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Jay Pharoah

Highest Rated: 87% The Blackening (2022)

Lowest Rated: 9% Get a Job (2016)

Birthday: Oct 14, 1987

Birthplace: Chesapeake, Virginia, USA

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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Highest rated movies

87% 85% The Blackening Watchlist 85% 64% Top Five Watchlist 80% 59% Unsane Watchlist
80% Live in Front of a Studio Audience: 'All in the Family' and 'Good Times'
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71% 73% Sing Watchlist 65% 86% Resort to Love Watchlist 62% 40% Bad Hair Watchlist 59% 63% All My Life Watchlist How to Fake a War Watchlist
35% 31% Lola Versus
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Adam Ray is Dr. Phil UNLEASHED Self - 2024
17% 77% Running on Empty Sid (Character) - 2024
No Score Yet 60% 2023: Back That Year Up Self - 2023
31% 82% Spinning Gold Frankie Crocker (Character) - 2023
87% 85% The Blackening Unknown (Character) $17.7M 2022
No Score Yet 64% Out of Office Neal (Character) - 2022
14% 21% Private Property Unknown (Character) - 2022
65% 86% Resort to Love Jason (Character) - 2021
59% 63% All My Life Dave (Character) $909.9K 2020
62% 40% Bad Hair Julius (Character) - 2020
No Score Yet 63% 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% 59% Unsane Nate Hoffman (Character) $7.7M 2018
71% 73% Sing Meena's Grandfather (Voice) $270.4M 2016
9% 21% Get a Job Skeezy D (Character) - 2016
85% 64% Top Five Mike (Character) $25.3M 2014
18% 58% Ride Along Runflat (Character) $134.1M 2014
35% 31% 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 Moses/Man's Voice (Guest Voice) 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