Jay Pharoah
Jay Pharoah, born Jared Antonio Farrow, joined the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (NBC 1975- ) as a featured player in 2010, ascending to the main cast in 2012. The lanky 6'2" actor assumed the mantle of playing President Barack Obama from the departing Fred Armisen that same year. A gifted mimic, Farrow also impersonated celebrities including Kanye West (in a recurring sketch opposite Nasim Pedrad as West's girlfriend Kim Kardashian as the hosts of the morning talk show "Waking Up with Kimye"), Ice-T, Will Smith, Tracy Morgan, Samuel L. Jackson and Dennis Rodman. His highest-profile original character was Principal Frye, the twitchy headmaster of a violent public high school whose announcements at school functions become increasingly agitated. The Virginia native's first movie appearances came with small roles in the comedies "The Cookout 2" (2011) and "Lola Versus" (2012), followed by more substantial roles in the Ice Cube/Kevin Hart buddy comedy "Ride Along" (2014) and Chris Rock's romantic comedy "Top Five" (2015). He also appeared in a voice role in the animated comedy "Sing" (2016). Throughout his career, Pharoah also worked frequently as a stand-up comedian. In August 2016, it was announced that Pharoah would not be returning to "Saturday Night Live" for a seventh season.
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Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Adam Ray is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED | Self | - | 2024 |
17% |
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Running on Empty | Sid (Character) | - | 2024 |
No Score Yet |
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2023: Back That Year Up | Self | - | 2023 |
31% |
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Spinning Gold | Frankie Crocker (Character) | - | 2023 |
87% |
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The Blackening | Unknown (Character) | $17.7M | 2022 |
No Score Yet |
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Out of Office | Neal (Character) | - | 2022 |
14% |
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Private Property | Unknown (Character) | - | 2022 |
65% |
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Resort to Love | Jason (Character) | - | 2021 |
59% |
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All My Life | Dave (Character) | $909.9K | 2020 |
62% |
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Bad Hair | Julius (Character) | - | 2020 |
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2 Minutes of Fame | Deandre (Character) | - | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | How to Fake a War | Harry Hope (Character) | - | 2019 |
80% | No Score Yet | Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times' | J.J Evans (Character) | - | 2019 |
80% |
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Unsane | Nate Hoffman (Character) | $7.7M | 2018 |
71% |
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Sing | Meena's Grandfather (Voice) | $270.4M | 2016 |
9% |
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Get a Job | Skeezy D (Character) | - | 2016 |
85% |
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Top Five | Mike (Character) | $25.3M | 2014 |
18% |
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Ride Along | Runflat (Character) | $134.1M | 2014 |
35% |
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Lola Versus | Randy (Character) | $251.9K | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Cookout 2 | Eddie O (Character) | - | 2011 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Guest | 2023-2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2017 2020-2022 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 54% | After Midnight | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Quiz With Balls | Host | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2022-2024 |
No Score Yet | 77% | Dinner Time Live With David Chang | Guest | 2024 |
10% | 24% | Good Times | Junior (Voice) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 28% | Is It Cake? | Judge | 2024 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Name That Tune | Guest | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 88% | Snake Oil | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hot Ones | Guest | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Game Face | Self | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 56% | That's My Jam | Guest | 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy |
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2017 2022-2023 |
No Score Yet | 40% | Barmageddon | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Guest | 2022 |
No Score Yet | 67% | So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop Dogg | Guest | 2022 |
100% | No Score Yet | Phat Tuesdays | Self | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2013 2017 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nickelodeon's Unfiltered | Host | 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | 42% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2018 2020-2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Guest | 2017-2018 2021 |
82% | 16% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | 45% | The Masked Singer | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Top Elf | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | I Can See Your Voice | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | 73% | A Million Little Things | Omar (Guest Star) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The $100,000 Pyramid | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Match Game | Guest | 2017 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | SafeWord | Contestant | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 86% | SuperMansion | Barack Obama (Guest Voice) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hip Hop Squares | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Drop the Mic | Contestant | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2018 |
No Score Yet | 12% | The View | Guest | 2018 |
53% | 73% | White Famous | Floyd Mooney (Character) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Harry | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 50% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 18% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Comedy Jam | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 57% | Saturday Night Live | Unknown (Character) | 2010-2016 |
No Score Yet | 61% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hollywood Game Night | Guest | 2015 |
94% | 81% | Portlandia | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Comic View: One Mic Stand | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Unknown (Character) | 2009 2012 |