Jay Pharoah

Jared Pharoah is a comedian, rapper and voice actor who rose to attention on Saturday Night Live in 2010. Known for his impressions of celebrities like Will Smith, Jay-Z and Denzel Washington, he produced his first viral video with his impersonation of President Barack Obama and has also created his own original characters including Ronny Williams, a pro-Obama pundit, and Principal Daniel Frye, who is based on his own high school principal. Pharoah transitioned into films with a role in the 2012 indie flick Lola Versus, and has since gone on to various movies such as 2014's Ride Along and 2015's Get Hard.