Rosanna Pansino is an American YouTuber, entrepreneur, author, and performer. Since 2011, she has presented the web series Nerdy Nummies, for which she received a Shorty Award. With this, she was able to write two books and launch a baking line. As of 2023, Rosanna Pansino has a net worth of $12 million.
Early Life
Born on June 8, 1985, Rosanna was raised in Seattle, Washington. She has a sister named Molly Lu. Their ancestors are of Italian, Croatian, German, and Irish descent.
Friends and family referred to her as a nerdy child throughout her youth. She suffered from dyslexia in school. She has always had baking as her hobby. Her grandmother and father were the ones who inspired her to cook.
Pansino aspired to be an actor when she grew a bit older, so after graduating from Pacific Lutheran University, she came to Los Angeles to follow her dream.
Acting Career
In 2008, Pansino made her TV debut as a participant in the second season of VH1’s reality show Scream Queens. She came in 9th place on a reality show in which the reward was a spot in one of the Saw movies.
Thereafter, Rosanna starred in minor roles on television shows. This included parts in Glee, Warren the Ape, and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. In 2010, she landed a role in the short film Star Trek: Phoenix.
She was the voice actor for Violet in the animated online series Broken Quest. The young artist somehow managed to accept roles even when she started making content.
YouTube Career
When she was just starting out as an actress, she decided to create a YouTube account in 2009. Viewers began to request more after her initial baking videos garnered a consistent following. So, she made the Nerdy Nummies series.
It rapidly became a hit, bringing Rosanna widespread exposure and accolades. In 2013, her YouTube channel had more than 3 billion views, making it the most popular cooking channel at the time.
She received the Best Foodie title from Shorty Awards, along with five Streamy nominations. At the time of writing, her self-titled channel has over 13.2 million subscribers.
Other Ventures
Rosanna Pansino also made some music. Kurt Hugo Schneider arranged and produced her first song, “Perfect Together,” which she launched in 2015. It was first published on iTunes, with the music video following later that year.
Pansino went on to write The Nerdy Nummies Cookbook in 2015, which was launched the following year. The book features recipes that were previously presented on Nerdy Nummies. She wrote her second book in 2018.
She introduced a baking line in August 2017 in conjunction with Wilton, a cookery brand. They sell kits with cooking items geared toward beginners. She makes over $6 million per year from her different entertainment ventures.
Personal Life
The accomplished woman still resides in LA. Pansino revealed in 2018 that she is dating Mike Lamond, aka Husky, a renowned esports pundit. They’ve been in a relationship for nine years now. They still don’t have a baby.