Jonathan Groff (born May 16, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his role as Jerome Sinfeld in the Netflix series blackAF, and as an executive producer of the ABC sitcom black-ish (2014–2022).“Jonathan Groff.” IMDb, http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0342917/. Accessed 10 Mar. 2021.
Groff graduated from Brown University in 1983 with a Bachelor of Arts in history, initially pursuing a career in stand-up comedy before transitioning to television writing. He wrote for The Jon Stewart Show and Short Attention Span Theater, hosted by Stewart and, later, Marc Maron. Groff was the head writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien in the late 1990s. After leaving Late Night, Groff developed Father of the Pride with Jeffrey Katzenberg. Subsequently, he was the showrunner for Andy Barker, P.I., co-created with O'Brien. More recently, he has worked on Black-ish and as co-showrunner on Happy Endings.
In March 1995, he was a 5-time undefeated champion on Jeopardy!, winning $60,500, and a semifinalist in the 1995 Tournament of Champions in November. In 2005, he was invited to the Ultimate Tournament of Champions, where he won $34,001 in the first 2 rounds of the tournament before being eliminated.
Filmography Writer Year Title Notes 2019 How to Train Your Dragon: Homecoming 2016 black-ish 2 episodes 2012 Happy Endings 2 episodes 2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday 2009 Scrubs 1 episode 2007-2009 How I Met Your Mother 3 episodes 2007 Andy Barker, P.I. 1 episode 2006 The Jake Effect 2 episodes 2004-2005 Father of the Pride 7 episodes 2001 Ed 1 episode 1995-2000 Late Night with Conan O'Brien 464 episodes (431 as head writer) 1993 The Jon Stewart Show 1989 Short Attention Span Theater
Producer Year Title Notes 2014–2022 black-ish 130 episodes (79 as EP, 30 consulting) 2019 mixed-ish 1 episode as EP 2011-2013 Happy Endings 57 episodes as EP 2009-2010 Scrubs 13 episodes (7 as EP, 6 consulting) 2007-2009 How I Met Your Mother 44 episodes as a consulting producer 2007 Andy Barker, P.I. 4 episodes as EP 2006 The Jake Effect 6 episodes as EP 2004-2005 Father of the Pride 7 episodes as EP 2001-2002 Ed 15 episodes as consulting producer
Actor Year Title Role Notes2020 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Self 2 episodes blackAF Jerome Sinfeld 3 episodes 2014 Maron Self 1 episode 2010 Kung Fu Panda Holiday Master Rhino Voice1999Late Night with Conan O'Brien Self 1 episode 1998 Sketch Player 1 episode 1996 The Daily Show Self - Contributor 1 episode 1991 An Evening at the Improv Self 1 episode
Creator Year Title 2007 Andy Barker, P.I. 2006 The Jake Effect
Director Year Title Notes 2018black-ish 1 episode (Blue Valentine) 2015 1 episode (Pops' Pops' Pops)
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