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Davis in 2010
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Born |
Jeffrey Bryan Davis October 6, 1973 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Actor, comedian, singer |
Years active | 1977–present |
Jeffrey Bryan "Jeff" Davis (born October 6, 1973), known as Jeff B. Davis, is an American actor, comedian, and singer. He is known for his work as a recurring performer on the improv comedy show Whose Line Is It Anyway?
He appeared in Drew Carey's Green Screen Show as one of the main actors. In 2011, Davis appeared on Drew Carey's improv show, Improv-A-Ganza. He is also known for doing impressions of several actors, most notably Christopher Walken, Keanu Reeves, and Jeff Goldblum on the shows.
Davis was born in Los Angeles and raised in Whittier, California. He began his acting career at the age of four at the Groundlings Theater in Hollywood, playing Linus in You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown. He attended La Serna High School.
Davis started in commercials, and at age 11 was cast as Louis in the Broadway production of The King and I with Yul Brynner. A national U.S. tour followed and, after 750 performances, Davis returned home to attend school.
Davis' screen acting debut was a dramatic role on the series Highway To Heaven as a 12-year-old college student prodigy. He began performing with various improv troupes. He worked with the short video website Channel 101.com and was in the Dan Harmon series Laser Fart. In addition, he played the role of David Lee Roth of Van Halen in an episode of Yacht Rock.