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Deray Davis

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DeRay Davis is a stand-up comedian and actor known for the Barbershop films, Snowfall and Hip Hop Squares. [en.wikipedia.org] He is from Chicago, and broke through by winning a Comedy Central competition after moving to Los Angeles. [en.wikipedia.org] He performs on skits across two Kanye West albums, impersonating Bernie Mac on both opening tracks. [en.wikipedia.org] He wandered into a comedy club without knowing what it was, never having seen stand-up on television at home. [www.phillytrib.com] His first set ran more than twice its allotted length. [www.phillytrib.com]

“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.” [en.wikipedia.org]
“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.” [en.wikipedia.org]
“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."” [en.wikipedia.org]
“"But it turned out to be a comedy club," Davis recalls, "and I was never in one before, so the whole thing intrigued me. We didn't have cable at home so I never saw comics on TV, but I wanted to know more about them."” [www.phillytrib.com]
“"My first time on stage surprised even me," Davis shares. "I was supposed to do five minutes of material but it turned out that I ended up doing 13 minutes! The audience seemed to love it and frankly, so did I."” [www.phillytrib.com]
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