Jerrod Carmichael

Jerrod Carmichael ( ; 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."
Life and career.
Carmichael was born and raised in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. In 2005, he graduated from Robert B. Glenn High School.
Carmichael's early comedic influences were stand-ups Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Sinbad, and George Carlin.
Carmichael moved to Los Angeles at the age of 20. His first time doing stand-up was an open-mic night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. Carmichael then appeared in the "New Faces" showcase at the 2011 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal. Carmichael's star role was in the 2014 film "Neighbors."
He has released two stand-up HBO comedy specials: "Jerrod Carmichael: Love at the Store" (2014) and "Jerrod Carmichael: 8" (2017). 
In June 2019, Carmichael was hired by Quentin Tarantino to co-write a film adaptation based on the "Django/Zorro" crossover comic book series.