Actor
Jharrel Jerome : Bio, Age, Height, Movies, Shows & Net Worth
Jharrel Jerome: He born on October 9, 1997. He is an American actor and rapper. He is best known for appearing in Barry Jenkins’s acclaimed drama film Moonlight (2016), which won the Academy Award for Best Picture, and for portraying Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries When They See Us 2019.
He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie and the Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries.
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Jharrel Jerome Biography
The actor was born on October 9, 1997,He in New York City.
Shortly after Jerome enrolled as an undergraduate at Ithaca College, he was cast in his first professional acting role in the 2016 independent film Moonlight, as young Kevin.
A.O. Scott wrote in The New York Times that he was “excellent” in the role. Director Barry Jenkins said about Jerome, in an interview with the Los Angeles Times, “When you watch Jharrel in that movie.
He’s not a guy who’s been over-rehearsing. That’s a dude learning by doing. It’s amazing. Since 2017, Jerome has appeared in the Audience series Mr. Mercedes.
He auditioned for the role of young Korey Wise in the 2019 Netflix miniseries When They See Us, based on the Central Park jogger case.
After his audition the series’ director, Ava DuVernay, asked him to read the lines for adult Korey Wise, and he was subsequently cast in both roles. Jerome grew close to Wise throughout filming, and said in a Los Angeles Times interview, “He’s my brother now.
I look up to him. I look up to his courage. He’s taught me so much on how to be strong.”
Jerome music career
Jharrel released “For Real” ft. Kemba on September 23, 2020. The song was produced by songwriting duo Take a Daytrip and marked Jharrel’s first single as a hip hop artist.
Upon release, Jharrel posted a message on his social media accounts that included: “Before my life changed, I had no idea I’d want to turn rap from a hobby to a career.
But given my acting platform and these unbelievable blessings through the past few years, I decided to hone in on my music.
Since 2016, I’ve been putting all the bank I’ve made from my films into studio sessions and recording equipment; trying to find my sound, my voice, my cadence, and my style. 4 years, 600 sessions and 80 songs later, I think I’ve found it.
Jerome movies
Moonlight 2016
Monster 2018
First Match 2018
Selah And The Spades 2019
Concrete Cowboy 2020
TV Series
urning Man (2019)
Crunch Time (2019)
Mommy Deadest (2019)
The End of the Beginning (2019)
Bad to Worse (2019)
physical appearance Jerome
Jharrel Jerome height is 5 feet and 9 inches and he weighs around 79 kg.
Jerome net worth
He has an estimated net worth of $3 million thanks to his acting career. Currently, he is the youngest Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series.
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