Deon Cole
A stand-up comic, writer, actor and producer, Deon Cole's most high-profile role was as a writer and on-screen performer on both "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" (NBC 2009-10) and its follow-up "Conan" (TBS 2010- ). As a comedy performer he appeared on numerous stand-up showcases and in films and TV shows including the Ice Cube and Cedric the Entertainer-starring comedy films "Barbershop" (2002) and "Barbershop 2: Back in Business" (2004), as well as the football-based situation comedy "The League" (FX 2009-15). Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Cole first tried out stand-up at the age of 21 when a friend bet him fifty dollars that he wouldn't be able to get up onstage and do a spot at an open mic night. The attempt succeeded and he would go on to perform at many Chicago comedy clubs before becoming a national touring act. Earning increasingly regular television spots, he appeared on "Nick Cannon Presents: Wild'n Out" (MTV 2002-07, 2013- ), "Martin Lawrence Presents 1st Amendment Standup" (Starz 2005-10), the revived "Def Comedy Jam" (HBO 2006-08) and a half-hour Comedy Central special in 2007. A 2009 stand-up appearance on "The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien" led to an invite to join the show's writing team that year, and like many of Conan's writers, Cole also became a regular performer in the show's comedy bits. When O'Brien left "The Tonight Show," Cole made the transition to "Conan," where he took an even more prominent on-camera role. This led to Cole's own comedy show, the viral video clip show "Deon Cole's Black Box" (TBS 2013).
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deon Cole: OK, Mister | Self | - | 2024 |
81% |
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The Color Purple | Alfonso (Character) | $60.6M | 2023 |
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The Improv: 60 and Still Standing | Self | - | 2023 |
100% | No Score Yet | Out of the Loop | Self | - | 2023 |
39% |
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You People | Demetrius (Character) | - | 2023 |
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Deon Cole: Charleen's Boy |
Self, Writer |
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88% |
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The Harder They Fall | Wiley Escoe (Character) | - | 2021 |
88% |
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I'M FINE (Thanks for Asking) |
Chad (Character), Producer, Executive Producer |
- | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome Matt | Norman (Character) | - | 2021 |
19% |
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Friendsgiving | Dan (Character) | - | 2020 |
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2 Minutes of Fame | Nico (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet |
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Holiday Rush | Marshall Stone (Character) | - | 2019 |
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Deon Cole: Cole Hearted | Unknown (Character) | - | 2019 |
37% |
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The Female Brain | Steven (Character) | $7.0K | 2017 |
91% |
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Barbershop: The Next Cut | Dante (Character) | $54.0M | 2016 |
TV
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74% | 47% | The Madness | Kwesi (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2016 2021-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name That Tune | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023 |
86% | 90% | Average Joe | Joe Washington (Character) | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The $100,000 Pyramid | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 44% | grown-ish | Charlie Telphy (Character) | 2018-2023 |
No Score Yet | 55% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2020-2023 |
No Score Yet | 67% | So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop Dogg | Guest | 2022 |
92% | 57% | black-ish |
Charlie Telphy (Character), Unknown (Guest Star), Unknown (Voice) |
2014-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2018-2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Soul of a Nation | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Can See Your Voice | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cabin With Bert Kreischer | Guest | 2020 |
100% | 87% | Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts | Dave (Voice) | 2020 |
82% | 16% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2016-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hip Hop Squares | Guest | 2019 |
96% | 74% | Angie Tribeca |
Officer DJ Tanner (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2016-2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'n Out | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lip Sync Battle | Contestant | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Face Value | Host | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 71% | The Standups | Self | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Behind The... | Unknown (Character) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ComicView | Unknown (Character) | 2013 2015 |
69% | 75% | Benched | Diamond (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Funniest Wins | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Deon Cole's Black Box |
Executive Producer, Host |
2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comic View: One Mic Stand | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2012 |
81% | 83% | The League | Mugger (Guest Star) | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comedy Central Presents | Unknown (Character) | 2007 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam | Unknown (Character) | 1994 |