DeRay Davis

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::summary American comedian and actor ::

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name	DeRay Davis
image	DeRay Davis 2016.png
caption	Davis in 2016
birthname	Antoine DeRay Davis
birth_date
birth_place	Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
yearsactive	1998–present
occupation
children	1
website
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| name = DeRay Davis | image = DeRay Davis 2016.png | caption = Davis in 2016 | birthname = Antoine DeRay Davis | birth_date = | birth_place = Chicago, Illinois, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | yearsactive = 1998–present | occupation = | children = 1 | relatives = | website =

Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films and as host of Hip Hop Squares. He is also known for his collaboration and appearances in several audio skits by Kanye West.

Life and career

Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in comedy clubs. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appeared on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. Known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro, 21 Jump Street, and How High 2. Davis' television roles and appearances have included programs such as Comedy Central's Reno 911, BET's ComicView, FOX's Empire, MTV's Wild 'n Out and Short Circuitz, FX's Snowfall, and HBO's Entourage. He hosted his first game show, Mind of a Man, on Game Show Network, and later appeared on the Oxygen reality show Living with Funny. He is also the host of the revival of Hip Hop Squares produced & narrated by Ice Cube.

The comedian also sounds on several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, impersonating Bernie Mac in both album's opening tracks "Intro" and "Wake Up Mr. West", and appearing as the lead of the fictitious fraternity "Broke Phi Broke." Davis, also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over (Flip)", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh", Outkast's "Roses", and Cassie's "Long Way 2 Go."

Filmography

Film

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2002	Frank McKlusky, C.I.	Basketball Player
Play'd: A Hip Hop Story	Jaxx's Bodyguard	TV movie
Barbershop	Ray
2004
Full Clip	Preacher
Barbershop 2: Back in Business	Ray
Johnson Family Vacation	Jamaican Stoner
The Seat Filler	E.J.
Jiminy Glick in Lalawood	Mario 'FA REAL' Greene
The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 1	Himself	Video
2005	The Fog	Spooner
2006	Scary Movie 4	Marvin
School for Scoundrels	Bee Bee
Who Made the Potatoe Salad?	Junebug
2007	Code Name: The Cleaner	Ronnie
License to Wed	Joel
The Hit	Sirus
2008	How She Move	Himself
Semi-Pro	Bee Bee Ellis
2009	Frankenhood	Motown
Imagine That	John
3 of Us	-
Old Dogs	Zoo Security Guard
2010	Get Him to the Greek	Sugar Bones
Life as We Know It	Lonnie
My Girlfriend's Back	Kenyatta
2011	Jumping the Broom	Malcolm
2012	21 Jump Street	Domingo
2013	G.I. Joe: Retaliation	Stoop
A Very Larry Christmas	Larry Huffman
2014	Mr. Right	Mr. Right	Short
Drumline: A New Beat	Kevin Taylor	TV movie
2015	My Favorite Five	Sans
Football U	Troy DoneDat
Chocolate City	Chris McCoy
2016	Meet the Blacks	Tyrone
Barbershop: A Fresh Cut	Ray
Wild for the Night	Fiorentino
2017	Grow House	Pat
All Eyez on Me	Legs
Lady Bouncer	Bromley	Short
Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars	One-Oh-One (voice)
2019	How High 2	Big Bang	TV movie
Gully	Calvin's Father
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Television

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Year	Series	Role	Notes
2000	Premium Blend	Himself	Episode: "Episode #4.9"
2000-01	It's Showtime at the Apollo	Himself	Episode: "Episode #13.18" & "#14.21"
2001	Late Friday	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.27"
ComicView	Himself	Episode: "Comics in the Spotlight: DeRay and Big O"
2002-03	My Wife and Kids	R.J.	Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3–4
2004	Judge Mooney	Tony	TV Series
2005	Love Lounge	Himself	Recurring Guest
Access Granted	Himself	Episode: "Chris Brown: Yo"
Entourage	Hack	Episode: "Chinatown"
2005-07	Reno 911!	Timpathy the Criminal	Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4
2005-22	Wild 'n Out	Himself	Main Cast: Season 1-10 & 15-21
2006	Comedy Central Presents	Himself	Episode: "DeRay Davis"
Lallapalooza	Himself	Episode: "Lallapalooza Volume 7"
2006-08	Def Comedy Jam	Himself	Episode: "Episode #7.5" & "#8.6"
2007	HBO First Look	Himself	Episode: "'License to Wed': Behind the Vows"
2007-10	The Boondocks	Additional Voices (voice)	Supporting Cast: Season 2-3
2008	ComicView	Himself	Episode: "ComicView: One Mic Stand"
2009	The Girls Next Door	Himself	Episode: "Charity Begins at Holmby"
Nite Tales: The Series	Omar	Episode: "Night Watch"
2012	The Game	Himself	Episode: "Grand Opening, Grand Closing"
Black Dynamite	Additional Voices (voice)	Supporting Cast: Season 1
2013	Kroll Show	Lemon Lime	Episode: "Secret Room"
Second Generation Wayans	DeRay	Recurring Cast
The League	Boris	Episode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy"
2014	Mind of a Man	Himself/Host	Main Host
Comics Unleashed	Himself	Recurring Guest
2015	Empire	Jermel	Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2015-16	Joking Off	Himself/Host	Main Host
2017	Dish Nation	Himself/Guest Co-Host	Episode: "Episode #5.159"
Big Bad BBQ Brawl	Himself/Judge	Episode: "Double Trouble Brawl: Seafood Two Ways"
Face Value	Himself/Team Captain	Episode: "Estelle Vs. DeRay Davis"
All Def Comedy	Himself	Episode: "Episode #1.2"
The Real	Himself/Guest Co-Host	Episode: "DeRay Davis/David Arquette/Camilla Luddington/Hurry to the Hunk"
2017-19	Hip Hop Squares	Himself/Host	Main Host
2018	Black Card Revoked	Himself	Episode: "Blac Chyna, DeRay Davis, LeToya Luckett"
This Is Not Happening	Himself	Episode: "Dads"
BET Hip Hop Awards	Himself/Host	Main Host
2018-23	Snowfall	Peaches	Recurring Cast: Season 2–5, Guest: Season 6
2019	Tales	Davenport	Episode: "Slippery"
2020	I Can See Your Voice	Himself/Panelist	Episode: "Episode 3 & 8"
2021	History of Swear Words	Himself	Main Guest
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy	Himself	Recurring Guest
So Dumb It's Criminal: Hosted by Snoop Dogg	Himself/Panelist	Episode: "Clean Up on Aisle Criminal!"
Black Music Honors	Himself/Co-Host	Main Co-Host
The Chi	Master Marshawn	Recurring Cast: Season 5
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Stand-up Special

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Year	Program
2017	How to Act Black
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References

References

1. Todd Davis (February 2, 2008). [http://www.hhnlive.com/features/more/417 Steph Jones: Heart & Soul] {{Webarchive. link. (June 25, 2008 ''HHNLive''. Accessed July 18, 2008.)
2. (2016). "Deray Davis Delivers Shocking News About The New "Barbershop" Movie [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW]".
3. Williams, Kam. (2012). "DeRay Vision-DeRay Davis The "21 Jump Street" Interview".
4. Dickey, Josh. (April 13, 2011). "DeRay Davis jumps to '21 Jump Street'".
5. Lammare, Carl. (March 15, 2017). "www.vibe.com/2017/03/ice-cube-deray-davis-vh1-hip-hop-squares-tupac-another-friday/".
6. Beaumont, Mark. (2015). "Kanye West: God & Monster". Omnibus Press.
7. (February 10, 2012). "Late Night Comedy Show features DeRay Davis".

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