Comedian, actor, and screenwriter Deon Cole is best known for his roles in the sitcom Black-ish, which earned him nominations for two NAACP Image Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, The Color Purple, You People and he also stars in Average Joe. Cole was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for co-writing the late-night talk shows The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and Conan; for the latter, he was also nominated for three Writers Guild of America Awards.