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DeRay Davis

DeRay Davis

Department: Acting

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." Description above from the Wikipedia article DeRay Davis  licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Fog

The Fog

2005

Barbershop

Barbershop

2002

License to Wed

License to Wed

2007

Scary Movie 4

Scary Movie 4

2006

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

Barbershop 2: Back in Business

2004

All Star Comedy Jam

All Star Comedy Jam

2009

Old Dogs

Old Dogs

2009

Semi-Pro

Semi-Pro

2008

Lady Bouncer

Lady Bouncer

2017

School for Scoundrels

School for Scoundrels

2006

Code Name: The Cleaner

Code Name: The Cleaner

2007

I Want Your Girl

I Want Your Girl

2009

Imagine That

Imagine That

2009

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

2013

Deray Davis:  Power Play

Deray Davis: Power Play

2011

Jumping the Broom

Jumping the Broom

2011

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

Play'd: A Hip Hop Story

2002

Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2

Chocolate Sundaes Presents: Live on Sunset Strip!: Vol. 2

2011

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

Jiminy Glick in Lalawood

2005

Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special

Snoop Dogg's F*cn Around Comedy Special

2022

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

The Best of Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival

2022

The Seat Filler

The Seat Filler

2004

My Favorite Five

My Favorite Five

2015

48 Hours to Live

48 Hours to Live

2016

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

Who Made the Potatoe Salad?

2006

The Hit

The Hit

2007

Drumline: A New Beat

Drumline: A New Beat

2014

Barbershop: The Next Cut

Barbershop: The Next Cut

2016

Wake

Wake

2023

A Very Larry Christmas

A Very Larry Christmas

2014

Meet the Blacks

Meet the Blacks

2016

All Eyez on Me

All Eyez on Me

2017

Frankenhood

Frankenhood

2009

Life As We Know It

Life As We Know It

2010

Grow House

Grow House

2017

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars

Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars

2017

DeRay Davis: How to Act Black

DeRay Davis: How to Act Black

2017

DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam

DeRay Davis' Annual Funny & Famous Comedy Jam

2017

21 Jump Street

21 Jump Street

2012

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1

The Big Black Comedy Show: Vol. 1

2004

How High 2

How High 2

2019

Gully

Gully

2021

Chocolate City

Chocolate City

2015

How She Move

How She Move

2008

Full Clip

Full Clip

2004

A Compton Story

A Compton Story

2020

GRQ the Movie

GRQ the Movie

My Girlfriend's Back

My Girlfriend's Back

2010

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy

2022

Tales

Tales

2017

Empire

Empire

2015

Snowfall

Snowfall

2017

My Wife and Kids

My Wife and Kids

2001

I Can See Your Voice

I Can See Your Voice

2020

So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg

So Dumb It's Criminal Hosted by Snoop Dogg

2022

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

Nick Cannon Presents: Wild 'N Out

2005

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

2022

The League

The League

2009

Joking Off

Joking Off

2015

The Chi

The Chi

2018

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

2025

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

Oh My God... Yes! A Series of Extremely Relatable Circumstances

2025

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

2003

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

2003

Reno 911!

Reno 911!

2003

Entourage

Entourage

2004

I Can See Your Voice

I Can See Your Voice

2020