| Caption | Jay Mohr, July 2, 2004 |
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| Birth name | Jon Ferguson Mohr |
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| Birth date | August 23, 1970 |
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| Birth place | Verona, New Jersey, U.S. |
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| Occupation | Actor/Comedian |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
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| Spouse | Nikki Cox (2006-present)Nicole Chamberlain (1998-2004) |
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| Website | http://jaymohr.com |
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Jay Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor and stand up comedian. He is perhaps best known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, in which he starred for two years. He also known for playing the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010.
Life and career
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. In December 2008, he filed legal papers requesting a legal name change to
Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr, adding the surname of his wife. Mohr has been sober since 1996. He commented on the
Late Late Show that he is of
Scottish ancestry. Mohr was raised
Presbyterian, but he
converted to
Roman Catholicism.
Acting career
Mohr appeared as a featured player for the
1993-94 and
1994-95 seasons of
Saturday Night Live. His 2004
memoir,
(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 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 and in an episode of The West Wing in 2004.
Mohr starred as newly divorced dad Gary Brooks for two seasons on the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried. Paula Marshall played his ex-wife. In January 2010 he took the role as Billy in Clint Eastwood's thriller film Hereafter. He was also set to guest star on NBC's fall 2010 show, Outlaw.
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, more recently, the derisive "Weigh More". 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, 10th place in the 2009
Smack-Off and 6th place in the 2010
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 because of 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
MC at
BlizzCon 2007, 2008, and 2009, and now announced for 2010. 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, and has had notable appearances on the Imus in the Morning program.
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 2008,2009 and 2010.
He also hosted th 12th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards at the Dice summit in Las Vegas on February 20, 2009.
As of January 22, Mohr 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, , and (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.
Mohr is also a guest sportswriter for Sports Illustrated.
In May 2010, publisher Simon & Schuster released a book authored by Mohr, "No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad".
On June 23, 2010 Mohr hosted the 2010 NHL Awards live from The Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas.
Filmography
''Outlaw (TV series) (2010)
''Hereafter (2010)
Monk (TV series) (2009)
Lonely Street (2009)
(2009) (Video game)
Gary Unmarried (2008–2010) (TV)
Street Kings (2008)
Even Money (2007)
Christmas Do-Over (2006)
Ghost Whisperer (2006–2008)
Community Service (2006)
(2006) (Video game)
The Groomsmen (2006)
King's Ransom (2005)
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Seeing Other People (2004)
Scrubs (2003)
Fastlane (2002) (TV)
S1m0ne (2002)
The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
Speaking of Sex (2001)
Black River (2001)
Cherry Falls (2000)
Pay It Forward (2000)
200 Cigarettes (1999)
Go (1999)
Playing by Heart (1999)
Action (1999) (TV)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Paulie (1998)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
From The Earth To The Moon (HBO miniseries) (1998)
Suicide Kings (1997)
Picture Perfect (1997)
Jerry Maguire (1996)
References
External links
Jay Mohr official website
Jay Mohr SI.com archive
Weekly column on FOXSports.com
Category:1970 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actors from New Jersey
Category:American film actors
Category:American impressionists (entertainers)
Category:American stand-up comedians
Category:American television actors
Category:American television talk show hosts
Category:American people of Scottish descent
Category:American Roman Catholics
Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism
Category:Converts to Roman Catholicism from Calvinism
Category:Former Presbyterians
Category:People from Essex County, New Jersey
