American stand-up comedian Jared Antonio Farrow, better known by his stage as Jay Pharoah, is also an actor. From 2010 through 2016, Pharoah appeared as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy program Saturday Night Live. He was listed by Rolling Stone magazine as the 55th greatest cast member of Saturday Night Live in 2015. Pharoah was raised in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was born. He says that Gilbert Gottfried's character Iago from the animated film Aladdin was his first voice and that he started doing impressions when he was six years old. His father entered him in a talent competition a few months later, and he placed fifth overall. Pharoah received his diploma from Chesapeake's Indian River High School in 2005. James Frye, the former principle of IRHS, has a big influence on one of his characters, Principal Daniel Frye. At Virginia Commonwealth University and Tidewater Community College, Pharoah pursued a business degree. Since the age of 15, Pharoah has been performing stand-up comedy in Virginia comedy clubs and community theaters. He once went on tour with Charlie Murphy and Corey Holcomb. He became well-known for his many celebrity impersonations, including those of Kanye West, Stephen A. Smith, Peter Dinklage, Will Smith, Eddie Murphy, DMX, Jay-Z, 50 Cent, Barack Obama, and Denzel Washington. When Pharoah's impersonation of Barack Obama gained widespread attention on YouTube, he became an internet sensation..

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