Jay Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American
actor,
impressionist and
stand-up comedian.
Biography
Personal life
Mohr was
born Jon Ferguson Mohr in Verona, New
Jersey
to Jean, a nurse, and Jon
Mohr, a marketing executive. He has two sisters, Julia and
Virginia. He also has one son, Jack, from his six-year marriage
with former model
Nicole
Chamberlain. He married actress
Nikki
Cox on December 29, 2006. Jay commented on the
Late Late Show that he is
of
Scottish ancestry. He has been
sober since 1997. In December 2008, he filed legal papers
requesting a legal name change to
Jon Ferguson Cox
Mohr, adding the surname of his wife.
Career
Mohr appeared as a featured player for the
1993-94 and
1994-95
seasons of
Saturday Night
Live. His 2004
memoir,
Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night
Live (ISBN 1-4013-0006-5), details this tumultuous period
of his life, including his battle with chronic panic attacks.
Though his potential was appreciated by
SNL creator/producer
Lorne Michaels, Mohr was impatient with his
progression to full cast member, and left the show on bad terms. He
has since reconciled with Michaels.
Mohr had a recurring role in the first season of
The Jeff Foxworthy Show as
Jeff Foxworthy's brother, Wayne.
Mohr's first major film role was in 1996 when he played the
conniving Bob Sugar, a sleazy sports agent in
Jerry Maguire, followed in 1997 by a
starring role in
Picture
Perfect. In 1999, Mohr starred in the television series
Action, in which he
played sleazy film producer Peter Dragon. Mohr later hosted a talk
show on
ESPN entitled
Mohr Sports which ran briefly in 2001
before being cancelled. He was also the voice-over artist for
Fox Sports Net's
Beyond the Glory. Mohr has also
appeared in movies such as
Are We
There Yet?,
Small
Soldiers,
Go, and
Pay It Forward, and
The Groomsmen.
In 2003 and 2004, Mohr created, hosted, and was
executive producer of
NBC's
Last Comic
Standing reality
television program. The show aired for three seasons, but was
cancelled near the end of the third season due to poor ratings,
only to be renewed later. Mohr was very vocal toward NBC concerning
its cancellation and did not return for the show's fourth season in
2006. Mohr was replaced with new host
Anthony Clark, but he is credited as a
consultant. On the season finale of
Last Comic Standing 4, Jay performed as a guest
comedian. He had a recurring role on on the TV
series
Ghost Whisperer,
which had developed into a regular role. Mohr also starred in an
episode of the hit sitcom
Scrubs - "
My Own Private Practice Guy" in
2003.
Mohr currently stars as newly divorced dad Gary Brooks on the CBS
sitcom
Gary Unmarried.
Paula Marshall plays his
ex-wife.
Radio
Mohr has contributed frequently to
The Jim Rome Show as a caller and has
also guest-hosted the program. September 23, 2009 Jay was supposed
to guest host the show but was running late because the drive-thru
at In-N-Out Burger was backed up. His nickname on the show is "Slam
Man" and Rome often lets him promote his upcoming comedy club
appearances. Mohr finished in 7th place in the 2007
Smack-Off, 6th place in the 2008
Smack-Off and in 10th place in the 2009
Smack-Off. Jay is also known to do "drive-by"
call-in's to the show to usually promote one of his stand-up shows
or live events.
He used to appear frequently on the
Opie and Anthony radio program, but
due to the large time difference due to Mohr living in California,
he instead appears frequently on the
Ron
and Fez Show as a caller. As of June 2008 due to his work
schedule he is once again contributing frequently to the
Opie and Anthony show.
Other work
Mohr was the Master of Ceremonies at
BlizzCon 2007, 2008, and 2009. He was featured in
three commercials for
Diet Pepsi, where
Mohr plays the
agent for Diet Pepsi
(the can), making deals with
Diddy,
Jackie Chan and a celebrity poker
appearance.
Mohr can be heard as a semi-regular guest on the
Ron and Fez and
Opie
and Anthony shows on
XM Satellite
Radio.
He hosted
and performed at the closing-night festivities of the BlizzCon conference at the Anaheim
Convention Center
on August 4, 2007, as well as the competition night
festivities of BlizzCon 2008 and
2009.He also hosted th 12th Annual Interactive Achievement
Awards at the Dice summit in LAS VEGAS on the February 20,
2009.
As of
January 22, Jay is hosting a Tax
Laugh contest on YouTube for American
software maker Intuit
.
Mohr has brought his voice acting work to the realm of video games,
including roles in Saints Row 2,
Scarface,
Leisure Suit Larry and
Blitz: The League II (notable
for once again playing a sleazy agent-type). He also lent his voice
to the
Simpsons episode
Insane Clown Poppy, in a cameo role doing
an impression of
Christopher
Walken.
Jay Mohr, 2009
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