Jay Mohr

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Jay Mohr

Jay Mohr, 2004
Born Jon Ferguson Mohr
August 23, 1970 (1970-08-23) (age 37)
Verona, New Jersey, U.S.
Spouse(s) Nikki Cox (2006 - present)
Nicole Chamberlain (1998-2004)
Official website

Jay Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr on August 23, 1970) is an American actor and stand-up comedian.

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[edit] Biography

[edit] Personal life

Jay Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey, as the son of Jean, a nurse, and Jon Mohr, a marketing executive.[1] He is of German and Irish descent. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He also has one son, Jackson, from his six-year marriage with former model Nicole Chamberlain. He married actress Nikki Cox on December 29, 2006.[2]

[edit] Television and film work

Mohr appeared as a featured player for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons of Saturday Night Live. His 2004 autobiography, Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live (ISBN 1-4013-0006-5), details this tumultuous period of his life, including his battle with chronic panic attacks. Though his potential was appreciated by SNL creator/producer Lorne Michaels, Mohr was impatient with his progression to full cast member, and left the show on bad terms. He has since reconciled with Michaels.

Mohr had a recurring role in the first season of The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Jeff Foxworthy's brother, Wayne. Mohr's first major film role was in 1996 when he played the conniving Bob Sugar, a sleazy sports agent in Jerry Maguire, followed in 1997 by a starring role in Picture Perfect. In 1999, Mohr starred in the television series Action, in which he played sleazy film producer Peter Dragon. Mohr later hosted a talk show on ESPN entitled Mohr Sports which ran briefly in 2001 before being cancelled. He was also the voice-over artist for Fox Sports Net's Beyond the Glory. Mohr has also appeared in movies such as Are We There Yet?, Small Soldiers, Go, and Pay It Forward.

In 2003 and 2004, Mohr created, hosted, and was executive producer of NBC's Last Comic Standing reality television program. The show aired for three seasons, but was cancelled near the end of the third season due to poor ratings, only to be renewed later. Mohr was very vocal toward NBC concerning its cancellation,[3] and did not return for the show's fourth season in 2006. Mohr was replaced with new host Anthony Clark, but he is credited as a consultant. On the season finale of Last Comic Standing 4, Jay performed as a guest comedian. He had a recurring role on on the TV series Ghost Whisperer, which has since developed into a regular role. He is said to be leaving Ghost Whisperer and will be starring in his own show, Project Gary.

[edit] Author

Mohr authored the best selling book Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches at Saturday Night Live concerning his time as an actor on Saturday Night Live.[4]

He also penned a column for cnnsi.com and Sports Illustrated, but this has since been removed. He now writes a regular column for Foxsports.com.

[edit] Radio

Mohr has contributed frequently to The Jim Rome Show as a caller and has guest hosted for Rome when he is on vacation. Mohr's sardonic wit and knowledge of clone slang has endeared him to the Jungle audience. His nickname on the show is "Slam Man" and Rome often lets him promote his upcoming comedy club appearances. Mohr got 7th place in the 2007 Smack-Off and 6th place in the 2008 Smack-Off.

He used to appear frequently on the Opie and Anthony radio program, but since they're on so early and he lives in California, he's been appearing frequently on the Ron and Fez Show as a caller.

[edit] Other work

Mohr was the Master of Ceremonies at Blizzcon 2007. He was featured in three commercials for Diet Pepsi, where Mohr plays the agent for Diet Pepsi (the can), making deals with Diddy, Jackie Chan and a celebrity poker appearance.

Mohr can be heard as a semi-regular guest on the Ron and Fez and Opie and Anthony shows on XM Satellite Radio. Mohr considers Fez Whatley of Ron and Fez one his closest friends.

Mohr is often a celebrity caller to The Jim Rome Show, where he talks about sports and rips on the "clones." Rome's nickname for him is the Slam Man. Jay guest hosted the The Jim Rome Show on August 13, 2007 when Rome was on vacation. During the show, Mohr made a joke about the city of Vancouver saying it looked "so much like Hong Kong," referring to Vancouver's large Asian population. Mohr also guest hosted for Rome on April 11, 2008.

He hosted and performed at the closing-night festivities of the BlizzCon conference at the Anaheim Convention Center, CA on August 4.

As of January 22, Jay is hosting a Tax Laugh contest on YouTube for American software maker Intuit.

[edit] Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Result
2007 1st Annual Wave Awards, Academy of Wireless Arts, Video and Entertainment 2007 Favorite Mobile Sports Program, "The Alternative with Jay Mohr" Won
2007 Smack-Off XIII n/a 7th
2008 Smack-Off XIV n/a 6th

[edit] Recurring characters on SNL

  • James Barone from "Good Morning Brooklyn"

[edit] Celebrity Impersonations

[edit] Filmography

[edit] References

  1. ^ Jay Mohr Biography (1970-)
  2. ^ Jay Mohr Marries Las Vegas Star Nikki Cox - Marriage, Weddings, Jay Mohr, Nikki Cox : People.com
  3. ^ reality blurred + Last Comic Standing 3 finale pulled, maybe; Jay Mohr didn't want third season
  4. ^ Amazon.Com: Gasping For Airtime: Two Years In The Trenches Of Saturday Night Live: Books: Jay Mohr

[edit] External links

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NAME Mohr, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Mohr, John
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH 1970-8-23
PLACE OF BIRTH Verona, New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH 2008-3-8
PLACE OF DEATH New York City, New York