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.
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 as "adamraycomedy" and has 506 thousand subscribers with more than 90 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
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 +YearTitleRole Notes2008 An American Standard Ryan Short film The Travis McFarland Club Bobby Short film 2010 Santa's Xmas Party Adam Short film2011 Axe: Dirtcathlon Angry Italian Chef Short film Jake Arrives Jake Short film2013 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 Devon2018 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 Tough2023 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 YearTitleRole Notes2007 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 episodes2012 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 episodes2013 Workaholics Mark McGrath Dude Episode: "In Line" Knifeguard Ed Miniseries2014 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 episodes2017 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 episodes2021 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 episodes2022 Pam & Tommy Jay Leno3 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 +YearTitleRole2013 Aliens: Colonial Marines Marine Tomb Raider Solarii
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