J. B. Smoove

Jerry Angelo Brooks , better known as J. B. Smoove, is an American actor, writer, comedian, and voice actor. He began his career on Def Comedy Jam in the early 1990s. He is best known for his recurring role as Leon on the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm. Smoove joined the Seasoncast of the Fox sitcom Til Death in 2008, and was promoted to the main cast for Season 3. He also starred on the CBS sitcom The Millers from 20132015. He currently portrays a fictionalized version of himself on the BET improvcomedy reality television parody Real Husbands of Hollywood.

Smoove was born December 16, 1965 in Plymouth, North Carolina, and grew up in Mount Vernon, New York. He attended Norfolk State University in Virginia. He shortened his name, Jerry Brooks, to J.B. and added Smoove as his last name when he began performing standup comedy. J.B. Smoove worked at a custom Tshirt shop where he printed Tshirts and model trains while developing material for his comedy routine.

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