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Jay Pharoah
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In short · Acting since 1988, 5 decades active, 50 credits.
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Biography
Jared Antonio Farrow, known professionally as Jay Pharoah, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became widely recognized for his role as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series *Saturday Night Live*, where he was a regular from 2010 to 2016. In 2015, Rolling Stone magazine listed him as the 55th greatest *Saturday Night Live* cast member in its history. Pharoah has also provided voice work for animated films, including the role of Meena's Grandfather in *Sing* (2016) and Noah in *The Mitchells vs. the Machines* (2021).
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Actor
26 credits
The Cat in the Hat(2026)
TBA
FilmGood Times(2024)
Junior
TV
Running on Empty(2024)
Sid
FilmOlympic Highlights with Kevin Hart and Kenan Thompson(2024)
Actor
TV
Spinning Gold(2023)
Cecil Holmes
Film
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart(2023)
Nuno Blood
Film
Out of Office(2022)
Neal
Film
Private Property(2022)
Richard Carlyle
Film
The Blackening(2022)
Shawn
Film
Resort to Love(2021)
Jason King
Film
INVINCIBLE(2021)
Bulletproof (voice) (8 Episodes) , Bulletproof / GDA Agents (voice) (1 Episode) , Bulletproof / Dinosaur #2 / Zombie #1 (voice) (1 Episode) , Data Twin #1 / Viltrumites (voice) (1 Episode) , Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Soldier (voice) (1 Episode) , Data Twin #1 / Cute Guy / Council Member #1 (voice) (1 Episode) , Bulletproof / Komodo Dragon / Sergeant (voice) (1 Episode) , Data 1 (voice) (1 Episode)
TV
The Mitchells vs. the Machines(2021)
Noah
Film
2 Minutes of Fame(2020)
Deandre
Film
All My Life(2020)
Dave Berger
Film
Bad Hair(2020)
Julius
Film
Loafy(2020)
Zoo Keeper Dan
TV
How to Fake a War(2019)
Harry Hope
Film
Unsane(2018)
Nate Hoffman
Film
Champaign Ill(2018)
Lou
TV
A Million Little Things(2018)
Omar (3 Episodes)
TV
White Famous(2017)
Floyd Mooney
TV
Legends of Chamberlain Heights(2016)
Randy
TV
Hot Ones(2015)
Actor
TV
Ride Along(2014)
Runflat
FilmThe Paper 0(2000)
Martin Lawrence (voice) (1 Episode)
TV
The Simpsons(1989)
Drederick Tatum (voice) (4 Episodes)
TV
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- Playing POTUSSelf - Interviewee · 2026
- Laugh It ForwardSelf · 2025
- The Quiz with BallsSelf - Host (10 Episodes) · 2024
- Quiz with BallsSelf - Host · 2024
- Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHEDSelf · 2024
- Soapstone Comedy PresentsSelf - Guest · 2024
- Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American HumorSelf (1 Episode) · 2024
- So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop DoggSelf · 2022
- BarmageddonSelf · 2022
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and LaughterSelf · 2022
- That's My JamSelf · 2021
- Play-Doh SquishedSelf - Guest Judge · 2021
- Special SkillsSelf - Host · 2020
- Think TankSelf · 2020
- Nickelodeon's UnfilteredSelf · 2020
- Live at Just for LaughsSelf · 2019
- The Goddamn Comedy JamSelf (2016) · 2016
- Ice & CocoSelf · 2015
- Simply MaríaSelf - Various Characters (128 Episodes) · 2015
- Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest (1 Episode) · 2003
- Snl50 Beyond Saturday NightSelf (1 Episode) · 2000
- Mark Twain PrizeSelf (1 Episode) · 1999
- LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest (2 Episodes) · 1988
- Watch What Happens LiveSelf - Guest (1 Episode)
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