Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael is an American standup comedian, actor, and writer. Carmichael is best known for creating and playing the lead role in the NBC television series The Carmichael Show. In 2014, he also released a standup HBO comedy special called Jerrod Carmichael Love at the Store filmed by Spike Lee that he shot at the The Comedy Store in West Hollywood.

Carmichael was born in WinstonSalem, North Carolina, the son of Cynthia, a secretary, and Joe Carmichael, a truck driver. He has an older brother, Joe Carmichael, Jr. He grew up in the Morningside Manor neighborhood and graduated from Robert B. Glenn High School in 2005. He moved to Los Angeles in 2008 to pursue a career in standup comedy.

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