Jay Pharoah

What fascinates me about Jay Pharoah isn't just that he can impersonate anyone, but how generous his impressions feel. From 2010 to 2016 on Saturday Night Live, he turned mimicry into something closer to affectionate observation, and Rolling Stone naming him among the show's greatest cast members felt earned rather than ceremonial. Born in Chesapeake, Virginia in 1987, he carries a regional warmth into a craft that can easily curdle into cruelty. I respect performers who study people so closely that the joke becomes a portrait. Pharoah, to me, is one of those rare comics who flatters even as he teases.

Name (English)

Jay Pharoah

Name (Japanese)

ジェイ・ファロー

Reading

じぇい・ふぁろー

Born

October 14, 1987 (age 38)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Libra / Rabbit

Origin

Chesapeake, Virginia, United States

Occupation

comedian / actor / television actor

High school

Indian River High School

University

Virginia Commonwealth University

• Official sitehttp://jaypharoah.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/jaypharoah/
• Xhttps://x.com/jaypharoah
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jay%20Pharoah
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A4%E3%83%BB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971145

Tags

• Virginia
• comedian
• actor
• television actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

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