Lil Rel Howery

Lil Rel Howery is genuinely one of those guys who makes everything better just by showing up. Growing up on the South Side of Chicago clearly gave him that grounded, no-nonsense comedic instinct — the kind you can't fake or learn in a class. His breakout as Rod in Get Out was a masterstroke of timing: he played the one character with enough common sense to see the horror coming, and his scenes were so funny they almost broke the tension of a genuinely terrifying film. The Carmichael Show proved he could anchor a network comedy without going broad or cheap, and his stand-up always feels like catching up with a friend who happens to be hilarious. He's the type of talent the industry keeps rediscovering, and I'm here for every bit of it.

Name (English)

Lil Rel Howery

Name (Japanese)

リル・レル・ハウリー

Reading

りる・れる・はうりー

Born

December 17, 1979 (age 46)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Goat

Origin

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Occupation

comedian / television actor / actor / screenwriter / stand-up comedian

High school

Crane High School

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttps://thelilrelcompany.wordpress.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/comedianlilrel/
• Xhttps://x.com/LilRel4
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%8F%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC

Tags

• Illinois
• comedian
• television actor
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.