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1982-06-16 · United States · Male

29 series in the catalog

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

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.