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Adam Ray
Comedian and actor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an American comedian, 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.[1]
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Early life
Ray was raised in Seattle and attended Shorecrest High School.[2][3] He is of Jewish descent.[4] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from University of Southern California.[5]
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Ray joined the YouTube community as "adamraycomedy" and has 506 thousand subscribers with more than 90 million views.[6] His voice has been featured in advertisements for McDonald's, Hyundai, Brooks Brothers, the San Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, and Burger King.
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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 McGraw himself.[1]
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.[7]
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Influences
Ray has said that his comedy influences are Chris Farley, Eddie Murphy, Jim Carrey, and Adam Sandler.[8]
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