person

Jerrod Carmichael

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1987-06-22

Place of Birth

Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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.

Also Known For

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Jerrod Carmichael: Rothaniel

Apr 01, 2022

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Poor Things

Dec 07, 2023

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Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store

Oct 04, 2014

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Neighbors

May 08, 2014

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The Meddler

Apr 05, 2016

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Transformers: The Last Knight

Jun 16, 2017

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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

May 04, 2016

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The Disaster Artist

Mar 12, 2017

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Jerrod Carmichael: 8

Mar 11, 2017

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Ferdinand

Dec 09, 2017

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Flower Boy: A Conversation

Jan 22, 2018

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mid90s

Oct 19, 2018

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Home Videos

May 12, 2019

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Sermon on the Mount

Jun 30, 2019

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Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1

Apr 22, 2018

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Illegal Civilization 3

Aug 25, 2018

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64

On the Count of Three

May 13, 2022

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Moonlight

Aug 10, 2017

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40

Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be Gay

May 24, 2025

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The Carmichael Show

Aug 26, 2015

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51

Chelsea

May 11, 2016

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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The Daily Show

Jul 22, 1996

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44

The View

Aug 11, 1997

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Jerrod Carmichael Reality Show

Mar 29, 2024

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

Feb 25, 2014

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Lucas Bros Moving Co

Nov 23, 2013

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The Goodwin Games

May 20, 2013

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55

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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62

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Sep 12, 2022

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49

The Shop

Aug 28, 2018

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51

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jul 16, 2009

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78

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Apr 27, 2014

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59

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Aug 02, 2015

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72

Golden Globe Awards

Jan 20, 1944

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40

Off Camera with Sam Jones

Feb 06, 2014

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NA

Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy

Nov 20, 2024

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75

RuPaul's Drag Race

Feb 02, 2009