| Adam Ray | |
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 Ray performing at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan in 2018 | |
| Born | June 16, 1982 [1] Seattle, Washington, U.S. [1] |
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| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
| Years active | 2006–present |
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| Website | adamraycomedy |
Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and YouTuber. Since 2019 Ray has regularly performed stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. [1]
Ray was raised in Seattle and attended Shorecrest High School. [2] [3] He is of Jewish descent. [4] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California. [5]
Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 300 thousand subscribers with more than 37 million views. [6] His voice has been featured in advertisements for McDonald's, Hyundai, Brooks Brothers, the San Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, and Burger King.
In 2019, Ray began performing full-length stand-up comedy routines as "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. [1] Ray was playing a character based on McGraw for a pilot episode of a comedy show, and decided to keep wearing the prosthetics while performing at a Laugh Factory. Following positive feedback, Ray began to develop the character, which Ray describes as "a late-night version of a daytime guy". In 2023, Ray began producing monthly shows at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles based around "Dr. Phil" interacting with other comedians, which were then uploaded to Youtube. [1] The shows resulted in a notable increase in attention around Ray as well as an endorsement from McGraw himself. [1]
Ray has said that his comedy influences are Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, and Adam Sandler. [7]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | An American Standard | Ryan | Short film |
| The Travis McFarland Club | Bobby | Short film | |
| 2010 | Santa's Xmas Party | Adam | Short film |
| 2011 | Axe: Dirtcathlon | Angry Italian Chef | Short film |
| Jake Arrives | Jake | Short film | |
| 2013 | The Heat | LeSoire | |
| Project Tennessee | Adam | Short film | |
| 2014 | Kay Valentine's Day Commercial Parody | Husband | Short film |
| 2015 | Spy | Agent in Jetpack | |
| 2016 | Ghostbusters | Lead Singer / Slimer (voice) | |
| 2017 | Handsome | Devon | |
| 2018 | Game Over, Man! | Officer Dan | |
| Second Act | Technician | ||
| 2020 | The Bellmen | Steve | |
| 2021 | Good on Paper | Drunk Jerk | |
| 2022 | The School for Good and Evil | Town Tough | |
| 2023 | Barbie | Policeman | |
| Love Virtually | Bouncer | ||
| Soda | Bleeding Man | Short film | |
| 2024 | Jackpot | TBA | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Human Giant | Tom Cruise | Episode: "Most Pit!" |
| Nick Cannon Presents: Short Circuitz | Guy | Episode #1.7 | |
| 2008 | According to Jim | Brad | Episode: "The Hot Wife" |
| 2009 | Ted Sampon: Househusband | Smarm | Episode: "Married... Again!" |
| Drunks Vs. Highs | High | Television film | |
| 2011 | Appleseed Elementary | Principal Cramer | 5 episodes |
| 2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Tony | 2 episodes |
| A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Bartender | 14 episodes | |
| NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Fineman | Episode: "Sabbath-tage" | |
| 2012–2013 | Ash Global | Denny | 6 episodes |
| 2013 | Workaholics | Mark McGrath Dude | Episode: "In Line" |
| Knifeguard | Ed | Miniseries | |
| 2014 | Rick and Morty | Johnny / Wife Beater | Episode: "Rixty Minutes" |
| Real Husbands of Hollywood | Agent | Episode: "Don't Vote for Nick" | |
| 2015 | Silicon Valley | Episode: "Server Space" | |
| 2016 | Hit the Floor | Episode: "Loss" | |
| Mad TV | Various | 8 episodes | |
| 2017 | Return of the Mac | Alex | 8 episodes |
| Curb Your Enthusiasm | Uber Driver #2 | Episode: "Namaste" | |
| 2018 | Nobodies | Club Goer | Episode: "Open Dorf Policy" |
| American Vandal | Officer Joe Crowder | 6 episodes | |
| Ballers | Episode: "The Kids Are Aight" | ||
| Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Slamm-Oh | Episode: "Party Crashed" | |
| 2018–2019 | Arrested Development | Al | 3 episodes |
| 2018–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Swift Wind | 26 episodes |
| 2019 | Robot Chicken | Imperial Recruitment Officer / Jambi (voice) | Episode: "Fila Ogden in: Maggie's Got a Full Load" |
| 2019, 2020 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | Dilbert Tuxington III / Johnny Hawkstorm (voice) | 3 episodes |
| 2020–2021 | Crossing Swords | Ruben (voice) | 16 episodes |
| 2020–2022 | Doug Unplugs | Safety Bot | 8 episodes |
| 2021 | American Dad! | Emcee (voice) | Episode: "Stan Moves to Chicago" |
| Hacks | Drew Higgins | Episode: "1.69 Million" | |
| When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren | Various | 2 episodes | |
| Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! | Johnny Hawkstorm | Episode: "Johnny Hawkstorm: Two Birds, One Stone" | |
| Fairfax | Jim | Episode: "Dale Hates His Dad" | |
| 2021–2023 | Young Rock | Vince McMahon | 14 episodes |
| 2022 | Pam & Tommy | Jay Leno | 3 episodes |
| Gaslit | Ron Ziegler | ||
| Welcome to Flatch | Bert | Episode: "The Tri-state Real Estate Conference" | |
| 2022–2023 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Jaques | 2 episodes |
| Welcome to Chippendales | Larry | 6 episodes | |
| 2023 | American Born Chinese | Host | Episode: "Beyond Repair" |
| 2023–2024 | Dr Phil LIVE! | Dr. Phil | 6 episodes |
| 2024 | Krapopolis | (voice) | Episode: "Remedial Archeology" |
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Marine |
| Tomb Raider | Solarii |
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