Rothaniel Jerrod Carmichael is a stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker from the United States. Love at the Store (2014), 8 (2017), and Rothaniel (2018) are his three HBO stand-up comedy specials. He also starred in the semiautobiographical NBC sitcom The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), which he co-created, co-wrote, produced, and acted in.

Short Bio and Early Life:

Jerrod was born on April 6, 1987, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S., and currently lives in New York City. He was born to his father Joe Carmichael and his mother Cynthia Carmichael. He has an elder brother named  Joe Carmichael Jr. 

He attended Robert B. Glenn High School located in Kernersville, North Carolina, and graduated in 2005. He grew up with poor his older brother and it is also a frequent topic in most of his comedy shows. George Carlin, Bill Cosby, Richard Pryor, and Sinbad were among his early comic influences.

Jerrod Carmichael with his friend  Amber Stevens West | Source: thecarmichaelshow

Career and Net Worth:

In 2008, at the age of 20, he went from Winston-Salem to Los Angeles to pursue a career in stand-up comedy. He performed stand-up for the first time at an open mic night at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood. After working his way up through the clubs, he performed at 2011 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal in the "New Faces" segment.

He made his acting debut in the film Neighbors and appeared in the sitcom The Goodwin Games (2013). Love at the Store, his debut HBO stand-up comedy special, was directed by Spike Lee and shot at The Comedy Store.

8 (2017), his second stand-up comedy special, was directed by comedian Bo Burnham and shot in New York's Masonic Hall's Grand Lodge Room. Jerrod then co-created, co-wrote, produced, and starred in The Carmichael Show (2015–2017), a semi-biographical NBC sitcom that was well-received and notable for its boundary-pushing approach to topics like the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBT issues, gun rights, politics, and the reality of being black in America.

Tyler, The Creator's fifth album, IGOR (2019), features Carmichael narrating the record as it progresses and saying short sentences to make sense of Tyler's state of mind.

He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the autobiographical HBO documentaries Home Videos (2019) and Sermon on the Mount (2019).

Burnham directed his third HBO special, Rothaniel. Carmichael hosted Saturday Night Live for the first time just two days after Rothaniel was released. Jerrod has an estimated net worth of around $4-$5 Million.

Personal Life: Relationships, Marriage:

Jerrod came out as gay in his comedy show Rothaniel after discussing his relationships with both men and women in his documentary series Home Videos. However, he hasn’t revealed who he’s dating now. He might be secretly dating someone. 

As of now, we can say that he’s currently single and isn’t ready to share his personal life with the public.