Known For: American actor and comedian (born 1970)
Category: Actors
Occupation: comedian, television actor, podcaster, film actor, voice actor, radio personality, impressionist, screenwriter, actor
Country: United States of America
City: Verona
Date of Birth: Sunday, 23 August 1970
Language English
Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr is an American actor, stand-up comedian, and radio host. He is known for playing film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series Action in 1999, Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer from 2006 to 2008 and the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried from 2008 to 2010. He was a featured cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1993 to 1995.
| BirthPlace | Verona |
| Awards | Q40024 |
| Website | https://www.jaymohr.com |
| Wikipedia | Jay_Mohr |
| X (Twitter) | jaymohr37 |
Mohr was born in Verona, New Jersey to Iva Jean (née Ferguson), a nurse, and Jon Wood Mohr, a marketing executive. He has two sisters, Julia and Virginia. He is of Scottish descent. Mohr was raised Presbyterian, but later converted to Roman Catholicism. He graduated from Verona High School in 1988. In high school, he was on the wrestling team and served as its captain during his senior year. Soon after graduating high school, Mohr was part of the cast of "Biloxi Blues" at the Nutley Little Theater in Nutley, New Jersey.
