DeRay Davis

Antoine DeRay Davis (born February 26, 1982) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in the Barbershop films, Peaches in the FX TV series Snowfall, and as host of Hip Hop Squares. He is also known for his collaboration and appearances in several audio skits by Kanye West.

Life and career Davis was born in Chicago, Illinois. He began his career in comedy clubs. Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, he won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and appeared on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour. Known for his role as Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop and Barbershop 2: Back in Business, Davis has also appeared in other films, including Semi-Pro, 21 Jump Street, and How High 2. Davis' television roles and appearances have included programs such as Comedy Central's Reno 911, BET's ComicView, FOX's Empire, MTV's Wild 'n Out and Short Circuitz, FX's Snowfall, and HBO's Entourage. He hosted his first game show, Mind of a Man, on Game Show Network, and later appeared on the Oxygen reality show Living with Funny.

The comedian also sounds on several skits on rapper Kanye West's albums The College Dropout and Late Registration, impersonating Bernie Mac in both album's opening tracks "Intro" and "Wake Up Mr. West", and appearing as the lead of the fictitious fraternity "Broke Phi Broke." Davis, also appeared in West's music video for "Through the Wire." Other music video appearances for Davis include Lil' Flip's "Game Over (Flip)", Chris Brown's "Yo (Excuse Me Miss)," Three 6 Mafia's "Doe Boy Fresh", Outkast's "Roses", and Cassie's "Long Way 2 Go."

Filmography

Film Year Film Role Notes 2002 Frank McKlusky, C.I. Basketball Player Play'd: A Hip Hop Story Jaxx's Bodyguard TV movie Barbershop Ray 2004 Full Clip Preacher Barbershop 2: Back in Business Ray Johnson Family Vacation Jamaican Stoner The Seat Filler E.J. Jiminy Glick in Lalawood Mario 'FA REAL' Greene The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 1 Himself Video 2005 The Fog Spooner 2006 Scary Movie 4 Marvin School for Scoundrels Bee Bee Who Made the Potatoe Salad? Junebug 2007 Code Name: The Cleaner Ronnie License to Wed Joel The Hit Sirus 2008 How She Move Himself Semi-Pro Bee Bee Ellis 2009 Frankenhood Motown Imagine That John 3 of Us - Old Dogs Zoo Security Guard 2010 Get Him to the Greek Sugar Bones Life as We Know It Lonnie My Girlfriend's Back Kenyatta 2011 Jumping the Broom Malcolm 2012 21 Jump Street Domingo 2013 G.I. Joe: Retaliation Stoop A Very Larry Christmas Larry Huffman 2014 Mr. Right Mr. Right Short Drumline: A New Beat Kevin Taylor TV movie 2015 My Favorite Five Sans Football U Troy DoneDat Chocolate City Chris McCoy 2016 Meet the Blacks Tyrone Barbershop: A Fresh Cut Ray Wild for the Night Fiorentino 2017 Grow House Pat All Eyez on Me Legs Lady Bouncer Bromley Short Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars One-Oh-One (voice) 2019 How High 2 Big Bang TV movie Gully Calvin's Father

Television

Year Series Role Notes 2000 Premium Blend Himself Episode: "Episode #4.9" It's Showtime at the Apollo Himself Episode: "Episode #13.18" & "#14.21" 2001 Late Friday Himself Episode: "Episode #1.27" ComicView Himself Episode: "Comics in the Spotlight: DeRay and Big O" 2002-03 My Wife and Kids R.J. Guest: Season 2, Recurring Cast: Season 3–4 2004 Judge Mooney Tony TV Series 2005 Love Lounge Himself Recurring Guest Access Granted Himself Episode: "Chris Brown: Yo" Entourage Hack Episode: "Chinatown" 2005-07 Reno 911! Timpathy the Criminal Recurring Cast: Season 3, Guest: Season 4 2005-22 Wild 'n Out Himself Main Cast: Season 1-10 & 15-21 2006 Comedy Central Presents Himself Episode: "DeRay Davis" Lallapalooza Himself Episode: "Lallapalooza Volume 7" 2006-08 Def Comedy Jam Himself Episode: "Episode #7.5" & "#8.6" 2007 HBO First Look Himself Episode: "'License to Wed': Behind the Vows" 2007-10 The Boondocks Supporting Cast: Season 2-3 2008 ComicView Himself Episode: "ComicView: One Mic Stand" 2009 The Girls Next Door Himself Episode: "Charity Begins at Holmby" Nite Tales: The Series Omar Episode: "Night Watch" 2012 The Game Himself Episode: "Grand Opening, Grand Closing" Black Dynamite Additional Voices (voice) Supporting Cast: Season 1 2013 Kroll Show Lemon Lime Episode: "Secret Room" Second Generation Wayans DeRay Recurring Cast The League Boris Episode: "Rafi and Dirty Randy" 2014 Mind of a Man Himself/Host Main Host Comics Unleashed Himself Recurring Guest 2015 Empire Jermel Guest Cast: Season 1-2 2015-16 Joking Off Himself/Host Main Host 2017 Dish Nation Himself/Guest Co-Host Episode: "Episode #5.159" Big Bad BBQ Brawl Himself/Judge Episode: "Double Trouble Brawl: Seafood Two Ways" Face Value Himself/Team Captain Episode: "Estelle Vs. DeRay Davis" All Def Comedy Himself Episode: "Episode #1.2" The Real Himself/Guest Co-Host 2017-19 Hip Hop Squares Himself/Host Main Host 2018 Black Card Revoked Himself Episode: "Blac Chyna, DeRay Davis, LeToya Luckett" This Is Not Happening Himself Episode: "Dads" BET Hip Hop Awards Himself/Host Main Host 2018-23 Snowfall Peaches Recurring Cast: Season 2–5, Guest: Season 6 2019 Tales Davenport Episode: "Slippery" 2020 I Can See Your Voice Himself/Panelist Episode: "Episode 3 & 8" 2021 History of Swear Words Himself Main Guest 2022 Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy Himself Recurring Guest Himself/Panelist Episode: "Clean Up on Aisle Criminal!" Black Music Honors Himself/Co-Host Main Co-Host The Chi Master Marshawn Recurring Cast: Season 5

Stand-up Special

Year Program 2017 How to Act Black