Genie

Played By Erica Hernandez

 

The fun-loving and sassy sister of “Jimmy” (Sam Vartholomeos), Genie and her best friend Lizzie (Barrett Wilbert Reed) dream of rock stardom for their all-girl punk band, Wildfire.

 


Erica is an actress and writer living in New York City who works in film, TV, theatre, comedy, and commercials. Erica most recently shot a recurring role for Ed Burns’ series BRIDGE AND TUNNEL for EPIX.  She can be seen in the feature films HOLLYWOOD FRINGE opposite Justin Kirk, LAZY SUSAN opposite Sean Hayes and in BRITTANY RUNS A MARATHON opposite Jillian Bell. She has appeared on UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT, THE OTHER TWO, HIGH MAINTENANCE, SEARCH PARTY, DIETLAND, THE BRAVE,  THE LAST OG and ELEMENTARY. She was an actor in the 24 Hour Plays Nationals and won second place as a finalist in the NBC/UCB Diversity Showcase (see that performance here!) On the internet, you can see her on CollegeHumor, Mas Mejor, Funny or Die, Flama and more. Erica is the co-host of the Spanish podcast “MedioGringo.” After graduating from Fordham, she became a student in sketch writing and improvisational comedy at the Upright Citizen’s Brigade. She performs improv regularly with several indie teams around New York City including “Open Relationship” and performs Spanish improv for English speakers with “Los Profesores.” She was an actor for the Boogiemanja indie sketch team, “17:38” and “Pencil’s Down” and is currently an actor on UCB’s Maude team Foundation.