AJ Mendez is the New York Times Bestselling author of Crazy Is My Superpower, a memoir chronicling her journey from childhood homelessness to empowered WWE champion. AJ’s writing is featured in DC Comics’ Wonder Woman: Black & Gold and earned a spot on The Black List’s inaugural Latinx TV List. She executive produced and color commentated Viacom CBS series WOW: Women of Wrestling.
As an actor, AJ appears in Starz series Heels, horror feature Rabid, and upcoming comedy Sacramento opposite Michael Cera and Kristen Stewart. A mental health advocate and keynote speaker, AJ was honored with NAMI’s Multicultural Outreach Award & Leaders of Mental Health Award and sits on the Board of Directors for The Friends of the Semel Institute for Neuroscience & Human Behavior at UCLA.
AJ has 6 million followers across Twitter and Instagram @TheAJMendez. She doesn’t have any degrees, but she does have official Mattel action figures of herself with unnaturally exaggerated body measurements.