
Jay Mohr
Department: Acting
Biography
Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr, August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action, 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 as the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire (1996). Since making his feature film debut with Jerry Maguire, he has appeared in films such as Suicide Kings (1997), Picture Perfect (1997), Paulie (1998), Mafia! (1998), Small Soldiers (1998), Go (1999), Cherry Falls (2000), The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002), Are We There Yet? (2005), Street Kings (2008), Hereafter (2010) and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013).
Known For

Playing by Heart
1998

Pay It Forward
2000

Suicide Kings
1997

Lonely Street
2009

Small Soldiers
1998

The Adventures of Pluto Nash
2002

Are We There Yet?
2005

Seeing Other People
2004

Picture Perfect
1997

Go
1999

Christmas Do-Over
2006

Cherry Falls
2000

S1m0ne
2002

Jerry Maguire
1996

Jane Austen's Mafia!
1998

King's Ransom
2005

Air
2023

Paulie
1998

Applebaum
2012

200 Cigarettes
1999

Black River
2001

Jay Mohr: Altamont
2021

Hereafter
2010

A Christmas Wedding Tail
2011

Even Money
2007

The Incredible Burt Wonderstone
2013

For Better or Worse
1995

Dumbbells
2014

Jay Mohr: My Turn
2003

Jay Mohr: Funny for a Girl
2012

Max Dagan
2024

The Groomsmen
2006

Street Kings
2008

Bull Run
2025

Road Hard
2015

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998

Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy
2005

The Making of Olive, The Other Reindeer
2000

Sweet Dreams
2024

I Am Chris Farley
2015

Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot.
2015

Hunter's Moon
2020

All About Nina
2018

Speaking of Sex
2001

Olive, the Other Reindeer
1999

PawParazzi
2019

Hollow Point
2019

American Nightmares
2018

Party Boat
2017

Drowning
2019

This Is Stand-Up
2020

The Barefoot Executive
1995

Jay Mohr: American Treasure
2020

The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
1997

Holy Cash
2024

California Skate
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Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation
2007

The Simpsons
1989

Family Guy
1999

EP Daily
1997

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003

CSI: Miami
2002

Last Comic Standing
2003

Monk
2002

Fastlane
2002

Las Vegas
2003

The View
1997

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992

Night Visions
2001

Gary Unmarried
2008

MADtv
1995

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Camp Wilder
1992

Ghost Whisperer
2005

Beyond the Glory
2001

Local Heroes
1996

The Mick
2017

E!'s 101
2003

Action
1999

Family Guy
1999

Family Guy
1999

The West Wing
1999

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001

From the Earth to the Moon
1998

The Cleaning Lady
2022

Gotham Comedy Live
2012

The 7D
2014

The 7D
2014

RVD TV
2008

Mr. Birchum
2024

The Reichen Show
2005

Teen Choice Awards
1999

Saturday Night Live
1975

BoJack Horseman
2014

Comedy Central Roasts
2003

Prime Suspect
1991

American Housewife
2016

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009

Primetime Glick
2001

The Jeff Foxworthy Show
1995

Suburgatory
2011

Puttin' on the Hits
1984

Full Frontal Comedy
1996

Hollywood Squares
2025

Scrubs
2001