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Aliases: Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA

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Movie Involvements: 33

TV Involvements: 14


Most Famous Work

Biography

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.

Most Famous Work

Eddington
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Eddington

(2025) Thanks
Golden Globe Awards
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7

Golden Globe Awards

(1944) Writer
Sausage Party
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6

Sausage Party

(2016) Thanks
Ramy
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7

Ramy

(2019) Executive Producer
Loiter Squad
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8

Loiter Squad

(2012) Writers' Assistant
The Carmichael Show
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7

The Carmichael Show

(2015) Creator
I'm Glad My Mom Died
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I'm Glad My Mom Died

(2025) Executive Producer
Sermon on the Mount
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Sermon on the Mount

(2019) Executive Producer

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2025 Self
2024 Self (archive footage)
Self
2023 Harry Astley
2022 Self
Val
Self
2019 Self
N/A
2018 Security Guard (uncredited)
Self
Self
Self
Self
2017 Paco (voice)
Ross
Jimmy
Actor Friend
Self
2016 Self
Garf
Freddy / Fredo
2015 Jerrod Carmichael
Self
2014 Self
Garf
Self
Self
Self
2013 Jerrod / Prisoner
Elijah
2009 Self - Guest
Self - Guest Judge
2003 Self
1997 Self - Guest
1996 Self
1975 Self - Host
1944 Self - Host
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Writing

Production

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2024 Creator
2015 Creator
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Directing


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