JR De Guzman is a Filipino American comedian and actor.
Early life and education JR De Guzman was born in in Pangasinan, Philippines to Tony and Teresa de Guzman and have two brothers. His family emigrated to the United States while he was one year old and lived in a retrofitted garage in Los Angeles, California before eventually moving to Sacramento.
De Guzman was one of three Asians at the all-boys Catholic high school he attended. He later studied at the University of California, Davis and was president of its Pacific Asian Club. He graduated in 2012.
Comedy career History De Guzman started his career as a comedian around 2011. It began with fulfilling an assignment at the musical comedy class while he was in UC. He began doing comedy in college and bar shows. He later referred to YouTube to develop his craft.
De Guzman made a tour in Asia and Europe in 2014 and did standup comedy. He caters to various audiences and thus uses English in his standup rather than Filipino, a language he could speak and understand. His break in comedy came after his set in Crest Theatre, Sacramento went viral in YouTube in 2014.
He was named the winner of the 13th edition of the annual Standup NBC in 2017 besting eight other finalists selected among 600 candidates from across the United States.
De Guzman was among the comedians featured in the 2018 Netflix special The Comedy Lineup.
Subject matter and style De Guzman primarily focuses on the topic of culture, race, and relationships in his standups. He claims to not consciously avoid certain topics, believing that any topic can be a subject of a joke if it comes from one's perspective and is "genuine".
Other television appearances De Guzman voiced the character JR in the upcoming web animated series, Sun Chaser.
Filmography Television Year Title Role 2017 Standup NBC Himself (contestant) 2018 The Comedy Lineup Himself (contestant) 2026 Sun Chaser JR (voice)
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