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Biography
Yassir Lester is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor who was born on June 22, 1984. He worked as a writer for Girls and The Carmichael Show. His most well-known roles are those of Chris in Making History and Yassir, the stockbroker in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.
Filmography21 titles

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013as Quentin Chase
2013as Quentin Chase

Ghosts
2021as Garrett
2021as Garrett

Duncanville
2020as Yangzi (voice)
2020as Yangzi (voice)

Key and Peele
2012as Laron's Friend #1
2012as Laron's Friend #1

The Carmichael Show
2015Story Editor, Writer
2015Story Editor, Writer

black-ish
2014as Jamal
2014as Jamal

United We Fall
as Yassir
as Yassir

Kenan
Supervising Producer, Writer
Supervising Producer, Writer

Sausage Party: Foodtopia
2024as (voice)
2024as (voice)

Black Monday
2019as Yassir X
2019as Yassir X

Loot
2022Co-Executive Producer, Writer
2022Co-Executive Producer, Writer

Girls
2012as Delcan
2012as Delcan

Making History
as Chris
as Chris

The Mindy Project
2012as David
2012as David

Single Drunk Female
2022as Lucas
2022as Lucas

Clerks III
2022as RST Customer
2022as RST Customer

#BlackAF
2020as Director
2020as Director

Champions
2018as Shabaz
2018as Shabaz

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013as Self
2013as Self

The Gutter
2024Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay
2024Director, Executive Producer, Screenplay

The Bet
2016as Ed McDoogle
2016as Ed McDoogle