Jared Antonio Farrow (born October 14, 1987), better known by his
stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and
impressionist. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in
2010, for its thirty-sixth season. In 2015, he was ranked the 55th
greatest Saturday Night Live cast member by Rolling Stone
magazine.Pharoah began doing impersonations at age six and cites
Gilbert Gottfried's character in Aladdin, Iago, as his first voice,
explaining, "My father put me in a talent competition a couple of
months later, and out of the whole thing I got fifth place."In 2005,
Pharoah graduated from Indian River High School in Chesapeake. One of
his characters, Principal Daniel Frye, is heavily influenced by IRHS's
former principal, James Frye. Pharoah went on to study business at
Tidewater Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University.
stage name Jay Pharoah, is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and
impressionist. He joined the cast of NBC's Saturday Night Live in
2010, for its thirty-sixth season. In 2015, he was ranked the 55th
greatest Saturday Night Live cast member by Rolling Stone
magazine.Pharoah began doing impersonations at age six and cites
Gilbert Gottfried's character in Aladdin, Iago, as his first voice,
explaining, "My father put me in a talent competition a couple of
months later, and out of the whole thing I got fifth place."In 2005,
Pharoah graduated from Indian River High School in Chesapeake. One of
his characters, Principal Daniel Frye, is heavily influenced by IRHS's
former principal, James Frye. Pharoah went on to study business at
Tidewater Community College and Virginia Commonwealth University.
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