J.B. Smoove
Highest Rated: 90% Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019)
Lowest Rated: 9% A Haunted House (2013)
Birthday: Dec 16, 1965
Birthplace: Plymouth, North Carolina, USA
While most Hollywood writers often stayed behind the scenes, J.B. Smoove found success on both sides of the camera. After paying his dues early in his career as a stand-up comic, the straight-shooting and charismatic Smoove landed a plum job as a writer on the seminal sketch comedy program "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ). Working alongside famed "SNL" alums such as Chris Rock, Adam Sandler and Tina Fey further increased Smoove's presence in show business. His pitch-perfect casting as Larry David's freeloading houseguest and sidekick on HBO's critically acclaimed series "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (HBO, 2000- ) was even hailed as one of television's funniest characters. Smoove turned his recurring role on "Curb" into a scene-stealing performance that helped establish his reputation as a well-rounded and sought-after comedian.
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Filmography
Movies
| Credit | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Back on the Strip | Pastor Amos "Slim Sexy" Fowler (Character) | - | 2023 |
| 85% | 80% | On the Count of Three |
Lyndell (Character), Unknown (Character) |
$36.8K | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | The Super Bob Einstein Movie | Self | - | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Sign the Show: Deaf Culture, Access & Entertainment | Self | - | 2021 |
| 20% | No Score Yet | The Jesus Rolls | The Mechanic (Character) | - | 2019 |
| 90% | 95% | Spider-Man: Far From Home | Mr. Dell (Character) | $390.7M | 2019 |
| 61% | 48% | Uncle Drew | Angelo (Character) | $42.5M | 2018 |
| 67% | 50% | The Polka King | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
| 49% | 64% | Almost Christmas | Lonnie (Character) | $42.0M | 2016 |
| 90% | 66% | Barbershop: The Next Cut | One-Stop (Character) | $54.0M | 2016 |
| 10% | 32% | Search Party | Berk (Character) | $3.1K | 2014 |
| 86% | 64% | Top Five | Silk (Character) | $25.3M | 2014 |
| 61% | 54% | Clear History | Jaspar (Character) | - | 2013 |
| 14% | 56% | The Smurfs 2 | Hackus (Voice) | $71.0M | 2013 |
| 37% | 30% | Dealin' With Idiots | Coach Ted (Character) | $15.3K | 2013 |
| 9% | 51% | A Haunted House | Kisha's Dad (Character) | $40.0M | 2013 |
| 64% | 71% | We Bought a Zoo | Mr. Stevens (Character) | $75.6M | 2011 |
| 22% | 39% | The Sitter | Julio (Character) | $30.5M | 2011 |
| 66% | 55% | Date Night | Cabbie (Character) | $98.7M | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 69% | Hurricane Season | Team Bus Driver (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 31% | Frankenhood | Leon (Character) | - | 2009 |
| No Score Yet | 62% | The Watermelon Heist | Numbers (Character) | - | 2003 |
| 22% | 59% | Mr. Deeds | Reuben (Character) | $126.2M | 2002 |
| 27% | 63% | Pootie Tang | Trucky (Character) | $3.3M | 2001 |
| 67% | 57% | Tomorrow Night | Mel the Mailman (Character) | - | 1998 |
TV
| Credit | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No Score Yet | 61% | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Guest | 2019 2021-2022 |
| 97% | 87% | Harley Quinn | Frank the Plant (Voice) | 2019-2020 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 29% | Password | Guest | 2022 |
| 74% | 84% | Woke | Marker (Character) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 10% | The View | Guest | 2014 2017 2022 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin, More Problems | Self | 2022 |
| 100% | No Score Yet | Phat Tuesdays | Self | 2022 |
| 100% | 84% | Pivoting | The Fig (Guest Voice) | 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 41% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 2022 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Host | 2021 |
| 92% | 92% | Curb Your Enthusiasm |
Leon Black (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2007 2009 2011 2017 2020-2021 |
| No Score Yet | 31% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2010 2012-2013 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 22% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick Cannon | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Greatest #AtHome Videos | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | To Tell the Truth | Guest | 2021 |
| 82% | 15% | A Little Late With Lilly Singh | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | House Hunters Comedians on Couches: Unfiltered | Guest | 2021 |
| No Score Yet | 87% | Conan | Guest | 2011 2013-2018 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 67% | Mapleworth Murders | Chief Billy Bills (Character) | 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 59% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2016 2020 |
| No Score Yet | 0% | The Talk | Guest | 2013 2020 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lights Out With David Spade | Guest | 2019 |
| No Score Yet | 40% | The Masked Singer | Guest | 2019 |
| 95% | 84% | New Girl | Van (Guest Star) | 2018 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 50 Central | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Desus & Mero | Guest | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Hollywood Game Night | Guest | 2015 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 100% | Jay Leno's Garage | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2017 |
| No Score Yet | 66% | The Chew | Guest | 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Life in Pieces | Darryl (Guest Star) | 2016-2017 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Dr. Oz Show | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 46% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
| 91% | 76% | Transparent | Porter (Guest Star) | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 83% | Match Game | Guest | 2016 |
| No Score Yet | 88% | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Guest | 2016 |
| 94% | 80% | Fresh Off the Boat | Barry (Guest Star) | 2015-2016 |
| No Score Yet | 70% | Real Husbands of Hollywood |
Unknown (Guest Star), Self |
2013-2015 |
| 47% | 44% | The Millers | Ray (Character) | 2013-2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2013-2015 |
| 100% | 75% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2015 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Comic Standing | Host | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Soup | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Last Call With Carson Daly | Guest | 2014 |
| No Score Yet | 75% | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | 86% | Chicago Fire | Sergeant Pruitt (Guest Star) | 2013 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | 106 & Park | Guest | 2013 |
| 81% | 82% | The League | DeRon (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 92% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2012 |
| 93% | 95% | Louie | Gravedigger 2 (Guest Star) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | 91% | American Dad! | Tracy Bryant (Guest Voice) | 2010-2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Funny as Hell | Unknown (Character) | 2012 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | In the Flow With Affion Crockett | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2011 |
| 33% | 100% | The Marriage Ref | Guest | 2011 |
| 85% | 76% | The Simpsons | DJ Kwanzaa (Guest Voice) | 2011 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 20% | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Russell Simmons Presents Stand-Up at the El-Rey | Host | 2010 |
| No Score Yet | 78% | 'Til Death |
Kenny (Character), Unknown (Guest Star) |
2008-2010 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2010 |
| 50% | No Score Yet | The Wanda Sykes Show | Guest | 2009 |
| 82% | 87% | Castle | Norman Jessup (Guest Star) | 2009 |
| 95% | 97% | Everybody Hates Chris | Manny (Guest Star) | 2007-2008 |
| 23% | No Score Yet | Carpoolers | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2008 |
| No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Russell Simmons' Def Comedy Jam | Unknown (Character) | 1992 |