# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/roy-wood-jr
# Generated: 2026-08-14T21:01:51.632Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/roy-wood-jr"
name: "Roy Wood Jr."
slug: "roy-wood-jr"
description: "Roy Norris Wood Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who first became well known for his correspondent appearances on The Daily Show. Wood has been hosting the American adaptation of the news and entertainment panel show Have I Got News for You on CNN since September 2024."
tagline: "American comedian and actor"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Roy_Wood_Jr._at_Essence_Festival_of_Culture_July_2025_-_01_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Comedians"
  slug: "comedians"
profileType:
  name: "Comedian"
  slug: "comedian"
birthDate: "1978-12-11"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.78
  momentum:             15
  historical:           6.673384
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/roywoodjr"
    handle:    "roywoodjr"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/roywoodjr/"
    handle:    "roywoodjr"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2398653/"
    handle:    "nm2398653"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0PO7OtDP26VdsXavStxmiA"
    handle:    "0PO7OtDP26VdsXavStxmiA"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "https://www.roywoodjr.com/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2848480"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D9%89_%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%86."
    title: "روى وود الابن."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%95%DB%86%DB%8C_%D9%88%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%DB%86%D8%B1"
    title: "ڕۆی وود جونیۆر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wood_Jr."
    title: "Roy Wood Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wood_Jr."
    title: "Roy Wood Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Wood_Jr."
    title: "Roy Wood Jr."
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3dde2911-2da9-4dfb-8c03-241f3dac5326"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7373522"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1680420"
    title: "Roy Wood Jr."
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump