Jay Pharoah

American actor and comedian
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Jay Pharoah

Summary

Jay Pharoah is a human[1]. His place of birth was Chesapeake[2]. He was born on October 14, 1987[3]. He worked as a comedian[4], actor[5], and television actor[6]. He ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,909 views/month, #5,927 of 1,000,298).[7]

Key Facts

  • Jay Pharoah's place of birth was Chesapeake[2].
  • Jay Pharoah was born on October 14, 1987[3].
  • Jay Pharoah held citizenship in United States[8].
  • English was Jay Pharoah's native language[9].
  • Jay Pharoah worked as a comedian[4].
  • Jay Pharoah's professions included actor[5].
  • Jay Pharoah's professions included television actor[6].
  • Jay Pharoah's education included a stint at Virginia Commonwealth University[10].
  • Jay Pharoah's education included a stint at Indian River High School[11].
  • Jay Pharoah was educated at Tidewater Community College[12].
  • Jay Pharoah is recorded as male[13].
  • Jay Pharoah's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Jay Pharoah's Commons category is recorded as Jay Pharoah[15].
  • Jay Pharoah's given name is recorded as Jay[16].
  • Jay Pharoah's pseudonym is recorded as Jay Pharoah[17].
  • Jay Pharoah's official website is recorded as http://jaypharoah.com/[18].
  • Jay Pharoah's instrument is recorded as voice[19].
  • Jay Pharoah's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[20].
  • Jay Pharoah's start of work period is recorded as 2010[21].
  • Jay Pharoah's writing language is recorded as English[22].
  • Jay Pharoah's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+207498'}[23].
  • Jay Pharoah's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+203597'}[24].
  • Jay Pharoah's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+197433'}[25].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[26]

  • Country: US[27]

  • Began / founded: 1987-10-14[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 7a7e6206-f3ee-4cf3-8ed0-192ca2b0f1f9[29]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Chesapeake[2], Jay Pharoah… he was born on October 14, 1987[3]. English was his native language[9].

Education

Educated at Virginia Commonwealth University[10], a public research university[30], in United States[31], founded in 1968[32]; Indian River High School[11], a high school[33], in United States[34], founded in 1967[35]; and Tidewater Community College[12], a community college[36], in United States[37], founded in 1968[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comedian[4], actor[5], and television actor[6].

Why It Matters

Jay Pharoah ranks in the top 0.59% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,909 views/month, #5,927 of 1,000,298).[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] He is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

FAQs

Where was Jay Pharoah born?

Jay Pharoah was born in Chesapeake[2].

What did Jay Pharoah do for work?

Jay Pharoah worked as comedian[4], actor[5], and television actor[6].

Where did Jay Pharoah go to school?

Jay Pharoah was educated at Virginia Commonwealth University[10], Indian River High School[11], and Tidewater Community College[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [26] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [27] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [7] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender male
    Occupation comedian, actor, television actor
    Writing language English
    Website
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