DeRay Davis

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DeRay Davis
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Davis in 2016
Born
Antoine DeRay Davis

February 26, 1982 (age 42)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Years active1998–present
Children1
Website deraydavis.com

Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. [1] He is known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films and as host of Hip Hop Squares . He is also known for his collaboration and appearances in several audio skits by Kanye West.

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Life and career

Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in comedy clubs. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appeared on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. Known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business , [2] Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro , 21 Jump Street , [3] [4] and How High 2 . Davis' television roles and appearances have included programs such as Comedy Central's Reno 911 , BET's ComicView , FOX's Empire , MTV's Wild 'n Out and Short Circuitz , FX's Snowfall , and HBO's Entourage . He hosted his first game show, Mind of a Man , on Game Show Network, and later appeared on the Oxygen reality show Living with Funny. [2] He is also the host of the revival of Hip Hop Squares produced & narrated by Ice Cube. [5]

The comedian also sounds on several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration , impersonating Bernie Mac in both album's opening tracks "Intro" and "Wake Up Mr. West", and appearing as the lead of the fictitious fraternity "Broke Phi Broke." [6] Davis, also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over (Flip)", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," [7] Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh", Outkast's "Roses", and Cassie's "Long Way 2 Go."

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotes
2002 Frank McKlusky, C.I. Basketball Player
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story Jaxx's BodyguardTV movie
Barbershop Ray
2004
Full Clip Preacher
Barbershop 2: Back in Business Ray
Johnson Family Vacation Jamaican Stoner
The Seat Filler E.J.
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Mario 'FA REAL' Greene
The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 1HimselfVideo
2005 The Fog Spooner
2006 Scary Movie 4 Marvin
School for Scoundrels Bee Bee
Who Made the Potatoe Salad? Junebug
2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Ronnie
License to Wed Joel
The HitSirus
2008 How She Move Himself
Semi-Pro Bee Bee Ellis
2009FrankenhoodMotown
Imagine That John
3 of Us-
Old Dogs Zoo Security Guard
2010 Get Him to the Greek Sugar Bones
Life as We Know It Lonnie
My Girlfriend's BackKenyatta
2011 Jumping the Broom Malcolm
2012 21 Jump Street Domingo
2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Stoop
A Very Larry ChristmasLarry Huffman
2014Mr. RightMr. RightShort
Drumline: A New Beat Kevin TaylorTV movie
2015My Favorite FiveSans
Football UTroy DoneDat
Chocolate City Chris McCoy
2016 Meet the Blacks Tyrone
Barbershop: A Fresh Cut Ray
Wild for the NightFiorentino
2017 Grow House Pat
All Eyez on Me Legs
Lady BouncerBromleyShort
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars One-Oh-One (voice)
2019 How High 2 Big BangTV movie
Gully Calvin's Father

Television

YearSeriesRoleNotes
2000 Premium Blend HimselfEpisode: "Episode #4.9"
2000-01 It's Showtime at the Apollo HimselfEpisode: "Episode #13.18" & "#14.21"
2001Late FridayHimselfEpisode: "Episode #1.27"
ComicView HimselfEpisode: "Comics in the Spotlight: DeRay and Big O"
2002-03 My Wife and Kids R.J.Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3–4
2004Judge MooneyTonyTV Series
2005Love LoungeHimselfRecurring Guest
Access Granted HimselfEpisode: "Chris Brown: Yo"
Entourage HackEpisode: "Chinatown"
2005-07 Reno 911! Timpathy the CriminalRecurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4
2005-22 Wild 'n Out HimselfMain Cast: Season 1-10 & 15-21
2006 Comedy Central Presents HimselfEpisode: "DeRay Davis"
LallapaloozaHimselfEpisode: "Lallapalooza Volume 7"
2006-08 Def Comedy Jam HimselfEpisode: "Episode #7.5" & "#8.6"
2007 HBO First Look HimselfEpisode: "'License to Wed': Behind the Vows"
2007-10 The Boondocks Additional Voices (voice)Supporting Cast: Season 2-3
2008 ComicView HimselfEpisode: "ComicView: One Mic Stand"
2009 The Girls Next Door HimselfEpisode: "Charity Begins at Holmby"
Nite Tales: The Series OmarEpisode: "Night Watch"
2012 The Game HimselfEpisode: "Grand Opening, Grand Closing"
Black Dynamite Additional Voices (voice)Supporting Cast: Season 1
2013 Kroll Show Lemon LimeEpisode: "Secret Room"
Second Generation Wayans DeRayRecurring Cast
The League BorisEpisode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy"
2014 Mind of a Man Himself/HostMain Host
Comics Unleashed HimselfRecurring Guest
2015 Empire JermelGuest Cast: Season 1-2
2015-16 Joking Off Himself/HostMain Host
2017 Dish Nation Himself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "Episode #5.159"
Big Bad BBQ BrawlHimself/JudgeEpisode: "Double Trouble Brawl: Seafood Two Ways"
Face ValueHimself/Team CaptainEpisode: "Estelle Vs. DeRay Davis"
All Def Comedy HimselfEpisode: "Episode #1.2"
The Real Himself/Guest Co-HostEpisode: "DeRay Davis/David Arquette/Camilla Luddington/Hurry to the Hunk"
2017-19 Hip Hop Squares Himself/HostMain Host
2018 Black Card Revoked HimselfEpisode: "Blac Chyna, DeRay Davis, LeToya Luckett"
This Is Not Happening HimselfEpisode: "Dads"
BET Hip Hop Awards Himself/HostMain Host
2018-23 Snowfall PeachesRecurring Cast: Season 2–5, Guest: Season 6
2019 Tales DavenportEpisode: "Slippery"
2020 I Can See Your Voice Himself/PanelistEpisode: "Episode 3 & 8"
2021 History of Swear Words HimselfMain Guest
2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy HimselfRecurring Guest
So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop DoggHimself/PanelistEpisode: "Clean Up on Aisle Criminal!"
Black Music HonorsHimself/Co-HostMain Co-Host
The Chi Master MarshawnRecurring Cast: Season 5

Stand-up Special

YearProgram
2017How to Act Black

References

  1. Todd Davis (February 2, 2008). Steph Jones: Heart & Soul Archived June 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine HHNLive. Accessed July 18, 2008.
  2. 1 2 "Deray Davis Delivers Shocking News About The New "Barbershop" Movie [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]". The Russ Parr Morning Show. 2016. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  3. Williams, Kam (2012). "DeRay Vision-DeRay Davis The "21 Jump Street" Interview" . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  4. Dickey, Josh (April 13, 2011). "DeRay Davis jumps to '21 Jump Street'" . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  5. Lammare, Carl (March 15, 2017). "www.vibe.com/2017/03/ice-cube-deray-davis-vh1-hip-hop-squares-tupac-another-friday/" . Retrieved August 8, 2017.
  6. Beaumont, Mark (2015). Kanye West: God & Monster. Omnibus Press. pp. Chapter "Through the Wire".
  7. "Late Night Comedy Show features DeRay Davis". February 10, 2012. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
Media offices
Preceded by Host of Hollywood Squares franchise
2017-present
(Hip Hop Squares)
Succeeded by
Bob Saget
Nashville Squares Concurrent version in 2019