Jaboukie Young-White
Jaboukie Young-White | |
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Born | July 24, 1994 |
Education | DePaul University |
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Years active | 2016–present |
Jaboukie Young-White (born July 24, 1994[1][2]) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.
Early life[]
Young-White was born to Jamaican immigrants and raised in Harvey, Illinois.[1][3] He later attended Marian Catholic High School where he participated in Speech and Theatre before studying at DePaul University,[4] where he became involved in improv comedy through the collegiate improvisation program "The Titanic Players".[5] From DePaul, he ultimately left in his senior year to pursue his comedy career full-time.[6]
Career[]
Young-White performed stand-up for the first time at an open mic night when he was 19; he was hired for his first stand-up gig when he was 21.[6] He continued to perform stand-up at several bars and clubs around Chicago and New York City, and was a finalist at the 2016 NYC Devil Cup Stand Up Festival.[7]
Beginning in late 2016, several of his memes, tweets, and posts went viral.[6][8] He subsequently gained prominence on social media, particularly on Twitter and Instagram, where he grew a large following.[9][10]
In 2017, he was featured on Rolling Stone's "25 Under 25: Meet the Young Musicians, Actors, Activists Changing the World" list.[11] The following year, he was included in Vulture's "20 Comedians You Should and Will Know" list.[12] In 2020, Young-White was placed on BET's "Future 40" list, which is a list of "40 of the most inspiring and innovative vanguards who are redefining what it means to be unapologetically young, gifted & black".[13] Since 2017, he has performed stand-up twice on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[14][15]
As of 2018, he writes for the Netflix television shows Big Mouth and American Vandal.[16] In October of that year, he was hired as a correspondent on The Daily Show;[17] he made his first appearance opposite Trevor Noah on October 11, 2018, and left in 2021.[18][19][20]
In early 2019, Young-White was negotiating to be a lead, alongside Danielle Macdonald in an untitled Bo Burnham and Amy York Rubin film.[21]
On Martin Luther King Day (January 20, 2020), Young-White was temporarily banned from Twitter for posting a tweet posing as the FBI and claiming that they were responsible for the activist's assassination.[22]
On March 23, 2020, Twitter again suspended Young-White after he changed his display name and icon to that of the CNN Breaking News account, and tweeting: "BREAKING: Joe Biden is not DEAD. He just getting some dick. We've all been there cnn.com", thus making it appear as though CNN had posted the tweet.[23] His account was restored less than a day later. However, he was subsequently stripped of his verified status.[24]
In 2021, Young-White starred in the film Dating and New York. He also appeared opposite Joaquin Phoenix in the film C'mon C'mon and had a recurring role in the television series Only Murders in the Building.[25] He will be voicing the lead role of Truman in the upcoming animated series Fairfax.[26]
On June 10, 2021, it was announced that Young-White would be teaming up with Issa Rae and her production company Hoorae to develop the book The Gang's All Queer: The Lives of Gay Gang Members by Vanessa R. Panfil into a series for HBO. He will write and executive produce the project.[27] He also will appear in a recurring role in Rae's upcoming television show Rap Sh*t.[28]
On July 20, 2021, it was announced that Young-White would be writing the script for an upcoming animated feature inspired by music of the late rapper Juice Wrld.[29]
Personal life[]
In late 2017, Young-White came out as queer during his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon; he later clarified that he identifies as gay, in his second appearance on the program in late 2018.[30]
He is of Jamaican descent but often jokes that he is Italian.[31] He has two brothers, Javaughn and Javeigh.[32] He is an uncle to Adeya, the child of his brother Javaughn and singer Kehlani.[33] He has a dog named Callaloo.[34]
He was a supporter of the Bernie Sanders 2020 presidential campaign.[35]
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2015 | Rooftops and Fire Escapes | Party Guy | Short |
2017 | Rough Night | Borat | |
2018 | Set It Up | Assistant Alex | |
Ralph Breaks the Internet | McNeely | Voice only | |
2019 | Someone Great | Mikey | |
Vanilla | Garret | ||
2021 | Dating and New York | Milo | |
C'mon C'mon | Fernando |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017–2018 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | Stand-up performer, 2 episodes [36] |
2018 | Influencer | Duffer Stone | TV movie |
2018–present | Big Mouth | (voice) | Episode: "Duke"; also writer |
2018 | American Vandal | Writer | |
2018–2021 | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself (correspondent) | |
2019 | Crashing | Himself | Episode: "Jaboukie" |
Total Forgiveness | Himself | Episode: "Stand-up/Diaries" | |
The Rank Room | Himself | Episode: "What Is the Worst Tattoo to Get?" | |
2020 | BoJack Horseman | (voice) | 2 episodes |
2020–2021 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Daniel | 3 episodes |
2021 | Only Murders in the Building | Sam | 2 episodes |
Fairfax | Truman (voice) | 8 episodes | |
TBA | Rap Sh*t | Francois Boom | Pre-production |
Web[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2017 | Black Tylenol | Martin | [37] |
References[]
- ^ a b NerdyPOC (May 10, 2017). "Jaboukie Young-White, On Online Activism, Black Twitter Not Getting Credit and Mental Health". Medium. Retrieved April 15, 2018.
- ^ Young-White, Jaboukie [@jaboukie] (July 24, 2019). "hey it's my birthday today and for it i'm asking u to please donate to @TheOkraProject" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ ""Not Offended, Just Bored" — Meet Jaboukie Young-White". Mask Magazine. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "Marian Catholic senior captures two IHSA state speech championships". nwitimes.com. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Sausage McGuffin Facebook profile". Retrieved September 16, 2019.
- ^ a b c Mullane, Pat. "Former DePaul student goes viral, starts career as a comedian". The DePaulia. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "Jaboukie Young-White on the Zen of Memes". Vulture. September 16, 2016.
- ^ "This Guy's Instagram Captions Are Gloriously Extra". BuzzFeed. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ "jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) | Twitter". Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "jaboukie young-white (@jaboukie) • Instagram photos and videos". Retrieved July 9, 2018 – via Instagram.
- ^ "25 Under 25: Meet the Musicians, Actors, Activists Changing the World". Rolling Stone. Retrieved April 25, 2018.
- ^ Pitchel, Jesse David Fox, Jake Kroeger, Samantha. "20 Comedians You Should and Will Know". Vulture. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
- ^ "BET Digital celebrates black excellence with new original editorial series". Chicago Defender. February 7, 2020. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
- ^ "Jaboukie Young-White Takes on 'Masc' Queer Men in Hilarious Standup". Out.com. December 15, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ "'The Daily Show' Adds Jaboukie Young-White as Correspondent". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Donald Glover fan goes viral after posting photo of encounter on Twitter". The Independent. Retrieved July 9, 2018.
- ^ Evans, Greg (October 11, 2018). "Jaboukie Young-White Joins 'The Daily Show' As Correspondent". Deadline. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ "Chicago comedian schools Trevor Noah in his 'Daily Show' debut". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ Otterson, Joe (October 11, 2018). "Jaboukie Young-White Joins 'Daily Show With Trevor Noah' as Correspondent". Variety. Retrieved October 13, 2018.
- ^ White, Peter (November 11, 2021). "'The Daily Show': Correspondent Jaboukie Young-White Exits Comedy Central Late-Night Series". Deadline. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
- ^ Fleming, Mike Jr. (February 19, 2019). "Danielle Macdonald, Jaboukie Young-White Set For Paramount Players Pic". Deadline. Retrieved February 23, 2019.
- ^ Pollowitz, Greg (January 21, 2020). "The Daily Show's Jaboukie Young-White gets booted off Twitter for spoofing the official FBI account". Twitchy. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
- ^ Haasch, Palmer (March 24, 2020). "Twitter suspended Jaboukie over fake CNN tweet about Joe Biden". Insider. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ Moen, Matt (March 24, 2020). "Why #FreeJaboukie Is Trending". Paper. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ "Jaboukie Young-White | Speaking Fee, Booking Agent, & Contact Info | CAA Speakers". www.caa.com. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Zorrilla, Mónica Marie (September 29, 2021). "Kiersey Clemons, Jaboukie Young-White to Star in Amazon's Adult Animated Comedy 'Fairfax'". Variety. Retrieved September 29, 2021.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (June 10, 2021). "Jaboukie Young-White Adapting 'Gang's All Queer' for HBO, Issa Rae". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ Petski, Denise (August 6, 2021). "'Rap Sh*t': Issa Rae's HBO Max Series Adds Four To Cast". Deadline. Retrieved August 7, 2021.
- ^ Grobar, Matt (July 20, 2021). "Modern Magic: Adam Rosenberg & Rodney Rothman Launch Company Focused On Event Animation And Live-Action". Deadline.
- ^ "This Stand-Up Comic Just Hilariously Came Out to His Parents on National TV". Pride.com. December 14, 2017. Retrieved May 30, 2018.
- ^ Longo, Joseph (March 2020). "How Every Shitposter Became Italian". Mel magazine. Retrieved April 8, 2020.
- ^ @Jaboukie (July 27, 2017). "Jaboukie Young-White with his two brothers" (Tweet). Retrieved July 10, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Kehlani Gave Birth to a Baby Girl Named Adeya". out.com. March 26, 2019. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "jaboukie young-white on Instagram: "callaloo says hi"". Retrieved August 26, 2020 – via Instagram.
- ^ "12 Celebrities Who Are Feeling the Bern". popdust.com. November 21, 2019. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
- ^ The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (December 13, 2017), Jaboukie Young-White Stand-Up, retrieved April 15, 2018
- ^ Never Sad (February 28, 2017), Black Tylenol, retrieved May 21, 2019
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