Jerry Minor

Jerome Charles Minor Jr. is an American actor, comedian, and writer known for his comedic roles in numerous television programs such as Abbott Elementary, Mr. Show, Saturday Night Live, Trigger Happy TV, Delocated, Brickleberry, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Crossballs, The Hotwives of Orlando, Carpoolers, Community, The Office, Lucky Louie, and Dr. Ken.

Life and career Minor was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Flint, Michigan. Minor was raised as a Jehovah's Witness during most of his youth. Later in life, after rejecting his Jehovah's Witness upbringing, Minor was shunned by some members of his family. He began doing stand-up comedy and writing/performing with sketch comedy groups in Detroit before eventually joining the Second City Detroit's mainstage improv troupe. After writing and performing in three revues, he joined the Second City Chicago for two shows and then one revue at the Second City Toronto. At the time he was the only performer to have belonged to all three of the Second City's touring companies.

Minor was hired as a cast member and writer on Saturday Night Live for one season in 2000–2001.

Minor has appeared in films such as I Love You, Man, Drillbit Taylor and Beer League, and had a small part in the 2003 movie Melvin Goes to Dinner directed by Bob Odenkirk.

Minor has made guest appearances on shows such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, Funny or Die Presents, Drunk History, The League, Nick Swardson's Pretend Time, Key & Peele, Jon Benjamin Has a Van, Last Man Standing, How I Met Your Mother, and Brooklyn Nine-Nine. In 2010, he co-starred as "Mighty Joe Jon the Black Blonde" in the second season of the Adult Swim series Delocated. Minor has also had recurring appearances on comedy programs such as The Office as Brandon, Eastbound & Down as Jamie Laing, Community as Jerry the Janitor, The Hotwives as Rodney, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt as Chris, and in the animated series Bob's Burgers as the voice of Officer Julia. He also co-starred as the voice of Denzel in the Comedy Central animated series Brickleberry.

Minor is now the co-host of The Cult Awareness Podcast that discusses Scientology and other subjects.

He stars as the lead in the satirical musical For the Love of a Glove, which portrays Michael Jackson's glove as a sentient being and the true cause of his many misfortunes.

Since 2022 Minor has had a recurring role in Abbott Elementary as Mr. Morton, the eighth-grade science teacher.

Characters on SNL Grand Master Rap, co-host of the old-school rap music program Rap Street on BET. Terrell, the catty and effeminate security guard who works with conceited deskclerk Jackie (Maya Rudolph) Willy Sluggs, a magician who performs less-than-spectacular magic tricks on his show Willy Sluggs' Eye Poppers

Celebrity impressions Cuba Gooding Jr. (on SNL) Jimi Hendrix (on SNL) Al Sharpton (on SNL) Miss Cleo (on SNL - cut sketch) Nipsey Russell (on SNL - cut sketch: shown in 2001 SNL Halloween Special) Puff Daddy (on VH1 Divas Live Aretha Franklin special) Billy Dee Williams (on Mr. Show DVD audio commentary') Bill Cosby (on Lucky Louie) Ja Rule (on Jimmy Kimmel Live!) Chris Tucker (on Primetime Glick and The Martin Short Show) Michael Winslow (on Showtime's The Offensive Show pilot) Joseph Kony (on PoliPopTV viral video) Boyd Tinsley (at UCB's The Midnight Show) Steve Harvey (at UCB's Comedy Death-Ray) Kanye West (at UCB's Comedy Death-Ray) Ben Carson (at UCB's Decision Election 2016 All-Star Clusterfuck)