DeRay Davis
DeRay Davis
Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, comedian-turned-actor DeRay Davis developed and honed a hip, sardonic, streetwise mentality at an early age and parlayed it smoothly and efficiently into the comedy-club circuit. Davis achieved his career breakthrough at the Laffapalooza Festival in Atlanta, GA, then scored a triple whammy by winning the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and landing covetable spots in the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival and the Cedric the Entertainer Festival. Throughout, the comic wove vulgar and droll, yet also telling and deeply personal, routines around the subjects of race, poverty, and his challenging experiences growing up in the Windy City projects with a dysfunctional African-American family. The transition from behind-the-mike spots to movie roles represented a relatively short jump, for most of Davis' early film assignments emphasized the same subject matter as his routines; for example, he played the "Hustle Guy" in Barbershop (2002) and its sequel, Barbershop 2: Back in Business (2004), rapper Mario "Fa Real" Greene in the Martin Short comedy Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004), and a Jamaican stoner in Johnson Family Vacation (2004). Davis expanded his genre focus with roles in Rupert Wainwright's supernatural horror outing The Fog (2005), and Todd Phillips' comedy remake School for Scoundrels (2006). Subsequent feature assignments include License to Wed (2007), Semi-Pro (2008, as basketball player Bee Bee Ellis), and Nowhereland (2009). Meanwhile, Davis also appeared on television series including Entourage and Reno 911!, and televised comedy revues such as Comedy Central's Premium Blend. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide
Filmography of DeRay Davis:
- The Fog with Tom Welling , Maggie Grace , Rade Serbedzija , Kenneth Welsh , Selma Blair , Adrian Hough , Sara Botsford , Cole Heppell
- License to Wed with Robin Williams , Mandy Moore , John Krasinski , Eric Christian Olsen , Christine Taylor , Josh Flitter , Peter Strauss , Grace Zabriskie , Roxanne Hart , Mindy Kaling , Angela Kinsey , Rachael Harris , Brian Baumgartner , Jess Rosenthal , Val Almendarez , Nicole Randall Johnson , Tashana Haye , Sarah Kate Johnson , Travis Flory , Dominic Swingler , Devin Swingler , Diego Swingler , Cynthia Ettinger , Gillian Skupa , Poncho Hodges , Ruben Garfias , Kelsey Harper , David Quinlan , Irene Karas , Derek Greene , Christine Cannon , Anelia Dyoulgerova , Nathan Barrett , Darla Vandebossche , Sean Tyson , Chiu-Lin Tam , Guy Fauchon , Grant Gershon , Crispin Barrymore , Tonia Batson , Joseph Bazyouros , Edie Lehmann Boddicker , Paul Bent , Cindy Bourquin , Leanna Brand , Andy Brown , Karen Hogle Brown , Vicky Preston Brown , Alvin Chea , Leberta Loral , Pablo Cora , Claire Fedoruk , Amy Fogerson , Rachelle Fox , Michael Freed , Michael Geiger , Dylan Gentile , Scott Graff , Steven Harms , Saundra Hall Hill , Marie Hodgson , Clydene Jackson-Edwards , Diana Zaslove Kahn , Teri Eiko Koide , Bob Lewis , Sean McDermott , Alice Kirwan Murray , Bobbi Page , Steve Pence , Fletcher Sheridan , Kevin St. Clair , Cahen Taylor , Carmen Twillie , Winter Watson , John West , Gerald White , Eyvonne Williams
- How She Move with Rutina Wesley , Tracey 'Tre' Armstrong , Dwain Murphy , Brennan Gademans , Kevin Duhaney , Shawn Desman , Melanie Nicholls-King , Keyshia Cole , Tanisa Scott , Conrad Coates , Kardinal Offishall , Djanet Sears , Alison Sealy-Smith , Mya , Cle Bennett , Daniel Morrison , Romina D'Ugo , Tristan D. Lalla
- Jiminy Glick in La La Wood with Martin Short , Jan Hooks , Linda Cardellini , Janeane Garofalo , John Michael Higgins , Elizabeth Perkins , Larry Joe Campbell , Mo Collins , Carlos Jacott , Corey Pearson , Aries Spears , Robert Trebor , Gary Anthony Williams , Landon Hansen , Jake Hoffman , Kiefer Sutherland , Whoopi Goldberg , Kevin Kline , Pat O'Brien , Sharon Stone , Jake Gyllenhaal , Forest Whitaker , Susan Sarandon , Kurt Russell , Rob Lowe , Steve Martin
- Semi-Pro with Will Ferrell , Woody Harrelson , Andre Benjamin , Andrew Daly , Will Arnett , Andy Richter , David Koechner , Rob Corddry , Matt Walsh , Jackie Earle Haley , Maura Tierney , Patti LaBelle , Tim Meadows , Jay Phillips , Josh Braaten , Peter Cornell , Pat Kilbane , Kristen Wiig , Jason Sudeikis , Ed Helms , Brian Huskey
- Johnson Family Vacation with Cedric the Entertainer , Vanessa Williams , Cedric the Entertainer , Solange Knowles , Bow Wow , Gabby Soleil , Shannon Elizabeth , Steve Harvey , Aloma Wright , Lee Garlington , Shari Headley , Lorna Scott , Chris Hardwick , Masasa , Jonathan Joss , Godfrey Danchimah , Jennifer Freeman , Kurupt , Jason Momoa , Tanjareen Martin , Kevin Farley , Philip Daniel Bolden , Chana Ylahne Orr , Lichelli Lazar-Lea , Rodney B. Perry , Christopher B. Duncan , Shane Woodson , Gabriel Corbin , Tracie Burton , Katerina Graham , Jamil Morgan , Jeremiah Jr. "J.J." Williams
- Barbershop with Ice Cube , Anthony Anderson , Cedric the Entertainer , Sean Patrick Thomas , Eve , Troy Garity , Michael Ealy , Leonard Earl Howze , Keith David , Jazsmin Lewis , Lahmard Tate , Tom Wright , Lorenzo Clemons , Dev Kennedy , Pat "Soul" Scaggs , Eddie Bo Jr. Smith , Marshall Titus , Cliff Frazier , Carl Wright , Sonya Eddy , Eric Lane , Maestro Harrell , Vince Green , Jalen Rose , Jason Winston George , Kwame Amoaku , Kevin Morrow , Marcia Wright , Saralynne Crittenden , Jasmine Randle , Naomi Young Armstrong , Frank Townsend , Scott Dent , Laura E. Walls , Woody Bolar , Deon Cole , J. David Shanks , Leon S. Jr. Rogers , Jam , Norm VanLier , Ray Thompson , Mark Simmons , Cassandra Lewis , Janina Gavankar , Olumiji Olawumi , Satya Lee , Teara Hill Willborn , Ebboney Wilson , Chester Clay McSwain , Steven Simoncic , Matt Orlando , Willie B. Goodson , Cynthia Maddox , Montina Woods , Llou Johnson , Dana Min Goodman , Parvesh Cheena , Malik S. Middleton , Toyiah Marquis , Cerall Duncan , Rhonda Bobo , Tiffany S. Gaji
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