Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American
comedian
A comedian or comic is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh. This might be through jokes or amusing
Amusement is the state of experiencing humorous and entertaining events or situations while the person or a ...
, actor, and
YouTuber. Since 2023 Ray has regularly performed stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of
"Dr. Phil" McGraw.
Early life
Ray was raised in
Seattle and attended
Shorecrest High School. He is of
Jewish descent. He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from
University of Southern California.
Career
Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 360 thousand subscribers with more than 37 million views. His voice has been featured in advertisements for
McDonald's,
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,
Brooks Brothers, the
San Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, and
Burger King
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.
Dr. Phil persona
In 2019, Ray began performing full-length stand-up comedy routines as "Dr. Phil", a parody of
"Dr. Phil" McGraw.
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
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History
The Comedy ...
in
Los Angeles based around "Dr. Phil" interacting with other comedians, which were then uploaded to Youtube.
The shows resulted in a notable increase in attention around Ray as well as an endorsement from McGraw himself.
Influences
Ray has said that his comedy influences are
Chris Farley,
Eddie Murphy
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,
Jim Carrey
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, and
Adam Sandler
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.
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Filmography
Film
Television
Video games
References
External links
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CAtegory:1982 births
21st-century American comedians
21st-century American male actors
Actors from Seattle
Actors from Washington (state)
American impressionists (entertainers)
American male comedians
American male film actors
American male television actors
American stand-up comedians
Comedians from Seattle
Living people
Male actors from Washington (state)
University of Southern California alumni
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