Deon Cole (born January 9, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, and comedy writer, originally based out of Chicago. He is best known as a member of the writing staff of The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (2009–2010) and subsequently Conan (2010–2012). He has appeared frequently in comedic bits for both broadcasts and has, along with the rest of the staff, received two Primetime Emmy nominations. He is also known for being a cast member on Angie Tribeca (2016–2018). He is currently in a television ad campaign for Old Spice body wash. Cole had a recurring role on the ABC sitcom Black-ish as Charlie Telphy which was changed to main role from season 4 onwards. He first got into comedy when a friend bet him $50 that he would not get up on stage one night in Chicago.Cole has also performed stand up on other programs such as John Oliver's New York Stand-Up Show, Mash Up and Lopez Tonight. Cole created his own production company, Coled Blooded, to produce the sketch comedy show Deon Cole's Black Box. It premiered on June 10, 2013 on TBS but was canceled on October 25, 2013. Cole has hosted the game show Face Value on BET since 2017.

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