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 asAbbott Elementary,Mr. Show,Saturday Night Live,Trigger Happy TV,Delocated,Brickleberry,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,Crossballs,The Hotwives of Orlando,Carpoolers,Community,Lucky Louie, andDr. Ken.
Minor was born inMemphis, Tennessee, and grew up inFlint, Michigan. Minor was raised as aJehovah's Witness during most of his youth. Later in life, after rejecting his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, Minor was shunned by some members of his family.[1][2] He began doingstand-up comedy and writing/performing withsketch comedy groups inDetroit before eventually joining theSecond City Detroit'smainstage improv troupe. After writing and performing in threerevues, he joined the Second CityChicago for two shows and then one revue at the Second CityToronto. At the time he was the only performer to have belonged to all three of the Second City's touring companies.
Minor was hired as a cast member and writer onSaturday Night Live for one season in2000–2001.[3] He was let go from the show over the summer hiatus, before the start of the2001–2002 season, becauseLorne Michaels wanted to hire four new cast members, but did not want to go over budget. Minor's best known work atSNL included the recurring sketchRap Street (which he performed withHoratio Sanz) and his appearances onWeekend Update asAl Sharpton.
In addition toSNL, Minor has appeared regularly on a number of other sketch comedy programs, includingHBO'sMr. Show, where he was a cast member during its final season. He was briefly a correspondent onThe Daily Show in early 2000, had a recurring role as Officer Carter onArrested Development and was one of the main cast members ofComedy Central's debate show parodyCrossballs in 2004. He worked briefly as a writer and occasional performer on the short-livedFOX sketch seriesCedric the Entertainer Presents.
In 2006, Minor was part of the main cast of the HBO seriesLucky Louie, on which he playedLouis C.K.'s neighbor, Walter. Minor was praised for hisLucky Louie role in a 2006 issue ofTV Guide, where he was given a "Cheers" in the magazine'sCheers and Jeers section. He was part of the cast of the 2008ABC sitcomCarpoolers, playing the role of Aubrey and was a featured comedian onLewis Black's Root of All Evil on Comedy Central. Minor has also gained attention online in 2010, for his memorable appearances as "Cyber Thug" on theComedy Bang Bang podcast, which was briefly spun off into its own podcast titledCyber Thug Radio on theEarwolf network.
For a number of years Minor and comedianCraig 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 onReal Time with Bill Maher andJimmy Kimmel Live!.[4]
Minor has appeared in films such asI Love You, Man,Drillbit Taylor andBeer League, and had a small part in the 2003 movieMelvin Goes to Dinner directed byBob Odenkirk.
Minor has made guest appearances on shows such asCurb Your Enthusiasm,Funny or Die Presents,Drunk History,The League,Nick Swardson's Pretend Time,Key & Peele,Jon Benjamin Has a Van,Last Man Standing,How I Met Your Mother, andBrooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2010, he co-starred as "Mighty Joe Jon the Black Blonde" in the second season of theAdult Swim seriesDelocated. Minor has also had recurring appearances on comedy programs such asThe Office as Brandon,Eastbound & Down as Jamie Laing,Community as Jerry the Janitor,The Hotwives as Rodney,Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Chris, and in the animated seriesBob's Burgers as the voice of Officer Julia. He also co-starred as the voice of Denzel in theComedy Central animated seriesBrickleberry.
Minor is now the co-host ofThe Cult Awareness Podcast that discusses Scientology and other subjects.[5]
He stars as the lead in the satirical musicalFor the Love of a Glove, which portraysMichael Jackson's glove as a sentient being and the true cause of his many misfortunes.[6]
Since 2022 Minor has starred inAbbott Elementary as Mr Morton, an eighth-grade science teacher.[7][8]
Some of the names here will be familiar only to die-hard fans; others, like Murphy, defined what was funny for generations of viewers.
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