Adam Ray

Adam Ray
Ray performing at Camp Kinser in Okinawa, Japan in 2018
Born (1982-06-16) June 16, 1982 (age 44)
Seattle, Washington, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BFA)
SpouseAmanda Ray (m. 2022)
Comedy career
Years active2006–present
Medium
  • Stand-up
  • television
  • film
  • podcast
Genres
Subjects
Websiteadamraycomedy.com

Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American comedian, actor, and YouTuber. Since 2023, he has garnered significant attention from regularly performing stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of "Dr. Phil" McGraw. He is also known for his impressions of other personalities and comedians.

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 the University of Southern California.

Career

Ray joined the YouTube community under the username of "adamraycomedy" and has 679 thousand subscribers with more than 209 million views. 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

Ray in character as "Dr. Phil" in 2024

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 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.

In November 2024, Netflix aired an Adam Ray comedy special which saw Ray in the "Dr. Phil" persona meeting Phil McGraw face-to-face as well as interviews with Patton Oswalt and Jay Pharoah.

Influences

Ray has said that his comedy influences are Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, and Adam Sandler.

Filmography

Film

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 Asshole Dad
2026 Jackass: Best and Last Himself / 1W-Larry (voice) Guest appearances

Television

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"
2012–13 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"
2018–19 Arrested Development Al 3 episodes
2018–20 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
2020–21 Crossing Swords Ruben (voice) 16 episodes
2020–22 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 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"
2021–23 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"
2022–23 9-1-1: Lone Star Jaques 2 episodes
Welcome to Chippendales Larry 6 episodes
2023 American Born Chinese Host Episode: "Beyond Repair"
2023–24 Dr Phil LIVE! Dr. Phil 6 episodes
2024 Krapopolis (voice) Episode: "Remedial Archeology"
2024–2026 Impractical Jokers Himself 4 episodes

Video games

Year Title Role
2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines Marine
Tomb Raider Solarii

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grobar, Matt (May 15, 2024). "Character Actor Extraordinaire: Comedian Adam Ray On The Origins Of His Viral Digital Series 'Dr. Phil Live!'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Seattle comedian Adam Ray brings celebrity lineup to virtual benefit show for Northwest Harvest". king5.com. February 2, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  3. ↑ Wilson, P. F. (May 7, 2019). "Comedian Adam Ray — of 'American Vandal' — Heads to Liberty Funny Bone". Cincinnati CityBeat. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  4. ↑ Ray, Adam (December 4, 2023). Adam Ray on Writing Jokes for Joe Biden, Almost Killing Diane Keaton & Crazy Stand Up Moment (Podcast). 734. About Last Night. Retrieved July 17, 2024.
  5. ↑ Boros, Phyllis A. S. (January 17, 2017). "Not much time to rest for comic/actor Adam Ray". Connecticut Post. Archived from the original on August 23, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
  6. ↑ "adamraycomedy - YouTube". youtube.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  7. ↑ Shanfeld, Ethan (October 23, 2024). "Adam Ray Sets 'Dr. Phil Live!' Comedy Special at Netflix, Where He'll Interview the Real Dr. Phil". Variety. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
  8. ↑ "Exclusive Interview: Pop Culturalist Chats with Adam Ray". February 5, 2021.
  9. ↑ Ray, Adam (April 13, 2026). "I'm in the new JACKASS movie🤯 One of the coolest things I've done. Can't wait for you to see it JUNE 26th☠️ #jackass #movie #comedy #adamray #johnnyknoxville". Instagram. Retrieved April 13, 2026.