Jaboukie Young-White was born on July 24,1994 and is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer.
18 Facts About Jaboukie Young-White
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Jaboukie Young-White later attended Marian Catholic High School where he participated in Speech and Theatre before studying at DePaul University, where he became involved in improv comedy through the collegiate improvisation program "The Titanic Players".
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Jaboukie Young-White ultimately left DePaul in his senior year to pursue his comedy career full-time.
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Jaboukie 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.
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Jaboukie Young-White 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.
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Jaboukie Young-White subsequently gained prominence on social media, particularly on Twitter and Instagram, where he grew a large following.
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In early 2019, Jaboukie Young-White was negotiating to be a lead in an untitled Bo Burnham and Amy York Rubin film alongside Danielle Macdonald.
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On Martin Luther King Day, Jaboukie 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.
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Jaboukie Young-White's account was restored less than a day later.
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In 2021, Jaboukie Young-White starred in the film Dating and New York.
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Jaboukie Young-White 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.
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Jaboukie Young-White voiced the lead role of Truman in the animated series Fairfax.
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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.
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On July 20,2021, it was announced that Jaboukie Young-White would be writing the script for an upcoming animated feature inspired by music of the late rapper Juice Wrld.
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In late 2017, Jaboukie Young-White came out as queer during his first appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
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Jaboukie Young-White clarified that he identifies as gay in his second appearance on the program in late 2018.
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Jaboukie Young-White is of Jamaican descent but often jokes that he is Italian.
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Jaboukie Young-White is an uncle to Adeya, the child of his brother Javaughn and singer Kehlani.