Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael ( ; born June 22, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Carmichael is best known for creating and playing the lead role in the semi-biographical NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show.

 Life and career 
Carmichael was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2005, he graduated from Robert B. Glenn High School.Additional  archive on July 19, 2017.

Carmichael's early comedic influences were stand-ups Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Sinbad, and George Carlin.

Carmichael moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20. His first time doing stand-up was an open-mic night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Carmichael then appeared in the "New Faces" showcase at the 2011 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Carmichael's star role was in the 2014 film Neighbors.

He has released two stand-up HBO comedy specials: Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store (2014) and Jerrod Carmichael: 8 (2017). 

In June 2019, Carmichael was hired by Quentin Tarantino to co-write a film adaptation based on the Django/Zorro crossover comic book series.

In 2022, Carmichael openly came out as gay.

Filmography
Movie
 Year Title Role Notes 2014 Neighbors Garf 2016 The Meddler Freddy 2016  Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising Garf 2017  The Disaster Artist Actor Friend  2017 Transformers: The Last Knight Jimmy  2017 Ferdinand Paco (voice)  2018  Mid-90s Security Guard Post-production

Television
 Year Title Role Notes 2013 The Goodwin Games Elijah 3 episodes 2013 Comedy Bang! Bang! Pranked Guy Episode: "Zoe Saldana Wears a Tan Blouse & Glasses" 2013  Axe Cop Guy (voice) Episode: "Babysitting Uni-Baby"  2014 Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store Himself Stand-up special 2014–2015 Lucas Bros Moving Co. Jerrod (voice) 14 episodes 2015–2017 The Carmichael Show Jerrod Carmichael 32 episodes; also creator, writer and executive producer 2017 Jerrod Carmichael: 8 Himself Stand-up special

Music videos
 Year Song Artist Role 2017 "Moonlight" Jay-Z Ross Geller

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Category:LGBT comedians
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