JB Smoove

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Biography

Jerry Angelo Brooks, known professionally as J. B. Smoove, is an American comedian, actor, and writer. After beginning his career in 1995 on Def Comedy Jam, he was a writer and performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is best known for his starring roles on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and the CBS sitcom The Millers.

Known For

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Mr. Dell

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Mr. Dell

The Simpsons

DJ Kwanzaa (voice)

The Dictator

Funeral Usher

Date Night

Cabbie

We Bought a Zoo

Mr. Stevens

Mr. Deeds

Reuben

Movie 43

Larry (segment "The Proposition")

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2025	Hollywood Squares TV	Self
2024	Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular MOVIE	Self
2024	Buy It Now TV	Self - Host
2024	Kite Man: Hell Yeah! TV	Frank the Plant (voice)
2024	Good Times TV	Reggie / Beverly Evans (voice)
2024	Música MOVIE	Anwar
2024	Dinner Time Live with David Chang TV	Self
2023	Snake Oil TV	Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
2023	Office Race MOVIE	Harry
2023	Back on the Strip MOVIE	Pastor Amos 'Slim Sexy' Fowler
2023	History of the World: Part II TV	Luke
2023	Sign the Show MOVIE	Self
2022	Blockbuster TV	Percy
2022	Sherri TV	Self - Guest
2022	Password TV	Self - Celebrity Guest
2022	On the Count of Three MOVIE	Lyndell
2022	Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home MOVIE	Self
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy TV	Self
2022	Pivoting TV	The Fig (voice)
2021	The Super Bob Einstein Movie MOVIE	Self
2021	Spider-Man: No Way Home MOVIE	Mr. Dell
2021	Baking It TV	Self
2021	Secret Celebrity Renovation TV	Self
2021	Mr. Mayor TV	Tik Tok Voice (voice)
2020	Woke TV	Marker (voice)
2020	Mapleworth Murders TV	Chief Billy Bills
2020	House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered TV	Self - Guest Star
2020	Feeding America Comedy Festival MOVIE	Self
2019	Nick Cannon's Hit Viral Videos: Holiday 2019 MOVIE	Self
2019	Harley Quinn TV	Frank the Plant (voice)
2019	Harley Quinn TV	Baby Frank the Plant (voice)
2019	The Jesus Rolls MOVIE	The Mechanic
2019	A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV	Self
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show TV	Self
2019	Lights Out with David Spade TV	Self - Panelist
2019	Spider-Man: Far From Home MOVIE	Mr. Dell
2019	Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate MOVIE	Self
2019	Today with Jenna & Sheinelle TV	Self
2019	The Masked Singer TV	Self - Guest Panelist
2018	The Shop TV	Self
2018	Uncle Drew MOVIE	Angelo
2018	The Last O.G. TV	Carl
2017	Steve TV	Self
2017	Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder MOVIE	Bebop (voice)
2017	The Polka King MOVIE	Ron Edwards
2016	Almost Christmas MOVIE	Uncle Lonnie
2016	Match Game TV	Self - Panelist
2016	To Tell the Truth TV	Self - Panelist
2016	Barbershop: The Next Cut MOVIE	One-Stop
2016	Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows MOVIE	Self
2015	Uncle Drew: Chapter 4 MOVIE	Angelo
2015	Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past MOVIE	Bebop (voice)
2015	Jay Leno's Garage TV	Self
2015	Hell and Back MOVIE	Sal the Demon (voice)
2015	Life in Pieces TV	Darryl
2015	The Late Late Show with James Corden TV	Self - Guest
2015	Fresh Off the Boat TV	Barry
2014	Top Five MOVIE	Silk
2014	Search Party MOVIE	Berk
2014	Transparent TV	Porter
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers TV	Self - Guest
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV	Self
2013	The Millers TV	Ray
2013	Clear History MOVIE	Jaspar
2013	The Smurfs 2 MOVIE	Hackus (voice)
2013	Dealin' with Idiots MOVIE	Self
2013	Teen Titans Go! TV	Black Manta (voice)
2013	Movie 43 MOVIE	Larry (segment "The Proposition")
2013	A Haunted House MOVIE	Kisha's Dad
2012	Gotham Comedy Live TV	Self - Host
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV	Bebop (voice)
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV	Zeck / Bebop (voice)
2012	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV	Bebop / Ogre #2 / Soldier #2 (voice)
2012	The Burn with Jeff Ross TV	Self
2012	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee TV	Self
2012	The Soul Man TV	Terrell
2012	The Dictator MOVIE	Funeral Usher
2012	Think Like a Man MOVIE	Bartender
2012	Bent TV	Clem
2012	Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus TV	Self - Host
2012	JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It MOVIE	Self
2011	The Sitter MOVIE	Julio
2011	We Bought a Zoo MOVIE	Mr. Stevens
2011	Talking Dead TV	Self
2011	New Girl TV	Van Bishop
2011	Hall Pass MOVIE	Flats
2010	Conan TV	Self
2010	Epic Rap Battles of History TV	Frederick Douglass
2010	Date Night MOVIE	Cabbie
2010	The Marriage Ref TV	Self - Panelist
2010	Hurricane Season MOVIE	Sam
2009	The League TV	DeRon
2009	Glenn Martin, DDS TV	Self
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV	Self - Guest
2009	Frankenhood MOVIE	Leon
2009	Castle TV	Norman Jessup
2008	The Gong Show with Dave Attell TV	Self
2007	Carpoolers TV	Parking Attendant
2006	'Til Death TV	Kenny Westchester
2005	Made in Hollywood TV	Self
2005	Everybody Hates Chris TV	Manny
2005	Hell's Kitchen TV	Self - Restaurant Patron
2005	Robot Chicken TV	B. A. Barracus / Satan / Man 1 (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Airport Security Guard (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Radio Station Security Guard (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Tracy Bryant (voice)
2005	American Dad! TV	Guy #1 (voice)
2004	Gas MOVIE	Ignatius
2004	Barbershops Uncut: East Coast MOVIE	Self
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV	Self
2003	America's Next Top Model TV	Self - Guest
2003	With or Without You MOVIE	Darnell
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV	Self
2003	The Watermelon Heist MOVIE	Numbers
2002	Cedric the Entertainer Presents TV	Self
2002	Mr. Deeds MOVIE	Reuben
2001	Pootie Tang MOVIE	Trucky
2000	Curb Your Enthusiasm TV	Leon
2000	Ed TV	Alvin
1999	Mark Twain Prize TV	Self
1998	Tomorrow Night MOVIE	Mel the Mailman
1998	Ugly Revenge MOVIE	City Fellah
1997	Lesser Prophets MOVIE	Chucky
1997	The View TV	Self - Guest
1997	The Chris Rock Show TV	Self
1996	The Daily Show TV	Self
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV	Self
1990	Law & Order TV	Levon
1989	The Simpsons TV	DJ Kwanzaa (voice)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Terrell (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Biker (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	J. J. Evans (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Rapper (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Denzel Jenkins (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Police Officer (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Football Player (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live TV	Guy (uncredited)
	Giving Thanks MOVIE	Dexter
	Groove Tails MOVIE	(voice)

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