Desi Banks | |
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![]() Banks in 2020 | |
Birth name | Desi Terrell Banks Jr. [1] |
Born | [2] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S, | May 9, 1993
Medium | Social media, stand-up |
Years active | 2012–present |
Website | Official website |
College football career | |
Position | Wide receiver |
Personal information | |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 187 lb (85 kg) |
Career history | |
College | Morehead State (2011–2012) |
High school | Cedar Grove (Ellenwood, Georgia) |
Desi Terrell Banks Jr. (born May 9, 1993) is an American comedian and actor. He played two seasons of college football for Morehead State as a wide receiver.
Banks was born and raised in the Eastside of Atlanta, Georgia. [3] He said he was "always the funny kid growing up" and influenced by comedians Eddie Murphy and Martin Lawrence. [3] [4] He went to Cedar Grove High School in Ellenwood, Georgia, where he competed in track, baseball, and football. [3]
Banks played football in college for the Morehead State Eagles. As a freshman and sophomore in 2011 and 2012, he recorded fourteen receptions for 162 yards and two touchdowns in fifteen games. [5] He transferred and joined the Georgia State Panthers football team but did not get any playing time. [6] He graduated from Georgia State in December 2015 with a bachelor's degree in sociology. [3]
Banks began posting comedy sketches to Vine in 2012. [7] As his videos went viral, he decided after graduation in 2015 to build a career in comedy because "football didn't work out". [3] He expanded to other platforms, such as Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, and posted three or four videos daily. [3] [7] As of 2023 [update] , he has over 8 million followers on Instagram, and his YouTube channel has accumulated over 2 million subscribers and over 750 million views. [8] [9] The Hollywood Reporter has ranked him at least as high as No. 3 on its Top Comedians list. [10]
Banks started doing stand-up comedy in 2017. [3] [4] In 2018, he founded a production company, Desi Banks Productions, that makes online videos. [3] [7] He has acted in films such as Will Packer's Little (2018). [11]
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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2016 | Cream X Coffee | Groomsman #1 | TV series; episode: "Black Love Matters" |
2017 | Love by Chance | Dante | Film |
2017 | La Vie Magnifique De Charlie | Record Store Customer | Film |
2019 | Little | Postmates Delivery Guy | Film |
2021 | Haunted Trail | Zay | Film |
2022 | Sherman's Showcase | Fonk the Freak | TV series; episode: "Murder at the Shrind" |
2025 | One of Them Days | Party Guest | Film; Cameo |