Jerry Angelo Brooks, known professionally as J. B. Smoove, is an American comedian, actor, and writer. After beginning his career in 1995 on Def Comedy Jam, he was a writer and performer on NBC's Saturday Night Live. He is best known for his starring roles on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm and the CBS sitcom The Millers.

Filmography

• 2027Groove Tails — (voice)
• Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — Jonesey
• Good Times — Reggie / Beverly Evans (voice)
• Kite Man: Hell Yeah! — Frank the Plant (voice)
• 2024Música — Anwar
• 2023Back on the Strip — Pastor Amos 'Slim Sexy' Fowler
• History of the World: Part II — Luke
• 2023Office Race — Harry
• Blockbuster — Percy
• 2022On the Count of Three — Lyndell
• Pivoting — The Fig (voice)
• Mr. Mayor — Tik Tok Voice (voice)
• 2021Spider-Man: No Way Home — Mr. Dell
• Mapleworth Murders — Chief Billy Bills
• Woke — Marker (voice)
• Harley Quinn — Frank the Plant (voice), Baby Frank the Plant (voice)
• 2019Spider-Man: Far From Home — Mr. Dell
• 2019The Jesus Rolls — The Mechanic
• The Last O.G. — Carl
• 2018Uncle Drew — Angelo
• 2017Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Super Shredder — Bebop (voice)
• 2017The Polka King — Ron Edwards
• 2016Almost Christmas — Uncle Lonnie
• 2016Barbershop: The Next Cut — One-Stop
• Fresh Off the Boat — Barry
• 2015Half-Shell Heroes: Blast to the Past — Bebop (voice)
• 2015Hell and Back — Sal the Demon (voice)
• Life in Pieces — Darryl
• 2015Uncle Drew: Chapter 4 — Angelo
• 2014Search Party — Berk
• 2014Top Five — Silk
• Transparent — Porter
• 2013A Haunted House — Kisha's Dad
• 2013Clear History — Jaspar
• 2013Dealin' with Idiots
• 2013Movie 43 — Larry (segment "The Proposition")
• Teen Titans Go! — Black Manta (voice)
• The Millers — Ray
• 2013The Smurfs 2 — Hackus (voice)
• Bent — Clem
• 2012JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It — Self, Writer
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Bebop (voice), Zeck / Bebop (voice), Bebop / Ogre #2 / Soldier #2 (voice)
• 2012The Dictator — Funeral Usher
• The Soul Man — Terrell
• 2012Think Like a Man — Bartender
• 2011Hall Pass — Flats
• New Girl — Van Bishop
• 2011The Sitter — Julio
• 2011We Bought a Zoo — Mr. Stevens
• 2010Date Night — Cabbie
• Epic Rap Battles of History — Frederick Douglass
• 2010Hurricane Season — Sam
• Castle — Norman Jessup
• 2009Frankenhood — Leon
• Glenn Martin, DDS
• The League — DeRon
• The Gong Show with Dave Attell
• Carpoolers — Parking Attendant
• 'Til Death — Kenny Westchester
• American Dad! — Airport Security Guard (voice), Radio Station Security Guard (voice), Tracy Bryant (voice), Guy #1 (voice)
• Everybody Hates Chris — Manny
• Robot Chicken — B. A. Barracus / Satan / Man 1 (voice)
• 2004Gas — Ignatius
• 2003The Watermelon Heist — Numbers
• 2003With or Without You — Darnell
• Cedric the Entertainer Presents
• 2002Mr. Deeds — Reuben
• 2001Pootie Tang — Trucky
• Curb Your Enthusiasm — Leon
• Ed — Alvin
• 1998Tomorrow Night — Mel the Mailman
• 1998Ugly Revenge — City Fellah
• 1997Lesser Prophets — Chucky
• The Chris Rock Show
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• Law & Order — Levon
• The Simpsons — DJ Kwanzaa (voice)
• Saturday Night Live — Terrell (uncredited), Biker (uncredited), J. J. Evans (uncredited), Rapper (uncredited), Denzel Jenkins (uncredited), Police Officer (uncredited), Football Player (uncredited), Guy (uncredited), Writer
• Giving Thanks — Dexter

Appearances as themselves (49)

• Hollywood Squares — Self
• 2025SNL50: The Homecoming Concert — Self
• Buy It Now — Self - Host
• Dinner Time Live with David Chang — Self
• 2024Jimmy Fallon's Holiday Seasoning Spectacular — Self
• 2023Sign the Show — Self
• Snake Oil — Self - Celebrity Guest Advisor
• Password — Self - Celebrity Guest
• Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• 2022Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self
• Baking It — Self
• Secret Celebrity Renovation — Self
• 2021The Super Bob Einstein Movie — Self
• 2020Feeding America Comedy Festival — Self
• House Hunters Comedians On Couches: Unfiltered — Self - Guest Star
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh — Self
• Lights Out with David Spade — Self - Panelist
• 2019Nick Cannon's Hit Viral Videos: Holiday 2019 — Self
• 2019Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate — Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show — Self
• The Masked Singer — Self - Guest Panelist
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle — Self
• The Shop — Self
• Steve — Self
• Match Game — Self - Panelist
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• To Tell the Truth — Self - Panelist
• Jay Leno's Garage — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee — Self
• Gotham Comedy Live — Self - Host
• Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus — Self - Host
• The Burn with Jeff Ross — Self
• Talking Dead — Self
• Conan — Self
• The Marriage Ref — Self - Panelist
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Hell's Kitchen — Self - Restaurant Patron
• Made in Hollywood — Self
• 2004Barbershops Uncut: East Coast — Self
• America's Next Top Model — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Mark Twain Prize — Self
• The View — Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self