Jelani Cobb
Known for exceptional acting in global cinema.
Profession
Acting
Birthday
21 Aug 1969
Age
57 Years
Born In
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Total Projects
21
Years Active
42 Yrs
Avg Rating
6.6 ★
Overview
William Jelani Cobb is an American writer, author and educator. The Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism at Columbia University, Cobb was previously an associate professor of history and director of the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, from 2012 to 2016.
Known For
The Daily Show
1996
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Frontline
1983
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
13th
2016
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019
Filmography
movie
Heightened Scrutiny
Heightened Scrutiny
as Self
tv
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
movie
One Person, One Vote?
One Person, One Vote?
as Self
movie
Lies, Politics and Democracy
Lies, Politics and Democracy
as Self - Reporter
movie
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
as Self
movie
America After 9/11
America After 9/11
as Himself
tv
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
as Self
movie
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
as Self
movie
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
as Self - Interviewee
movie
Policing the Police 2020
Policing the Police 2020
as Self
movie
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
as Self
tv
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
movie
McCarthy
McCarthy
as Self
movie
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
as Self - Columbia University
movie
13th
13th
as Self
tv
Marvel's Luke Cage
Marvel's Luke Cage
as Jelani Cobb
movie
Policing the Police
Policing the Police
tv
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
movie
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
as Self
tv
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest
tv
Frontline
Frontline
as Self