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Jelani Cobb
Acting
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Directed movies: 0Directed series: 0All crew credits: 5
TMDB ID: 1700943
IMDb ID: nm2573163
Known for: Acting
Born: August 21, 1969
Age: 56
Place of birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1983 - 2025
Years active: 43
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q8013536
Also known as
William Jelani Cobb
Frequent jobs
Executive Producer (3)Co-Producer (1)Writer (1)
Biography
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.
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Highest rated movies linked with Jelani Cobb.
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Highest rated series linked with Jelani Cobb.
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Most viewed movie titles linked with Jelani Cobb.
as Self
Heightened Scrutiny
2025 • Movie
as Self
13th
2016 • Movie
Executive Producer
A Choice of Weapons: Inspired by Gordon Parks
2021 • Movie
as Self
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
2020 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020 • Movie
as Self
McCarthy
2020 • Movie
as Self
One Person, One Vote?
2024 • Movie
Writer
Policing the Police 2020
2020 • Movie
as Self - Reporter
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022 • Movie
as Himself
America After 9/11
2021 • Movie
as Self
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2022 • Movie
Policing the Police
2016 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Jelani Cobb.
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Frontline
1983 • Series
as Jelani Cobb • 1 eps
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 • Series
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School • 1 eps
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024 • Series
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope • 2 eps
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 • Series
Executive Producer • 4 eps
Lincoln's Dilemma
2022 • Series
Executive Producer • 3 eps
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 • Series
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Other Crew Work in Series
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Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Jelani Cobb.
as Self
Heightened Scrutiny
2025 • Movie
as Self
One Person, One Vote?
2024 • Movie
as Self - Reporter
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022 • Movie
as Self
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2022 • Movie
as Himself
America After 9/11
2021 • Movie
as Self - Interviewee
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020 • Movie
as Self
Policing the Police 2020
2020 • Movie
as Self
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
2020 • Movie
as Self
McCarthy
2020 • Movie
as Self
13th
2016 • Movie
Policing the Police
2016 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Jelani Cobb.
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School • 1 eps
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021 • Series
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope • 2 eps
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020 • Series
as Jelani Cobb • 1 eps
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 • Series
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
The Daily Show
1996 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Frontline
1983 • Series