Adam Ray
Ray performing atCamp Kinser inOkinawa, Japan in 2018
Born	(1982-06-16)June 16, 1982 (age 42)[1] Seattle, Washington, U.S.[1]
Medium	Stand-up television film podcast
Alma mater	University of Southern California (BFA)
Years active	2006–present
Genres	Improvisational comedy character comedy sketch comedy insult comedy impressions satire
Subject(s)	American culture American politics everyday life pop culture current events
Website	adamraycomedy.com

Adam Ray (born June 16, 1982) is an Americancomedian, actor, andYouTuber. Since 2023, Ray has regularly performed stand-up and improv comedy under the persona of "Dr. Phil", a parody of"Dr. Phil" McGraw.^[1]

Ray was raised inSeattle and attendedShorecrest High School.^[2][3] He is ofJewish descent.^[4] He earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree fromUniversity of Southern California.^[5]

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 forMcDonald's,Hyundai,Brooks Brothers, theSan Diego Zoo Zebra Exhibit, andBurger King.

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 aLaugh 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 atthe Comedy Store inLos 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 withPatton Oswalt andJay Pharoah.^[7]

Ray has said that his comedy influences areChris Farley,Eddie Murphy,Jim Carrey, andAdam Sandler.^[8]

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