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Jay Pharoah

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Jay Pharoah
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Jay Pharoah was born on 14 October 1987 in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA. He is an actor and producer, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), Unsane (2018) and White Famous (2017).
BornOctober 14, 1987
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    Known for

    Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Actor
    Claire Foy in Unsane (2018)
    Unsane
    6.4
    • Nate Hoffman
    • 2018
    Jay Pharoah in White Famous (2017)
    White Famous
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Floyd Mooney
    Ice Cube and Kevin Hart in Ride Along (2014)
    Ride Along
    6.1
    • Runflat
    • 2014

    Credits

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    Actor

    • The Cat in the Hat
      • TBA (voice)
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • The Adventures of Drunky
      • (voice)
      • Post-production
    • Rock, Paper, Scissors (2024)
      Rock, Paper, Scissors
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Toilet Paper (voice)
      • 2026
    • Invincible VS (2026)
      Invincible VS
      7.0
      Video Game
      • Bulletproof (voice)
      • 2026
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Brick Baker
      • Kanye West
      • Kanye Canes (voice) ...
      • 2017–2026
    • David Spade and Theo Von in Busboys (2026)
      Busboys
      4.1
      • Crackhead DEA Agent
      • 2026
    • J.K. Simmons and Steven Yeun in Invincible (2021)
      Invincible
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Bulletproof
      • Data Twin #1
      • Komodo Dragon (voice) ...
      • 2023–2026
    • Sabrina Impacciatore, Eric Rahill, Oscar Nuñez, Domhnall Gleeson, Gbemisola Ikumelo, Alex Edelman, Tim Key, Melvin Gregg, Ramona Young, and Chelsea Frei in The Paper (2025)
      The Paper
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Martin Lawrence (voice)
      • 2025
    • Edward Norton, Maria Bamford, Sugar Lyn Beard, Michael Cera, Marion Cotillard, Chris Cox, Grey DeLisle, Miles Fisher, Will Forte, Daniel Hagen, Kerri Kenney, Fred Melamed, Eric Peterson, Seth Rogen, Martin Starr, Jill Talley, Debra Wilson, Conrad Vernon, Russell Peters, Joaquin McWhinney, Ann Scobie, Scott Underwood, Sy Smith, Alex Karukas, Gavin Creel, Ruth Negga, Darmirra Brunson, Avalon Lennon, Andrea Danielle Tyler, Evan Goldberg, James Adomian, Megan Hilty, Rachel Butera, SungWon Cho, Josh Robert Thompson, Lena Hall, Marcus Paul James, Jillian Bell, Melissa Villaseñor, Sam Richardson, Timothy Simons, Jimmy O. Yang, Joshua d Logan, Dewayne Perkins, Natasha Rothwell, Bonnie Milligan, Tommy Kang, Emily Lynne, and Patti Harrison in Sausage Party: Foodtopia (2024)
      Sausage Party: Foodtopia
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Potato
      • Random Foods
      • Food in Crowd (voice) ...
      • 2024–2025
    • Jordan Baum, Adam Ray, Avery Pearson, Scout Durwood, Stephanie 'Stevvi' Alexander, Josh Adam Meyers, Luke Null, Jay Pharoah, Beth Stelling, Jeremiah Watkins, and J.R. De Guzman in Give It Up, Avery Pearson (2025)
      Give It Up, Avery Pearson
      • 2025
    • Laugh It Forward (2025)
      Laugh It Forward
      5.8
      TV Series
      • 2025
    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Drederick Tatum (voice)
      • 2022–2024
    • Running on Empty (2024)
      Running on Empty
      4.9
      • Sid
      • 2024
    • Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson (2024)
      Olympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson
      6.5
      TV Series
      • 2024
    • Yvette Nicole Brown, J.B. Smoove, Gerald 'Slink' Johnson, Jay Pharoah, and Marsai Martin in Good Times (2024)
      Good Times
      4.3
      TV Series
      • Junior (voice)
      • 2024
    • Sandy Hook Promise: Just Joking
      2.8
      Video
      • 2023
    • Wanda Sykes and Colin Jost in Trust Fall (2023)
      Trust Fall
      5.8
      Podcast Series
      • Jamal
      • 2023

    Producer

    • Jay Pharoah in Quiz with Balls (2024)
      Quiz with Balls
      5.8
      TV Series
      • co-executive producer
      • producer
      • 2024–2026
    • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
      Family Guy
      8.1
      TV Series
      • consulting producer
      • 2022–2026
    • Jay Pharoah: Jared (2024)
      Jay Pharoah: Jared
      6.0
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Jason Alexander, Ken Jeong, Leslie Jones, Cheri Oteri, Oscar Nuñez, Chris Gethard, Milana Vayntrub, Jay Pharoah, and Emily Pendergast in Out of Office (2022)
      Out of Office
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Jay Pharoah in Nickelodeon's Unfiltered (2020)
      Nickelodeon's Unfiltered
      4.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Too Young for 40 (2020)
      Too Young for 40
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Special Skills (2020)
      Special Skills
      6.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? (2015)
      Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?
      5.8
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Gotham Comedy Live (2012)
      Gotham Comedy Live
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2016
    • Dropout (2006)
      Dropout
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? (2015)
      Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?
      5.8
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2015
    • Above Average Music Videos
      4.0
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • writer
      • 2013–2014
    • BET's Comicview (1992)
      BET's Comicview
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Writer
      • 2013
    • Gary Owen, Lil Duval, Tony T. Roberts, Capone Lee, and Jay Pharoah in Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Orlando (2012)
      Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Orlando
      6.2
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2012
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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    Personal details

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      • Jay Pharoah
    • Alternative name
      • Jay Pharaoh
    • Height
      • 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
    • Born
      • October 14, 1987
      • Chesapeake, Virginia, USA
    • Children
      • none
    • Parents
        Ramona Farrow
    • Relatives
        Shaina Farrow(Sibling)
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Left SNL on good terms and without regrets.
    • Quotes
      I did impressions when I was little, [too]...I didn't have no friends, so I made them up!
    • Nicknames
      • J-Hullk
      • Premature Miracle

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