Jerry Minor
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Born | Jerome Charles Minor Jr. Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. |
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Years active | 1990–present |
Jerome Charles Minor Jr. is an American actor, comedian and writer known for his comedic roles in numerous television programs such as .
Life and career
Minor was born in
Minor was hired as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live for one season in 2000–2001.[3] He was let go from the show over the summer hiatus, before the start of the 2001–2002 season, because Lorne Michaels wanted to hire four new cast members, but did not want to go over budget. Minor's best known work at SNL included the recurring sketch Rap Street (which he performed with Horatio Sanz) and his appearances on Weekend Update as Al Sharpton.
In addition to SNL, Minor has appeared regularly on a number of other sketch comedy programs, including
In 2006, Minor was part of the main cast of the HBO series
For a number of years Minor and comedian Craig Robinson had a comedy act where they performed as musical duo "L. Witherspoon & Chucky", with Minor as smooth singing "L. Witherspoon" and Robinson as "Chucky", the keyboard player and back-up singer. They performed the act on several stand-up shows on Comedy Central as well as on Real Time with Bill Maher and Jimmy Kimmel Live!.[4]
Minor has appeared in films such as
Minor has made guest appearances on shows such as
Minor is now the co-host of The Cult Awareness Podcast that discusses Scientology and other subjects.[5]
He stars as the lead in the satirical musical For the Love of a Glove, which portrays Michael Jackson's glove as a sentient being and the true cause of his many misfortunes.[6]
Characters on SNL
- Grand Master Rap, co-host of the old-school rap music program Rap Street on BET.
- Terrell, the catty and effeminate security guard who works with conceited deskclerk Jackie (Maya Rudolph)
- Willy Sluggs, a magician who performs less-than-spectacular magic tricks on his show Willy Sluggs' Eye Poppers
Celebrity impressions
- Cuba Gooding Jr. (on SNL)
- Jimi Hendrix (on SNL)
- Al Sharpton (on SNL)
- Miss Cleo (on SNL - cut sketch)
- Nipsey Russell (on SNL - cut sketch: shown in 2001 SNL Halloween Special)
- Puff Daddy(on VH1 Divas Live Aretha Franklin special)
- Billy Dee Williams (on Mr. Show DVD audio commentary')
- Bill Cosby (on Lucky Louie)
- Ja Rule (on Jimmy Kimmel Live!)
- Chris Tucker (on Primetime Glick and The Martin Short Show)
- Michael Winslow (on Showtime's The Offensive Show pilot)
- Joseph Kony (on PoliPopTV viral video)
- Boyd Tinsley (at UCB's The Midnight Show)
- Steve Harvey (at UCB's Comedy Death-Ray)
- Kanye West (at UCB's Comedy Death-Ray)
- Ben Carson (at UCB's Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterfuck)
References
- ^ Dogpatch (11 September 2013). "TRUTH BE TOLD - new film on JWs previewing tomorrow night (Thursday) at Laemmle's in Los Angeles!". Jehovahs-witness.com. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^ Wars, Race (2015-03-18). "The Unbreakable Jerry Minor". SoundCloud. Retrieved 2020-03-15.
- ^
Gus Wezerek (2019-12-14). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2019-12-14. Retrieved 2019-12-16.
Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
- ^ L. Witherspoon & Chucky on Real Time
- ^ Ortega, Tony. "Introducing The Cult Awreness Podcast". The Underground Bunker. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Choreographers Cris Judd, Bryan Anthony Join FOR THE LOVE OF A GLOVE Michael Jackson Musical". Broadway World. December 19, 2019.
External links
- Jerry Minor at IMDb
- Jerry Minor on YouTube
- In depth interview from November 12, 2007