Deon Cole


Deon Cole is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. He is best known for his role in the sitcom Black-ish, which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two SAG Awards.
Cole was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for co-writing the late-night talk shows The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan. For the latter, he was also nominated for three s.

Early life

Cole was born in Chicago, Illinois on January 9, 1972. He was educated in Thornridge High School and graduated from Philander Smith College, with a degree of acting.

Career

Born in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago, Cole started in comedy when a friend bet him $50 that he would not get up on stage one night in Chicago.
Cole was on the writing staff for The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien from 2009 to 2010, and he worked as a writer for Conan from 2010 to 2012. He has appeared frequently in comedic bits for both broadcasts, and he has, along with the rest of the staff, received two Primetime Emmy nominations. Cole also performed on Conan O'Brien's "Legally Prohibited from Being Funny on Television Tour" in 2010.
In February 2010, Cole performed on "Comic Aide Haiti", a comedy performance that benefited victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Cole was on the cast of Angie Tribeca from 2016 to 2018. Cole is part of a television ad campaign for Old Spice body wash, alongside actress/comedian Gabrielle Dennis.
Cole has a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Black-ish as Charlie Telphy. Cole was promoted to a main role beginning with season 4. He then made some appearances in the Black-ish's spin-off Grown-ish.
Cole has performed stand up on other programs such as John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Mash Up and Lopez Tonight. Cole created his own production company, Coled Blooded, to produce the sketch comedy show Deon Cole's Black Box. It premiered on June 10, 2013, on TBS, but it was canceled on October 25, 2013. Cole hosted the game show Face Value on BET in 2017.
In 2017, he performed in a half-hour set in the Netflix original series The Standups.
In October 2019, Netflix released a stand-up special called Deon Cole: Cole Hearted.
In June 2020, Cole appeared on To Tell the Truth and won a Doris award.

Personal life

Cole has a son named Dylan.

Filmography

Film

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998Pimps Up, Ho's DownHimself
2007The Negotiator SketchEpisode: "Pilot"
2007Nick Cannon Presents Wild 'N' OutHimselfEpisode: "Bruce Bruce"
2010-2012ConanVarious35 episodes
2011The LeagueMuggerEpisode: "The Light of Genesis"
2013Deon Cole's Black BoxHimself 6 episodes
2014BenchedDiamondEpisode: "Diamond is a Girl's Worst Friend"
2014–presentBlack-ishCharlie TelphyRecurring role
Main role
2016–2018Angie TribecaDet. Daniel "DJ" TannerMain Role
2017The Standupshimself
2017Face Valuehimself
2018–presentGrown-ishCharlie TelphyMain role
2018All About the WashingtonsDarnell BellEpisode: "You Gots the Chills"
2020Kipo and the Age of WonderbeastsDaveMain role