Adam Ray
Adam Ray | |
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Pseudonym | Dr. Phil |
Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] Seattle, Washington[1] |
Alma mater | University of Southern California[1] |
Genres | |
Website | adamraycomedy |
Adam Ray is an American comedian, actor, voice-over artist, 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]
Early life
Ray was raised in Seattle and attended Shorecrest High School.[2][3] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California.[4]
Career
Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 242 thousand subscribers with more than 37 million views.[5] His voice has been featured in advertisements for McDonald's, Hyundai, Brooks Brothers, the San Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, and Burger King.
Dr. Phil persona
Beginning 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 Phil McGraw himself.[1]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2013 | The Heat | LeSoire | |
2015 | Spy | Agent in Jetpack | |
2016 | Ghostbusters | Lead Singer / Slimer | |
2017 | Handsome | Devon | |
2018 | Game Over, Man! | Officer Dan | |
2018 | Second Act | Technician | |
2020 | The Bellmen | Steve | |
2021 | Good on Paper | Drunk Jerk | |
2022 | Love Virtually | Bouncer | |
2023 | Barbie | Policeman | |
2024 | Jackpot | TBA | Post-production |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | Human Giant | Tom Cruise | Episode: "Most Pit!" |
2007 | 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!" |
2009 | Drunks Vs. Highs | High | Television film |
2011 | Appleseed Elementary | Principal Cramer | 5 episodes |
2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Tony | 2 episodes |
2012 | A Guy Walks Into a Bar | Bartender | 14 episodes |
2012 | NTSF:SD:SUV:: | Fineman | Episode: "Sabbath-tage" |
2012–2013 | Ash Global | Denny | 6 episodes |
2013 | Workaholics | Mark McGrath Dude | Episode: "In Line" |
2013 | Knifeguard | Ed | Miniseries |
2014 | Rick and Morty | Johnny / Wife Beater | Episode: "Rixty Minutes" |
2014 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Agent | Episode: "Don't Vote for Nick" |
2015 | Silicon Valley | Episode: "Server Space" | |
2016 | Hit the Floor | Episode: "Loss" | |
2016 | Mad TV | Various | 8 episodes |
2017 | Return of the Mac | Alex | |
2017 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Uber Driver #2 | Episode: "Namaste" |
2018 | Nobodies | Club Goer | Episode: "Open Dorf Policy" |
2018 | American Vandal | Officer Joe Crowder | 6 episodes |
2018 | Ballers | Episode: "The Kids Are Aight" | |
2018 | Trolls: The Beat Goes On! | Slamm-Oh | Episode: "Party Crashed" |
2018 | Arrested Development | Al | 2 episodes |
2018–2020 | She-Ra and the Princesses of Power | Swift Wind | 21 episodes |
2019 | Robot Chicken | Various roles | Episode: "Fila Ogden in: Maggie's Got a Full Load" |
2019, 2020 | Archibald's Next Big Thing | 3 episodes | |
2020–2021 | Crossing Swords | Ruben | 16 episodes |
2020–2022 | Doug Unplugs | Safety Bot | 8 episodes |
2021 | American Dad! | Emcee | Episode: "Stan Moves to Chicago" |
2021 | Hacks | Drew Higgins | Episode: "1.69 Million" |
2021 | When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren | Various | 2 episodes |
2021 | Archibald's Next Big Thing Is Here! | Johnny Hawkstorm | Episode: "Johnny Hawkstorm: Two Birds, One Stone" |
2021 | Fairfax | Jim | Episode: "Dale Hates His Dad" |
2021–2022 | Young Rock | Vince McMahon | 8 episodes |
2022 | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Jaques | Episode: "The Big Chill" |
2022 | Pam & Tommy | Jay Leno | 3 episodes |
2022 | Gaslit | Ron Ziegler | |
2022 | Welcome to Flatch | Bert | Episode: "The Tri-state Real Estate Conference" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Marine |
2013 | Tomb Raider | Solarii |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Grobar, Matt (15 May 2024). "Character Actor Extraordinaire: Comedian Adam Ray On The Origins Of His Viral Digital Series 'Dr. Phil LIVE!'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
- ^ "Seattle comedian Adam Ray brings celebrity lineup to virtual benefit show for Northwest Harvest". king5.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Wilson, P. F. "Comedian Adam Ray — of 'American Vandal' — Heads to Liberty Funny Bone". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ Boros, Phyllis A. S. (2017-01-17). "Not much time to rest for comic/actor Adam Ray". Connecticut Post. Retrieved 2022-09-10.
- ^ "adamraycomedy - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
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