Table of Biography
Jharrel Jerome is famous as an American actor. Jharrel Jerome is seen in Moonlight and When They See Us.
Early Life and Education
On October 9, 1997, Jharrel Jerome was born in Bronx, New York, USA. As of now, he is 25 years old and has Libra as his zodiac sign. Additionally, he was born to his mother Radoyka Jerome but his father’s name is not known yet.
Caption: Jharrel Jerome with his sister. Source: Getty Image
He was suggested to start an acting career by his mother and joined a theatre group later.
Talking about his education, he attended Ithaca College. Later, he went to Fiorello H. LaGuardia Hign School.
Net Worth 2023
Jharrel Jerome has been a very famous actor and is known worldwide. He must have earned a large sum of money from his professional career. Additionally, his estimated net worth as of 2023 is $500k.
Personal Life
Jharrel Jerome has been a very private person when it comes to his personal life. He has to share single details related to his relationship status and dating history.
As per the sources, production is made that he is still single. Additionally, he has not been in any relationships, nor dated anyone.
Professional Life
While Jharrel Jerome was at University, he was cast in his first professional acting role. It was in the 2016 independent film Moonlight, as young Kevin.
Therefore, A.O. Scott wrote in The New York Times that he was “excellent” in the role. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Director Barry Jenkins said about Jetome “When you watch Jharrel in that movie, he’s not a guy who’s been over-rehearsing.
Caption: Jharrel Jerome during his photoshoot. Source: Instagram
That’s a dude learning by doing. It’s amazing.” Later on, he appeared in the Audience series Mr. Mercedes, in the year 2017. In the 2019 Netflix miniseries, he auditioned for the role of young Korey Wise. It was for the series titled When They See Us, based on the Central Park jogger case.
Therefore, the series’ director, Ava DuVernay, asked him to read the lines for adult Korey Wise, after his audition. Fortunately, he was subsequently cast in both roles. Likewise, he grew close to Wise throughout filming.
The actor has stated in a Los Angeles Times interview, “He’s my brother now. I look up to him. I look up to his courage. He’s taught me so much about how to be strong.”
Music career
Jharrel Jerome released his debut single “For Real”, on September 24, 2020. The single featured Bronx rapper Kemba and produced by the duo Take a Daytrip.
Therefore, the song was released with a music video directed by Spence Hord. On August 25, 2022, he followed up with “Someone I’m Not”.
Thus, it came with a music video following a day in Jerome’s life at home, on a film set, and in a recording studio. On May 1, 2023, his 3rd single, “Chinatown”, was released with a lyric video and the announcement of an upcoming project. It was called Someone I’m Not set for a 2023 release.
He posted a video on his Instagram of him including a snippet of a new song, on August 23. It was announced Rap Pack, set for an August 30 release by Sony Music.
Likewise, Rap Pack is the 1st part of Someone I’m Not, which will be released as a 4 part series. Moving on, his musical style has been compared to the early career of Kendrick Lamar.
Social Media
Jharrel Jerome has an Instagram account with 762k followers. Similarly, he has a Twitter account named @JharrelJerome, with 31.3k followers. He has a self-titled YouTube channel with 3.17k followers.
Body Measurements
Jharrel Jerome is good-looking and stands 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 75 kg. Similarly, the singer has dark brown eyes and black hair colour. But, his shoe size, dress size, body status, etc. are not known yet.