Who Is Jharrel Jerome? | Jharrel Jerome Biography – All You Need To Know About Jharrel Jerome

If you have seen a drama movie named moonlight then you might definitely heard of Jharrel Jerome. But do you know, who is Jharrel Jerome? Well, in short Jharrel Jerome is an American actor and a rapper. Jharrel Jerome has also portrayed as Korey Wise in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix miniseries When They See Us. 

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Who is Jharrel Jerome?

The Netflix’s “When They See Us” miniseries talks about the journey’s of five young boys. In this miniseries, Jharrel Jerome with his outstanding performance has won him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor and the Critics Choice Television Award for Best Actor in the same miniseries.

Who is Jharrel Jerome?

Jharrel Jerome is and outstanding lead actor from Netflix’s miniseries who one multiple awards in his name with his acting. He is an American actor and a rapper too. Along with this he is also know as a producer who performed in Moonlight in 2016, Mr.Mercedes in 2017, and When They See Us in 2019.

Jharrel Jerome Biography:

Jharrel Jerome was born in the year 1997, and raised in the Bronx borough of New York City. He is also the first Afro-Latino actor who won Emmy for his outstanding acting performance. He comes from Dominican descent and identifies himself as Afro-Latino. He studied acting in a College named Ithaca. Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts is the place where he graduated.

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Jharrel Jerome was featured in BET’s “Future 40” list wherein he is considered as the most inspiring and innovative vanguards who are redefining what it means to be unapologetically young, gifted and black. He is also featured in the first annual TIME’s 100 Next list wherein he is considered as a rising star among the 100’s list.

Jharrel Jerome Age:

Jharrel Jerome was born on 9th October 1997 in the city of New York, United States. In the year 2022, the Jharrel Jerome’s age is 25 years. He celebrates his birthday on October 9 of every year. 

Jharrel Jerome Parents:

Jharrel Jerome’s mother name is Radoyka Jerome, who encouraged him to join Riverdale Children’s Theatre when he was studying in his 8th grade. He has a lovely sister named Ciaraa Jerome. In a family of four, he was the most entertained family member among all.

Jharrel Jerome Education:

Jharrel Jerome completed his education and graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, wherein he used to commute to his school by train each day. He joined Ithaca College and started commencing his college degree as an undergraduate. Immediately, after he got a casting as a young Kevin in ther year 2016 in a movie named Moonlight.

Jharrel Jerome Girlfriend:

Earlier Jharrel Jerome was dating a girl named Nigella Accorsi who used to hangout together more often and used to flaunt their chemistry on their respective social media platforms. However, right now in 2022 as of now it is not clear who is his girlfriend and whom he is dating.

Jharrel Jerome Salary:

As of now, in 2022, Jharrel Jerome’s net worth was found to be $65 million. However, in the year 2019, his average salary was about $49,988 US dollars.

Jharrel Jerome Actor:

The acting career of Jharrel Jerome was started in the year 2016 and from then he has already acted in more than 7 films, which includes, Moonlight, Wheels, Her Coloring Book, Robu, All Rise, First Match, Concrete Cowboys and Selah and the Spades. With his outstanding acting, he has won an award of the MTV Movie Award for the “Best Kiss” for the movie Ashton Sanders.

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After he won the MTV Award, he got an another opportunity where he now played a lead role as Jerome Robinson in the television drama series, named Mr.Mercedes in the year 2017. With this he became a raising star and performed in many films. 

Is Jharrel Jerome Gay:

No Jharrel Jerome is not gay. Actually, he was a cast as a gay character and played a role of Kevin who was a bisexual teen, in the movie Moonlight. This doesn’t mean that he is a gay or bisexual in real-life. With this he identifies himself as straight. Unfortunately, after he played a gay role in the movie Moonlight, rumors started around the internet and world that he is gay, but actually he is not.

Jharrel Jerome Movies:

Here is the list of Jharrel Jerome movies:

  • When They See Us 2019
  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience 2019
  • Selah And The Spades 2019
  • First Match 2018
  • Mr.Mercedes 2017
  • Concrete Cowboys 2020
  • Wheels
  • Venture
  • Her Coloring Book
  • Robu
  • Between the World and Me
  • Monster 2018
  • Moonlight 2016

Jharrel Jerome TV Shows:

Here are the list of Jharrel Jerome TV shows:

  • When They See Us 2019
  • Mr. Mercedes Since 2017
  • Live in Front of a Studio Audience 2019
  • Since 2019
  • Tales 2017
  • I’m a Virgo

Jharrel Jerome Songs:

  • Big Spender.
  • 2 On [Air Trine Cover] Amir Royale
  • My Girl
  • Moonwalk
  • Reminisce
  • Slave For Ya
  • Her Coloring Book
  • No Handz
  • Someone I’m Not
  • For Real
  • Test
  • Checklist
  • Only Time I Can Tell
  • Other Side of the Fence
  • Hello
  • Sixteen

Jharrel Jerome Awards:

  • MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Kiss 2017 – Moonlight
  • Gotham Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance 2016 – Moonlight
  • Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award 2017 – Moonlight
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie 2019 – When They See Us
  • Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television 2020 – When They See Us
  • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special 2020 – When They See Us

Facts about Jharrel Jerome:

  • On his 18th birthday, Jharrel Jerome filmed a 3 minute taped audition for Moonlight; withing a week he got the chance to play a role in Moonlight and flew from Miami to begin his filming
  • In the year 2016, when he was studing at Ithaca College, he couldn’t able to watch the the 2016 Oscars as he didn’t had the TV to watch. However, one year later he was at the Oscars as part of the cast of Moonlight
  • To Tarell Alvin McCraney, the author whose play inspired Moonlight, Jharrel Jerome presented a Human Rights Campaign award
  • For his part in Moonlight, Jharrel Jerome won the 2017 MTV Movie Award for the “Best Kiss”
  • Being an accomplished musician, he performed at the Electric Café and Vinyl in Charleston, South Carolina, and where in he also recorded an EP called Moonwalk
  • He was the winner of 2019 Emmy Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
  • He was the winner of 2017 Independent Spirit Awards-Robert Altman Award
  • He was nominated for his cast in a Motion Picture in the year 2016 for Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance

Biodata of Jharrel Jerome:

Real Name

Jharrel Jerome

Profession

Actor and Rapper

Date of Birth

October 9, 1997

Age (as in 2022)

25 Years

Birth Place

The Bronx, New York, United States

Nationality

American

Home Town

The Bronx, New York, United States

Family: Mother

Radoyka Jerome

Family: Father

Unavailable

Family: Siblings

Unavailable

Family: Partner

Currently not dating anyone (earlier his  girlfriend was Nigella Accorsi)

Marital Status

Unmarried

Address

The Bronx, New York, United States

School

Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

College

Ithaca College

Educational Qualification

Graduate

Movie Debut

Moonlight (2016)

TV Show Debut

Tales (2017)

Awards

  • MTV Movie & TV Award for Best Kiss 2017
  • Gotham Special Jury Award for Ensemble Performance 2016
  • Independent Spirit Robert Altman Award 2017
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie 2019
  • Critics’ Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television 2020
  • NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actor in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special 2020

Height

5’ 7” feet

Weight

78 Kg

Body Shape

Chest: 44 inches

Eye Colour

Black

Hair Colour

Curly Black

Hobbies

Acting, Singing, Travelling, etc.

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