Jaboukie Young-White

Place of Birth: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

Date of Birth: July 24, 1994

Ethnicity: African-Jamaican

Jaboukie Young-White is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and musician. His roles include the films Someone Great, Dating and New York, C’mon C’mon; Strange World, Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken, both in voice performance; Companion, and The Threesome (2025); and the shows Big Mouth, which he also wrote for; BoJack Horseman, Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, Only Murders in the Building, Fairfax, Battle Kitty, Baymax!, Rap Sh!t, and Fantasmas. He was a correspondent on The Daily Show with Trevor Noah. He is also known simply as Jaboukie.

His parents are Jamaican. Jaboukie was raised in Harvey, Illinois. His brother, Javaughn Young-White, is the guitarist for singer Kehlani, with whom Javaughn has a daughter.