as a guest judge on the first season of the FOX reality singing competition The Masked Singer. He also voiced Frank in Harley Quinn beginning in 2019, as well as playing Julius Dell in the Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: Far From Home and its 2021 sequel Spider-Man: No Way Home. In 2020, Smoove starred in Mapleworth Murders opposite Paula Pell and John Lutz for Quibi. Smoove won the 2021 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his role. In April 2021, Smoove, alongside his cohost Miles Grose, created May I Elaborate? Daily Wisdom from JB Smoove, a podcast on the Team Coco podcast network. Beginning in the fall of 2021, Smoove had a recurring role as the titular Caesar in multiple commercials for the Caesars Sportsbook mobile app, appearing alongside Patton Oswalt, Halle Berry, Vince Vaughn, and the Manning family. Volunteering Smoove serves on the board of directors of the Boys & Girls Club of Mount Vernon. On November 7, 2017, he emceed the Boys and Girls Clubs Future Leaders Gala at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, CA. Personal life In 2007, Smoove married singer Shahidah Omar. They live together in Los Angeles. He has an adult daughter from a previous relationship. He shortened his name, Jerry Brooks, to "J. B." and added "Smoove" as his last name when he began performing stand-up comedy. He is a fan of the New York Knicks, New York Yankees and the New York Jets. In 2019, Smoove played for the "Home" roster during the NBA All-Star Celebrity Game at the Bojangles' Coliseum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The roster was made up of celebrities with Carolina roots. He has been vegan since 2018. Comedy specials JB Smoove: That's How I Dooz It'' (2012) Filmography Films Television Video games References External links May I Elaborate? Daily Wisdom from JB Smoove – podcast 1965 births Living people Actors from Mount Vernon, New York African-American male actors African-American stand-up comedians American male film actors American male television actors American male television writers American male voice actors American stand-up comedians American television writers Comedians from New York (state) Male actors from New York (state) Male actors from North Carolina Norfolk State University alumni People from Plymouth, North Carolina Screenwriters from New York (state) Screenwriters from North Carolina Writers from Mount Vernon, New York 20th-century American comedians 21st-century American comedians