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J.B. Smoove

  • Actor
  • Writer
  • Producer
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J.B. Smoove at an event for Hall Pass (2011)
Set in the last Blockbuster Video in America, explores what it takes and who it takes for a small business to succeed.
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Blockbuster (2022)
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J.B. Smoove was born on 16 December 1965 in Plymouth, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), Date Night (2010) and Hall Pass (2011). He has been married to Shahidah Omar since 7 July 2007.
BornDecember 16, 1965
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BornDecember 16, 1965
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy

Photos130

J.B. Smoove and Kamaia Fairburn in Blockbuster (2022)
Randall Park and J.B. Smoove in Blockbuster (2022)
J.B. Smoove in Real Husbands of Hollywood (2022)
Larry David, J.B. Smoove, and Merrick McCartha
J.B. Smoove and Kash Abdulmalik in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
J.B. Smoove in JB Smoove (2020)
Conan O'Brien and J.B. Smoove in JB Smoove (2020)
Larry David and J.B. Smoove in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Larry David, Jeff Garlin, and J.B. Smoove in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
Conan O'Brien and J.B. Smoove in Conan (2010)
J.B. Smoove in Conan (2010)
Conan O'Brien, Walton Goggins, and J.B. Smoove in Conan (2010)

Known for

Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Spider-Man: Far from Home
7.4
  • Mr. Dell(as JB Smoove)
  • 2019
Steve Carell and Tina Fey in Date Night (2010)
Date Night
6.3
  • Cabbie
  • 2010
Owen Wilson, Stephen Merchant, and Jason Sudeikis in Hall Pass (2011)
Hall Pass
5.9
  • Flats(as JB Smoove)
  • 2011
Adam Sandler and John Turturro in Mr. Deeds (2002)
Mr. Deeds
5.8
  • Reuben
  • 2002

Credits

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Actor

  • History of the World: Part II
    • Post-production
  • Back on the Strip
    • Post-production
  • Música
    • Post-production
  • Fables
    • (voice)
  • High on Life (2022)
    High on Life
    • (voice, as JB Smoove)
  • Randall Park, J.B. Smoove, Madeleine Arthur, Tyler Alvarez, and Kamaia Fairburn in Blockbuster (2022)
    Blockbuster
  • Kaley Cuoco and Lake Bell in Harley Quinn (2019)
    Harley Quinn
    • (voice, as JB Smoove)
  • Scott Menville, Paul Rugg, Hynden Walch, Greg Cipes, and Khary Payton in Huggbees (2020)
    Teen Titans Go!
  • Fairfax (2021)
    Fairfax
  • Lamorne Morris, Blake Anderson, Sasheer Zamata, and T. Murph in Woke (2020)
    Woke
    • (voice, as JB Smoove)
  • Ginnifer Goodwin, Maggie Q, and Eliza Coupe in Pivoting (2022)
    Pivoting
    • (voice, as JB Smoove)
  • Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
    Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Tom Holland in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
    Spider-Man: No Way Home
    • (as JB Smoove)
  • Crank Yankers (2002)
    Crank Yankers
  • Patrick Stewart, Curtis Armstrong, Dee Bradley Baker, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jeff Fischer, Scott Grimes, David Koechner, Seth MacFarlane, Kevin Michael Richardson, Wendy Schaal, Daisuke Suzuki, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Mike Barker, Mike Henry, Rachael MacFarlane, and Matt McKenna in American Dad! (2005)
    American Dad!
    • (voice) ...
  • Holly Hunter, Ted Danson, Bobby Moynihan, Kyla Kenedy, Mike Cabellon, and Vella Lovell in Mr. Mayor (2021)
    Mr. Mayor
    • (voice, as J. B. Smoove)
  • On the Count of Three (2021)
    On the Count of Three
  • Paula Pell in Mapleworth Murders (2020)
    Mapleworth Murders
    • (as JB Smoove)

Writer

  • Four Courses with J.B. Smoove
  • Funny as Hell (2011)
    Funny as Hell
  • JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It (2012)
    JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
  • Def Comedy Jam (1992)
    Def Comedy Jam

Producer

  • Uptown Comedy Club: The Birth of Hip Hop Comedy
    • Completed
  • One Course with JB Smoove (2022)
    One Course with JB Smoove
  • Four Courses with J.B. Smoove
  • JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It (2012)
    JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It
    • (as JB Smoove)
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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Search Party
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Search Party
Search Party
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Search Party
The Sitter
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The Sitter
The Sitter
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The Sitter
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:07
Official Trailer
Phat Tuesdays - Official Trailer
Trailer 2:14
Phat Tuesdays - Official Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 2:26
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Trailer 2:17
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Red Band Trailer
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Red Band Trailer
Trailer #1
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Trailer #1
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No. 2

Personal details

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    • December 16, 1965
    • Plymouth, North Carolina, USA
    • Shahidah OmarJuly 7, 2007 - present
  • Other works
    TV commercial, "Talented," with J.B. Smoove and Fred Armisen for "Audi invites you to watch the Emmys, Monday on NBC".
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    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Worked as a writer and was a recipient of the 2007 Writers Guild of America award for Best Comedy/Variety Series (Including Talk).
  • Quotes
    I can apply myself to the format of 'SNL,' I can apply myself to the format of 'Conan,' but at the same time, I'm still being J. B. Smoove. I'm not changing up my style, I'm not changing up how I think, what's funny to me, my delivery, the way I carry myself.
    • Animated personality

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