Adam Ray | |
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![]() Ray performing at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan in 2018 | |
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.
Adam can be seen recurring on WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES (Hulu), the story of the founder of the legendary Chippendales strip show starring Kumail Nanjiani. Ray received praise for his portrayal of ‘Jay Leno’ in PAM & TOMMY (Hulu), also starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan. He recently wrapped shooting the second season of YOUNG ROCK for NBC, the story of Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson’s life, recurring again as ‘Vince McMahon.’ In addition, Ray was recently a guest on Marc Maron’s iconic WTF podcast, and is a regular on The Adam Carolla Podcast.
Ray is currently recurring as ‘Ron Ziegler’ in GASLIT (Starz), also starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn. He starred as the lead in the indie comedy film THE BELLMEN, and has guest starred on a number of television shows including HACKS (HBO Max), 911: LONE STAR (FOX), CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM (HBO), ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Netflix), SILICON VALLEY (HBO), BALLERS (HBO), 2 BROKE GIRLS (CBS), and WORKAHOLICS (Comedy Central), as well as the second season of AMERICAN VANDAL (Netflix).
Ray was a regular on LIGHTS OUT WITH DAVID SPADE (Comedy Central) as well as RETURN OF THE MAC (Pop TV) opposite Joey McIntyre. He was a cast member in the reboot of the sketch comedy show MADtv (CW), and he can be seen in many of Paul Feig’s films, including the buddy cop comedy THE HEAT, the hit feature SPY, and the reboot of GHOSTBUSTERS, in which played a supporting role and voiced the iconic character of ‘Slimer’. He will be also be seen in Feig’s upcoming movie THE SCHOOL FOR GOOD AND EVIL starring Charlize Theron and Laurence Fishbourne.
He has written for MTV’s PUNK’D, ADAM DEVINE’S HOUSE PARTY (Comedy Central), and the reboot of MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER (Netflix).
You can hear Adam’s voice in Dreamwork’s TROLLS, Adult Swim’s RICK & MORTY and SUPER MANSION, SHE-RA (Netflix), DOUG UNPLUGS (AppleTV), AMERICAN DAD (TBS), ARCHIBALDS’S NEXT BIG THING (Netflix), WHEN NATURE CALLS (ABC), AMERICAN DAD (Fox) and CROSSING SWORDS (Hulu) as ‘Ruben’, opposite Nicholas Hoult, Adam Pally and Tony Hale.
Ray headlines top standup comedy clubs across the country. He also hosts the popular ABOUT LAST NIGHT podcast, which has welcomed guests such as Sandra Bullock, Bill Burr, Tiffany Haddish, Jason Derulo, Nick Swardson, Lisa Kudrow, Tom Segura, Neil Patrick Harris, Sebastian Maniscalco, Melissa McCarthy, Dana Carvey, and Joel McHale!
His hilarious sketches and standup comedy clips have garnered over 50 million views on YouTube & can all be viewed at adamraycomedy.com.
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]
Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 300 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.
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. 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]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
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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 |
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2013 | Aliens: Colonial Marines | Marine |
Tomb Raider | Solarii |