Jerrod Carmichael

Personal Info

Known For Actor

Gender Male

Birthday 1987-06-22 (37 years old)

Place of Birth Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

Also Known As Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael

Biography

Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Carmichael created and starred in the semi-biographical NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show. At the age of 20, Carmichael moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a stand-up comic, before he had ever tried stand-up. His first time doing stand-up was an open-mic night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Working his way up through the clubs, Carmichael appeared in the "New Faces" showcase at the 2011 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Carmichael's breakout role was in the 2014 film Neighbors. He was also on the TV show The Goodwin Games. He has released three stand-up HBO comedy specials. The first, Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store, was released in 2014. It was directed by Spike Lee and filmed at The Comedy Store, where Carmichael had first performed stand-up. The second, Jerrod Carmichael: 8, was released on March 11, 2017. It was filmed in the New York Masonic Hall's Grand Lodge Room and directed by comedian Bo Burnham. The latest, Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel, also directed by Burnham, won him his first Primetime Emmy Award, and was notable for featuring the moment he came out as gay to the public. His eponymous NBC sitcom, on which he starred in and produced, has been well-received and is notable for its envelope-pushing approach to topical subjects like Black Lives Matter, LGBT issues, gun rights, politics, and the reality of being African American in the United States. The show is semi-autobiographical. Carmichael made an appearance on Tyler, the Creator's fifth album Igor in 2019, narrating the album using short phrases to find logic in the title character Igor's state of mind. In the same year, he was hired by Quentin Tarantino to co-write a film adaptation based on the Django/Zorro crossover comic book series. He created, directed, produced, and starred in the HBO documentaries Home Videos and Sermon on the Mount which are autobiographical. He starred in the comedy thriller film On the Count of Three in 2021, which was also his feature directorial debut. In 2022, Carmichael hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time, and hosted the 80th Golden Globe Awards. In 2023 Carmichael starred in Academy Award-winning film Poor Things, directed by Yorgos Lanthimos. In 2024, Carmichael will star in the Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show, a documentary series revolving around his life.

Known For

Actor

2024
Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Poor Things

as Harry Astley

2018
mid90s

as Security Guard (uncredited)

2018
The Shop

as Self

2017
Ferdinand

as Paco (voice)

2017
Moonlight

as Ross

2017
The Disaster Artist

as Actor Friend

2017
2016
The Meddler

as Freddy / Fredo

2016
Chelsea

as Self

2015
The Carmichael Show

as Jerrod Carmichael

2014
Neighbors

as Garf

2013
Lucas Bros Moving Co

as Jerrod / Prisoner

2013
2003
1997
The View

as Self - Guest

1996
1975
Saturday Night Live

as Self - Host

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Host

Producer

2024
Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show

as Executive Producer

2022
Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

as Executive Producer

2022
2022
2021
drew michael: red blue green

as Executive Producer

2019
Dan Soder: Son of a Gary

as Executive Producer

2019
Sermon on the Mount

as Executive Producer

2019
Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw

as Executive Producer

2019
Home Videos

as Executive Producer

2019
Ramy

as Executive Producer

2018
Drew Michael

as Executive Producer

2018
Rel

as Executive Producer

2017
Jerrod Carmichael: 8

as Executive Producer

2015
The Carmichael Show

as Executive Producer

2014

Writer

Django/Zorro

as Writer

2019
Home Videos

as Writer

2017
2015
2012
Loiter Squad

as Writers' Assistant

1944

Director

2022
2019
Home Videos

as Director

2019
2018
Drew Michael

as Director

Crew

2019
2019
Home Videos

as Creator

2016
Sausage Party

as Thanks

Creator