
As of November 2022, Pansino's channel has attained over 4.2 billion views and 14 million subscribers, making it the most popular cooking channel on YouTube.[16][17] She has since received several accolades; in 2013, she won the Shorty Award for Best Foodie, Chef, or Food Lover in Social Media.[18] She has also received five Streamy Award nominations for her work onNerdy Nummies.[18][19][20][21][22][23] In 2018, Pansino officially reached 10 million subscribers on YouTube, so she was given aDiamond Play Button by the company.[24] According toCNBC andForbes,[25] Pansino has remained one of the highest-paid YouTubers, reporting her to have made seven figures each year through sponsorships and advertisements.[26] Commenting on her success in an interview withBusiness Insider in 2014, she stated: "I've never thought about how to make a video go viral. From the very beginning I have always wanted to use YouTube to better myself and share things I enjoy with the world. If others want to join me on that journey I am happy to have them as viewers."[16]
Pansino has collaborated with several other YouTubers, includingiJustine,[27][28] theMerrell Twins,[29]Rebecca Zamolo,[30] andMatPat.[31] She was among other YouTubers who appeared inMrBeast's 2021 "$1,000,000 Influencer Tournament".[32][33] Pansino has since become critical of MrBeast due to allegations against him related to an unsafe work environment.[34] In October 2024, she criticized theLunchly kits for containing moldy cheese.[35]
She has been noted for her consistent upload schedule, not having missed a single date since creating her channel.[36] She stated in an interview withForbes that "I don't want to miss an upload; I'm just not going to do that to my community, they've shown up for me and been so supportive of me, and in exchange I've been there for them—there's always going to be a video waiting for them on Saturday. It's this relationship and bond that I never wanted to break and I'm really proud that I haven't because it has been difficult at times." For the upcoming future, she said that she hoped to "be making baking videos until I'm 90 years old."[36] In 2021, she said in aForbes interview "that around 60 hours of work go into a typical cooking video," due to the amount of time needed to experiment, assemble, bake, and film.[36]
As an actress, Pansino appeared on Season 2 of VH1'sScream Queens, a reality series in which the prize was a role in one of theSaw films; she ended in 9th place.[37] Following this, Pansino appeared in small roles on shows such asParks and Recreation andCSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[9] She voiced the role of Violet in the animated web seriesBroken Quest in 2013.[16] In 2015, she made a cameo in the music video for "Dessert" byDawin ftSilentó. In 2016, she had a recurring voice role for the television seriesEmo Dad and also guest starred in theDisney Channel seriesBizaardvark as herself.[38] Pansino starred in the third season of YouTube Red'sEscape the Night as The Jet Setter in 2018, and in the fourth season as The Socialite in 2019. Pansino and the rest of the cast for both the third and fourth season were nominated for Streamy Awards.[39][40] In 2023, she guest-starred as a wedding planner onNCIS: Los Angeles, which she described as a "dream come true".[41][42]
Pansino is a classically trained singer.[43] She released her debut single, entitled "Perfect Together", in 2015. Produced byKurt Hugo Schneider,[44] it initially released a standalone release oniTunes, but a music video was released later the same year; as of 2019[update], it has over 20 million views.[45][46] She has continued to post covers of popular songs on her YouTube channel, notably with songs like "Part of Your World" from theDisney movieThe Little Mermaid.[47] Such covers, including both "Part of Your World,"[47] and "Think of Me" fromPhantom of the Opera, have become available to purchase on sites such asSpotify.[48] As an author, in 2015, Pansino wrote and publishedThe Nerdy Nummies Cookbook.[49][50] The book includes selected recipes previously featured onNerdy Nummies, along with previously featured recipes have been remastered.[51] The book became aNew York Times best seller,[52] and has been listed by BookRiot on a list of "50 Must-Read Books by YouTubers".[53] In 2018, Pansino released another cookbook, entitledBaking All Year Round, which was based on the same concept of her previous cookbook.[54]
Pansino began her business ventures in August 2017,[55] releasing a baking line in collaboration with cooking company Wilton.[56] The set ranges from cooking tools and products intended more for the use of beginners, with the items including measurements and guides on each. It was released to a number of retailers, includingWalmart andMichael's.[56] In 2018, she released new items to further extend her line.[57] She began hosting in 2019, making an appearance as a guest judge onNetflix original competitive-baking showNailed It!.[58] In 2020, she appeared on YouTuberLauren Riihimaki's showCraftopia.[59] In 2021, Pansino hosted the HBO Max seriesBaketopia[60] where contestants compete in abake-off to win up to $10,000;[61][62] her hosting work on the show has received praise[63][64] and she has also executive-produced several episodes.
Pansino currently resides inLos Angeles, where she films all her YouTube videos.[7] She has struggled with severe dyslexia.[65] In 2018, Pansino announced her relationship with sports commentatorMike Lamond, better known as Husky.[66]
On December 17, 2019, Pansino announced throughout her social media outlets that her father, who appeared in several of her videos, had died as a result ofleukemia, which he had been fighting for six years.[67][68]
Also in 2019, Pansino was admitted to a local hospital after complaining of severe pain and illness.[69][70] It was later revealed that she had caught a life-threateningbacterial infection, which was treated immediately.[71] In February 2021, she underwent a removal of herbreast implants, and discussed her reason for choosing to remove her implants a year later in a YouTube video.[72][73]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2010 | Star Trek: Phoenix | Ensign Kelly | Short film |
| 2019 | A Heist With Markiplier | Professor Beauregard | Interactive web film |
| 2022 | In Space With Markiplier |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2008 | Scream Queens | Herself | Game show; 2 episodes |
| 2009 | Parks and Recreation | Holiday Elf | Episode: "Christmas Scandal" |
| 2010 | Warren the Ape | Lela Finkelbaum | Episode: "Out with the Old" |
| Glee | Cheerio Cheerleader | Episode: "Duets" | |
| 2011 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | Cheerleader | Episode: "Unleashed" |
| 2013 | Broken Quest | Violet | Main role |
| 2016 | Bad Internet | Chef Sarah | Episode: "Death Battle Showdown" |
| Emo Dad | Miss Blissful | Recurring role | |
| Bizaardvark | Herself | Episode: "Agh, Humbug" | |
| 2018–2019 | Escape the Night | The Jetsetter/The Socialite | Main role; web series (Season 3-4) 17 Episodes |
| 2019 | Nailed It! | Herself | Episode: "Prehistoric Bakes" |
| 2020–2021 | Craftopia | Herself | 4 episodes |
| 2021 | Baketopia | Herself | Reality series; host and producer |
| 2022 | Halloween Cookie Challenge | Herself | 12 episodes |
| 2023 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Tara Walker | Episode: "Shame" |
| Title | Year | Album | Ref. |
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| "Perfect Together" | 2015 | Non-album singles | [75] |
| "Rainbow Magic" (featuringSchmoyoho) | 2018 | [76] | |
| "Bad Moon Rising" | 2023 | [77] |
| Award | Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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| Shorty Awards | 2013 | Best in Food | Herself | Won | [78] |
| 2018 | Best in Food | Herself | Won | [79] | |
| Streamy Awards | 2014 | Best Show of the Year | Nerdy Nummies | Nominated | [18] |
| Best Food and Cuisine | Nerdy Nummies | Nominated | [20] | ||
| 2015 | Best Food and Cuisine | Nerdy Nummies | Nominated | [21] | |
| 2017 | Best Food and Cuisine | Nerdy Nummies | Nominated | [22] | |
| 2018 | Best Ensemble Cast | Escape the Night | Nominated | [80] | |
| 2019 | Best Food and Cuisine | Nerdy Nummies | Nominated | [23] | |
| Best Ensemble Cast | Escape the Night | Nominated | [19] | ||
| The Taste Awards | 2015 | Kikkoman Breakout Foodies of the Year | Herself | Won | [81] |
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