Jaboukie Young-White | |
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 Young-White at SXSW 2024 | |
| Born | July 24, 1994 |
| Other names | Jaboukie |
| Education | DePaul University |
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| Years active | 2013–present |
Jaboukie Young-White (born July 24, 1994 [1] [2] ) is an American comedian, actor, and writer.
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] [ non-primary source needed ] He ultimately left DePaul in his senior year to pursue his comedy career full-time. [6]
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] [ non-primary source needed ] [10] [ non-primary source needed ]
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 in an untitled Bo Burnham and Amy York Rubin film alongside Danielle Macdonald. [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 voiced the lead role of Truman in the 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]
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. [28]
In 2022, Young-White had a recurring role in Rae's television show Rap Sh!t . [29] He also voice acted in the Disney+ series Baymax! and voiced main character Ethan Clade in the Disney animated feature Strange World . [30] [31]
On September 30, 2022, Young-White released his debut single "BBC" via Interscope Records under the moniker "jaboukie." [32] Two more singles, "ROCKWHYLER" and "not_me_tho," were subsequently released.
On August 1, 2023, jaboukie announced his debut album, All who can't hear must feel, which was released on August 25, 2023. [33]
In late 2017, Young-White came out as queer during his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon .
He is of Jamaican descent but often jokes that he is Italian. [34] He has two brothers, Javaughn and Javeigh. [35] [ non-primary source needed ] He is an uncle to Adeya, the child of his brother Javaughn and singer Kehlani. [36] He has a Rottweiler named Callaloo. [37] [ non-primary source needed ]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 2022 | Strange World | Ethan Clade | Voice only |
| 2023 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | Connor |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Himself | Stand-up performer, 2 episodes [38] |
| 2018 | Influencer | Duffer Stone | TV movie |
| 2018–present | Big Mouth | (voice) | Episode: "Duke"; also writer |
| 2018 | American Vandal | Writer | |
| 2018–21 | The Daily Show with Trevor Noah | Himself (correspondent) | 57 episodes |
| 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 |
| 2020–21 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | Daniel | 3 episodes |
| 2021–22 | Only Murders in the Building | Sam | 5 episodes |
| Fairfax | Truman, Reporter 2, Off-Brian Stan No. 2, Random Female Griever, Shu, EMTIT, Kellen, Extra 3, Sean (voice) | 15 episodes | |
| 2022 | Battle Kitty | Warriors, Squires, Cocky Warrior, Erik, Robber 2, Brad, Angelions, Pirates, Ghosts, Glitch Warrior (voice) | 7 episodes |
| Baymax! | Mbita (voice) | 2 episodes | |
| Rap Sh!t | Francois Boom | 4 episodes | |
| The Great North | Holden (voice) | Episode: "Mall-mento Adventure" | |
| 2023 | Bob's Burgers | Blue Haired Teen (voice) | Episode: "These Boots Are Made for Stalking" |
| Black Mirror | TV Eric | Episode: "Joan Is Awful" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Black Tylenol | Martin | [39] |
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
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| USHeat | ||
| All who can't hear must feel |
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| Title | Year | Director | Notes |
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| "bbc" | 2022 | Jaboukie Young-White | [40] |
| "ROCKWHYLER" | [41] | ||
| "not_me_tho' | 2023 | Jaboukie Young-White | [42] |
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