Yassir Lester Biography
Yassir Lester is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. He worked as a writer for both The Carmichael Show and Girls. He is well recognized for his performance as Chris in Making History, as well as his portrayal of a stockbroker named Yassir in the 2019 Showtime series Black Monday.
How old is Yassir Lester? – Age
He is 39 years old as of 22 June 2023. He was born in 1984 in Miami, Florida, United States.
Yassir Lester Family
As a child, his family moved to Marietta, Georgia. His mother is African-American, while his father is Palestinian. He wanted to be a stand-up comedian since he was a child, and at the age of 21, he moved to Los Angeles to follow his dream. He met Jerrod Carmichael shortly after arrival and the two remain great friends.
Yassir Lester Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 million.
Yassir Lester Height
He stands at a height of 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m).
Yassir Lester Stand- Up
In 2016, Lester was a writer for both The Carmichael Show and Girls. He took a hiatus to shoot Making History, which aired on Fox for a single season. He maintained that he had never meant to be an actor and had moved to Hollywood to work in TV production and stand-up comedy. His friend Adam Pally, who was already attached to the celebrity, persuaded him to audition.
He appeared on the 2018 television series Champions, which was cancelled after one season. Since 2019, he has played a Muslim Wall Street trader named Yassir in the Showtime series Black Monday. Lester will serve as screenwriter and executive producer on the upcoming superhero feature Armor Wars, which is situated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lester regularly does stand-up comedy.
Yassir Lester Black Monday
He appeared as Yassir X in the American historical dark comedy television series Black Monday. Black Monday is characterized as “transporting the audience back to October 19, 1987—aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history.” Nobody knows who caused it until today. It’s the story of how a handful of outsiders challenged Wall Street’s blue-blooded, old-boys club and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party, and the glass ceiling.”
Yassir Lester Champions
He appeared as Shabaz, a trainer at the gym in the American television sitcom Champions. Vince, a charismatic gym owner, and his younger brother Matthew live the bachelor’s ideal in Brooklyn, New York. He has a quiet life and dates a slew of women until his high school crush Priya drops off their 15-year-old son Michael.
Yassir Lester Girls
He appeared as Chris Parrish, a history professor in the American sitcom Making History. The series follows three friends from two different periods as they discover the thrill of time travel and its unexpected consequences.
Fox lowered the show’s original 13-episode order to 9 in October 2016. Making History was co-produced by Julius Sharpe International Petroleum & Writing, Lord Miller Productions, and 20th Century Fox Television, and it was distributed by 20th Television.
Yassir Lester Movies and TV Shows
♦ 2020 – The George Lucas Talk Show
♦ 2020–2022 – Duncanville
♦ 2019–2021 – Black Monday
♦ 2019 – Brooklyn Nine-Nine
♦ 2018 – Champions
♦ 2018 – Comedy Knockout
♦ 2018 – A Legendary Christmas with John and Chrissy
♦ 2017 – Making History
♦ 2017 – The Mindy Project
♦ 2016 – The Carmichael Show
♦ 2016–2017 – Girls
♦ 2016–2017 – @midnight
♦ 2014 – My Super-Overactive Imagination
♦ 2014 – Between the Sheets with Josh Macuga
♦ 2014 – After the Party
♦ 2014 – Key & Peele
♦ 2014 – Snack Off
♦ 2013 – TakePart Live