---
name: "Jiavani"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/jiavani"
fi1m_id: "jiavani"
imdb_id: "nm5834064"
tmdb_id: 2340755
roles: ["Actor"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-25T05:43:45.943958+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Jiavani

## Identity

Jiavani

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jiavani
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jiavani
- **IMDb ID:** nm5834064
- **TMDB ID:** 2340755
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5834064/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2340755

Actor. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Also known as:** Jiavani Linayao
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5834064/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2340755

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Between Two Ferns: The Movie*](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md) (62)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Jiavani, also credited as Jiavani Linayao, is an American actor, voice actor, comedic improviser and singer. Born in Bremerhaven, Germany, they trained in improv at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles and have performed in shows including musical improv and variety programmes at the venue.

They are known for the role of Boom Boom in the 2019 film *Between Two Ferns: The Movie*, the part of Amber, a CT tech, in the 2019 series *Dead to Me*, and multiple voice roles including Farah and Virginia in the 2022 animated series *We Baby Bears*. Other credits include appearances in *Reno 911!: Defunded* and voice work in *Digman!* (2023–2025).

*Sources: imdb.com, en.wikipedia.org, earwolf.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), Fi1m 62, as Boom Boom — [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)

## Complete filmography (13)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Winky's Speakeasy* (2026), as Stretch (voice)
- *In The Middle Of Something* (2026), as Drunk Toby
- *Toonout* (2026), series, as Stretch (voice)
- *The Muppet Scriptmas Carol* (2025), as Ghost of Christmas Present
- *Very Important People* (2023), series, as Casper Sheffield Wednesday V
- *Digman!* (2023), series, as Doreen Donker Jr. (voice)
- *Bugs Bunny Builders* (2022), series, as Kathy Bat (voice)
- *We Baby Bears* (2022), series, as Farah (voice), Farah / Virginia (voice), Farah / Virginia / Game Voice (voice), Farah / Virginia / Fish 4 (voice), Farah / Virginia / Seaweed 4 (voice), Farah / Flounder 2 / Flounder 3 / Fish / Virginia (voice), Farah / Virginia / Sardine 2 / Sea Urchin (voice), Henrietta / Flower Person 2 / Flower
- *Between Two Ferns: The Movie* (2019), as Boom Boom — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/between-two-ferns-the-movie.md)
- *Dead to Me* (2019), series, as Amber, CT Tech
- *Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom* (2018), series, as Bob Fosse, Bennifer Baniston, Linda Kirkland, Dick Lennon
- *Salamagan* (2018), as Ana
- *Ruthie Joins a Death Cult*, Actor

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