Jerrod Carmichael
2.0Acting

Jerrod Carmichael

Jun 22, 1987 - Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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.

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Cast

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Movie2022Jerrod Carmichael: RothanielSelf
Movie2023Poor ThingsHarry Astley
Movie2014Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the StoreSelf
Movie2014NeighborsGarf
Movie2016The MeddlerFreddy / Fredo
Movie2017Transformers: The Last KnightJimmy
Movie2016Neighbors 2: Sorority RisingGarf
Movie2017The Disaster ArtistActor Friend
Movie2017Jerrod Carmichael: 8Self
Movie2017FerdinandPaco (voice)
Movie2018Flower Boy: A ConversationSelf
Movie2018mid90sSecurity Guard (uncredited)
Movie2019Home Videos
Movie2019Sermon on the MountSelf
Movie2018Unbanned: The Legend of AJ1Self
Movie2018Illegal Civilization 3Self
Movie2022On the Count of ThreeVal
Movie2017MoonlightRoss
Movie2025Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be GaySelf
TV Show2015The Carmichael ShowJerrod Carmichael32
TV Show2016ChelseaSelf1
TV Show1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host1
TV Show1996The Daily ShowSelf1
TV Show1997The ViewSelf - Guest1
TV Show2024Jerrod Carmichael Reality ShowSelf8
TV Show2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf2
TV Show2013Lucas Bros Moving CoJerrod / Prisoner11
TV Show2013The Goodwin GamesElijah7
TV Show2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self2
TV Show2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf1
TV Show2018The ShopSelf3
TV Show2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest1
TV Show2014Last Week Tonight with John OliverSelf1
TV Show2015Close Up with The Hollywood ReporterSelf2
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Host1
TV Show2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf1
TV Show2024Stand-Up: The Laughing TherapySelf (archive footage)1
TV Show2009RuPaul's Drag RaceSelf - Guest Judge1

Crew

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Movie2022Jerrod Carmichael: RothanielExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2022Jerrod Carmichael: RothanielWriterWriting
Movie2022On the Count of ThreeProducerProduction
Movie2019Sermon on the MountCreatorCrew
Movie2019Home VideosCreatorCrew
Movie2019Dan Soder: Son of a GaryExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2014Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the StoreWriterWriting
Movie2022Kate Berlant: Cinnamon in the WindExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2021drew michael: red blue greenExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019Home VideosWriterWriting
Movie2017Jerrod Carmichael: 8Executive ProducerProduction
Movie2017Jerrod Carmichael: 8WriterWriting
Movie2016Sausage PartyThanksCrew
Movie2018Drew MichaelDirectorDirecting
Movie2018Drew MichaelExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019Home VideosDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Sermon on the MountDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Sermon on the MountExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019Lil Rel Howery: Live in CrenshawExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2019Lil Rel Howery: Live in CrenshawDirectorDirecting
Movie2014Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the StoreExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2022On the Count of ThreeDirectorDirecting
Movie2019Home VideosExecutive ProducerProduction
Movie2025Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be GayWriterWriting
Movie2025Jerrod Carmichael: Don't Be GayExecutive ProducerProduction
MovieN/AThe Napa BoysExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2015The Carmichael ShowWriterWriting
TV Show2018RelExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2019RamyExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2015The Carmichael ShowExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2024Jerrod Carmichael Reality ShowExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2024Jerrod Carmichael Reality ShowCreatorCrew
TV Show1944Golden Globe AwardsWriterWriting
TV Show2012Loiter SquadWriters' AssistantWriting
TV ShowN/AI'm Glad My Mom DiedExecutive ProducerProduction
TV Show2015The Carmichael ShowCreatorCreator
TV Show2024Jerrod Carmichael Reality ShowCreatorCreator