Person

Jay Pharoah

Acting · Born 1987-10-14

Biography

Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), known professionally by his stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, impressionist, rapper, and voice actor. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in 2010, for its thirty-sixth season.

Known for

Filmography

2026Playing POTUSSelf
2026BusboysDEA Agent
2025The PaperMartin Lawrence (voice)
2025Hollywood SquaresSelf
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday NightSelf
2024Adam Ray Is Dr. Phil UNLEASHEDSelf
2024Jay Pharoah: JaredSelf
2024Running on EmptySid
2024Sausage Party: Foodtopia(voice)
2024The Quiz with BallsSelf - Host
2024Good TimesJunior (voice)
2024Rock, Paper, ScissorsToilet Paper (voice)
2024Dinner Time Live with David ChangSelf
2024After MidnightSelf
20232023 Back That Year Up with Kevin Hart & Kenan ThompsonSelf
2023Urkel Saves Santa: The Movie!Jay-Z (voice)
2023Snake OilSelf - Celebrity Guest Advisor
2023The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon HeartNuno Blood / Additional Blackulas (voice)
2023The BlackeningShawn
2023Spinning GoldCecil Holmes
2022BarmageddonSelf - Contestant
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and LaughterSelf
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf
2022SherriSelf - Guest
2022Out of OfficeNeal
2022Private PropertyRichard Carlyle
2022So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop DoggSelf
2022Is It Cake?Self - Judge
2022Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop ComedySelf
2021That's My JamSelf - Guest
2021Resort to LoveJason
2021Bad HairJulius
2021The Mitchells vs. the MachinesNoah (voice)
2021INVINCIBLEBulletproof (voice)
2021Name That TuneSelf - Contestant
2020The All-Star Nickmas SpectacularSelf
2020All My LifeDave Berger
2020I Can See Your VoiceSelf - Guest Panelist
2020How to Fake a WarHarry Hope
2020Nickelodeon's UnfilteredSelf - Host
20202 Minutes of FameDeandre
2019Live in Front of a Studio Audience: "All in the Family" and "Good Times"James 'J.J.' Evans, Jr.
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019Tamron HallSelf - Guest
2019A Black Lady Sketch ShowJaybrien
2019The Masked SingerSelf - Guest Panelist
2018Champaign IllLou
2018A Million Little ThingsOmar
2018Back To School Just For LaughsSelf
2018UnsaneNate Hoffman
2017Taraji's White Hot Holiday SpecialDeMarcus / Reindeer
2017Drop the MicSelf
2017White FamousFloyd Mooney
2017SteveSelf
2016SingMeena's Grandfather (voice)
2016Legends of Chamberlain HeightsMontrel
2016The Goddamn Comedy JamSelf
2016The $100,000 PyramidSelf
2016Match GameSelf - Panelist
2016To Tell the TruthSelf - Panelist
2016Get a JobSkeezy D
2015Taraji's White Hot HolidaysSelf
2015Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?Himself
2015Hot OnesSelf
2014Top FiveMike
2014BoJack HorsemanDashawn Manheim (voice)
2014Shaquille O'Neal Presents: All Star Comedy Jam - Live from Las VegasSelf
2014Balls OutDan
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014Ride AlongRunflat
2013Beat Bobby FlaySelf
2012Gotham Comedy LiveSelf - Host
2012All Star Comedy Jam: Live from OrlandoSelf
2012Lola VersusRandy
2012The Secret Policeman's BallSelf
2012Good Mythical MorningSelf
2011The Cookout 2Eddie O
2011Bubble GuppiesBuster (voice)
2011PortlandiaJay-Z
2010ConanSelf
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest
2005American Dad!Dwayne Johnson (voice)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
1999Family GuyMoses / Man's Voice (voice)
1999Mark Twain PrizeSelf
1996The Daily ShowSelf - Guest
1989The SimpsonsDrederick Tatum (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1984MTV Video Music AwardsSelf
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
1974American Music AwardsSelf - Host

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