Jay Mohr | |
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Mohr at Pearl Harbor on July 2, 2004
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Born |
Jon Ferguson Mohr August 23, 1970 Verona, New Jersey, United States |
Other names | Jon Ferguson Cox Mohr |
Occupation | Actor, stand-up comedian, radio host |
Years active | 1990–present |
Spouse(s) |
Nicole Chamberlain (m. 1998–2004) Nikki Cox (m. 2006) |
Children | 2 |
Website | jaymohr |
Jon Ferguson Cox "Jay" Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr; August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer (2006–2008), the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried (2008–2010), as a featured cast member on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (1993–1995) and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire (1996). Since making his cinema debut with Jerry Maguire, he has appeared in many more high-profile films, including Suicide Kings (1997), Picture Perfect (1997), Paulie (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Are We There Yet? (2005), Street Kings (2008), Hereafter (2010) and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013).
Mohr hosts his own podcast Mohr Stories on the SModcast Network and, since September 2015, hosted Jay Mohr Sports, a daily midday sports radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio. Mohr left Fox Sports Radio in January of 2016 to pursue acting ventures. He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award as the inaugural host and executive producer of Last Comic Standing (2003–2006).