Quick Facts
Born:
1982-02-26
Birthplace:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Credits:
67 Total Roles
DeRay Davis
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Biography
Antwan DeRay Davis is an American stand-up comedian and actor best known for his role as Ray-Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro (2008) and 21 Jump Street. His television roles and appearances include programs BET's ComicView, MTV's Nick Cannon's Wild 'N Out and 'Short Circuitz, and HBO's Entourage.
He began his career in comedy clubs and shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. He voices for several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, and also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," and Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh."
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He began his career in comedy clubs and shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. He voices for several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, and also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," and Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh."
Description above from the Wikipedia article DeRay Davis licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
21 Jump Street
Domingo
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Stoop
Scary Movie 4
Marvin
Life As We Know It
Lonnie
All Eyez on Me
Legs
License to Wed
Joel
Semi-Pro
Bee Bee Ellis
The Fog
Spooner
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances TV | Mechanic / Terrance (voice) |
| 2025 | Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances TV | Mechanic (voice) |
| 2023 | Wake MOVIE | Eddie |
| 2022 | The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special MOVIE | Self |
| 2022 | So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg TV | Self |
| 2022 | jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy TV | Self (archive footage) |
| 2022 | Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy TV | Self |
| 2021 | Gully MOVIE | Calvin's Father |
| 2020 | I Can See Your Voice TV | Self |