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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.