Who Is Jerrod Carmichael? 5 Things to Know About the 2023 Golden Globes Host and Award-Winning Comedian
usmagazine.comMaster of ceremonies! The Golden Globes are back on TV this year, and the ceremony has a brand-new host: Jerrod Carmichael.The comedian, 35, hasn’t hosted an awards show before, but his resume proves he’s more than up to the task. “We’re so excited to have Jerrod Carmichael host the historic 80th Golden Globe Awards,” Hollywood Foreign Press Association president Helen Hoehne said in a statement in December 2022. “His comedic talents have entertained and thrilled audiences while providing thought-provoking moments that are so important in the times we live.
Jerrod is the special kind of talent this show calls for to kick off the awards season.”While the North Carolina native has been working steadily since the early 2010s, his many 2022 successes introduced him to a ton of new fans.
In April of that year, he headlined an HBO Max stand-up special titled Rothaniel. The show — directed by fellow comedian Bo Burnham — was critically acclaimed, but it also made headlines because Carmichael publicly came out as gay during his set.“I rebelled against it my whole life,” the Emmy winner said. “I thought I’d never, ever come out.
At many points I thought I’d rather die than confront the truth of that, to actually say it to people. Because I know it changes some people’s perceptions of me.
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