Jelani Cobb
Known for Acting · 21 credits
- Born
- 1969-08-21 (age 56)
- Place of birth
- Queens, New York City, New York, USA
- Also known as
- William Jelani Cobb
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.
Known For
TV Shows (7)
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
Frontline
1983
as Self
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
as Jelani Cobb
What's Next? The Future with Bill Gates
2024
as Self - Dean and Professor of Journalism, Columbia Journalism School
America's Great Divide: From Obama to Trump
2020
as Self - Author, The Substance of Hope
Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union
2021
as Self
Movies (14)
13th
2016
as Self
One Person, One Vote?
2024
as Self
The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden
2020
as Self - Interviewee
East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story
2020
as Self
Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America
2019
as Self - Columbia University
Heightened Scrutiny
2025
as Self
Fight the Power: The Movements That Changed America
2021
as Self
Preserving Democracy: Pursuing a More Perfect Union
2022
as Self
McCarthy
2020
as Self
Lies, Politics and Democracy
2022
as Self - Reporter
America After 9/11
2021
as Himself
White Scripts and Black Supermen: Black Masculinities in Comic Books
2010
as Self
Policing the Police 2020
2020
as Self
Policing the Police
2016
About Jelani Cobb
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. With 21 credits spanning from 1983 to 2025, Jelani Cobb has appeared in 14 films and 7 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jelani Cobb Movies
- 13th (2016) — as Self
- One Person, One Vote? (2024) — as Self
- The Choice 2020: Trump vs. Biden (2020) — as Self - Interviewee
- East Lake Meadows: A Public Housing Story (2020) — as Self
- Henry Louis Gates Jr.: Uncovering America (2019) — as Self - Columbia University
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