Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael (; juh-ROD; born June 22, 1987) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. Carmichael is best known for creating and playing the lead role in the semi-biographical NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show. 2Early life Carmichael was born and raised in Winston-Salem, 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 neighborhood. Carmichael grew up poor, which is a frequent topic in his stand-up comedy. In fifth grade, he hosted a morning news show on his elementary school's local access channel. He graduated from Robert B. Glenn High School in 2005. Carmichael's early comedic influences were stand-ups Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Sinbad, and George Carlin. 2Career At age 20, Carmichael moved to Los Angeles to pursue his dream of being a stand-up comic, before he had ever tried stand-u