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Jerrod Carmichael
Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn June 22, 1987 (38 years)
Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael (born June 22, 1987) is an American 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.
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
Jerrod Carmichael Filmography
| 2023 | Poor Things · as Harry Astley |
| 2021 | On the Count of Three · as Val |
| 2019 | |
| 2018 | |
| 2017 | Ferdinand · as Paco (voice) |
| 2017 | The Disaster Artist · as Actor Friend |
| 2017 | Comrade Detective (TV Series) · as Nastase |
| 2017 | Transformers: The Last Knight · as Jimmy |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising · as Garf |
| 2015 | The Meddler · as Freddy / Fredo |
| 2014 | |
| 2014 | Neighbors · as Garf |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (TV Series) · as Jerrod / Prisoner |
| 2013 | The Goodwin Games (TV Series) · as Elijah |
| 2012 | Axe Cop (TV Series) · as Guy |
| 2012 | Comedy Bang! Bang! (TV Series) · as Pranked Guy |
| 2011 | Funny as Hell (TV Series) · as Cast |
| 2025 | Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay · as Self |
| 2024 | Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Host |
| 2022 | The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2022 | Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel · as Self |
| 2021 | Zervakis & Opdenhövel. Live (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | The Drew Barrymore Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Tamron Hall (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2019 | Shangri-La (2019) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2019 | Sermon on the Mount · as Self |
| 2018 | The Shop: Uninterrupted (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2018 | Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1 · as Self |
| 2018 | Flower Boy: A Conversation · as Self |
| 2017 | 8 · as Self |
| 2016 | Chelsea (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show (TV Series) · as Jerrod Carmichael |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2014 | Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store · as Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | Off Camera with Sam Jones (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Just For Laughs: All Access (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2012 | Steve Harvey (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Larry King Now (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Sneaker Shopping (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Tosh.0 (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Tavis Smiley (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self - At 'transformers' Premiere |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1979 | Laugh Factory (TV Series) · as Self - Comedian |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) · as Self - Host |
| 2025 | Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay · as Executive Producer |
| 2024 | Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the Wind · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Drew Michael: Red Blue Green · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | |
| 2019 | Dan Soder: Son of a Gary · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Lil Rel Howery: Live in Crenshaw · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Sermon on the Mount · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Home Videos · as Executive Producer |
| 2019 | Ramy (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Rel (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Drew Michael: Drew Michael · as Executive Producer |
| 2017 | 8 · as Executive Producer |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 | Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | |
| 2022 | |
| 2019 | |
| 2017 | |
| 2015 | The Carmichael Show (TV Series) |
| 2014 | |
| 2013 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. (TV Series) |
| 1979 | Laugh Factory (TV Series) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards (TV Series) |
| 2024 | Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show (TV Series) · as Creator |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Written By |
| 2019 | Sermon on the Mount · as Created By |
| 2012 | Loiter Squad (TV Series) · as Writers' Assistant |