Jay Mohr (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr (born Jon Ferguson Mohr; August 23, 1970) is an American actor, stand up comedian, and radio host. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010, as a featured player for two seasons on the long running sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire. As of January 2, 2013, Mohr is the host of Jay Mohr Sports, a daily midday sports radio talk show on Fox Sports Radio.

Early life

Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey. His mother, Jean (née Ferguson), is a nurse, and his father, Jon Wood Mohr, is a marketing executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He is of Scottish and German ancestry. Mohr was raised Presbyterian, but he converted to Roman Catholicism.

Career

Acting career

Mohr appeared as a featured player for the 1993-94 and 1994-95 seasons of Saturday Night Live. His 2004 memoir, 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. He was also the voice-over artist for Fox Sports Net's Beyond the Glory. Mohr has also appeared in movies such as Suicide Kings, Are We There Yet?, Small Soldiers, Go, Pay It Forward, and The Groomsmen. Mohr was offered a late night talk show job by Michael Eisner but he declined. Mohr managed to convince Eisner to let him host a talk show on ESPN entitled Mohr Sports which ran briefly in 2001 before being cancelled. The talk show job Mohr passed was then offered to Jimmy Kimmel and became Jimmy Kimmel Live!.

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 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 the TV series Ghost Whisperer, which had developed into a regular role. Mohr also appeared in an episode of the hit sitcom Scrubs - "My Own Private Practice Guy" in 2003 and in an episode of The West Wing in 2004. Parts of Mohr's stand up was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties.

Mohr starred as newly divorced dad Gary Brooks for two seasons on the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried. Paula Marshall played his ex-wife. In January 2010 he took the role as Billy in Clint Eastwood's thriller film Hereafter. He also guest-starred on NBC's Outlaw in 2010.

Radio

Mohr has contributed frequently to The Jim Rome Show and often guest-hosts the program. His nickname on the show is "Slam Man", and, more recently, the derisive "Weigh More" and "Ham Man," "Salami Man" and"?when feeling particularly fancy -- "Prosciutto Man." Mohr finished in 7th place in the 2007 Smack-Off, 6th place in the 2008 Smack-Off, 10th place in the 2009 Smack-Off, 6th place in the 2010 Smack-Off, and 6th place in the 2011 Smack-Off. Jay is also known to do "drive-by" call-in's to the show to usually promote one of his stand-up shows or live events.

On January 2, 2013, Mohr essentially replaced Rome on Fox Sports Radio, as he hosts a daily talk show titled Jay Mohr Sports in Rome's longtime 12-3 p.m. (ET) timeslot, as Rome moved his show from Premiere Networks (the distributor of Fox Sports Radio) to CBS Sports Radio. The show can be heard on FOXSportsRadio.com, iHeartRadio, XM247, the FOX Sports app or your local station.

Podcast

Mohr hosts his own podcast entitled Mohr Stories. The podcast was hosted on the SModcast Network, often taped in his garage, which he has dubbed Fake Mustache Studios. On May 4, 2012, Mohr announced his amicable departure from the SModcast network. He has since begun hosting Mohr Stories on his own network, Fake Mustache Studios.

Other work

In June 2004, Mohr's first book, Gasping for Airtime: Two Years in the Trenches of Saturday Night Live, was published by Hyperion and chronicled his two years working on Saturday Night Live. In May 2010, publisher Simon & Schuster released Mohr's second book, No Wonder My Parents Drank: Tales from a Stand-Up Dad. He has also hosted the 2010 and 2011 NHL Awards.

Personal life

Mohr has been sober since 1996.

He has a son, Jackson, from his six-year marriage with former model Nicole Chamberlain. He married actress Nikki Cox on December 29, 2006. In December 2008, he filed legal papers requesting a legal name change to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr, adding the surname of his wife. Mohr and Cox's son, Meredith Daniel Mohr, was born on May 5, 2011.

Filmography

• The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
• Suburgatory (2011)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2011)
• Outlaw (2010)
• Hereafter (2010)
• Monk (2009)
• Lonely Street (2009)
• Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust (2009) (Video game)
• Gary Unmarried (2008"2010) (TV)
• Saints Row 2 (2008) (Video game)
• Street Kings (2008)
• Even Money (2007)
• Christmas Do-Over (2006)
• Ghost Whisperer (2006"2008)
• Community Service (2006)
• Scarface: The World Is Yours (2006) (Video game)
• The Groomsmen (2006)
• Las Vegas (2005) (TV)
• King's Ransom (2005)
• Are We There Yet? (2005)
• Seeing Other People (2004)
• Shorties Watchin' Shorties (2004)
• CSI: Miami (2003)
• Scrubs (2003)
• Fastlane (2002) (TV)
• S1m0ne (2002)
• The Adventures of Pluto Nash (2002)
• Speaking of Sex (2001)
• Black River (2001)
• Cherry Falls (2000)
• Family Guy (2000) (TV)
• Pay It Forward (2000)
• 200 Cigarettes (1999)
• Go (1999)
• Playing by Heart (1999)
• Action (1999) (TV)
• Small Soldiers (1998)
• Paulie (1998)
• Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
• From The Earth To The Moon (1998)
• Suicide Kings (1997)
• Picture Perfect (1997)
• Jerry Maguire (1996)
• For Better or Worse (1995)

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