Table of Biography
DeRay Davis is an actor and also a stand-up comedian who hails from Chicago, USA. Also, DeRay Davis’s younger brother is the R&B singer, Steph Jones. The actor is popular for his presence in The Hustle Guy in Barbershop and also in Barbershop 2: Back in Business.
Early Life and Childhood
DeRay’s real name is Anthoine DeRay Davis. The actor’s birthdate is 26th February 1982 and his birthplace is Chicago, USA.
DeRay holds an American nationality and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity.
Likewise, DeRay follows the Christian religion and his star sign is Pisces. As of 2024, his age must be forty-two years old.
The Stand-up comedian is quite secretive about his personal life so there is not much information about his parents and childhood.
Sadly, DeRay’s dad was murdered by a person whose information is unknown and it happened because his father was a drug dealer.
As mentioned before, DeRay Davis has a younger brother and his name is Steph Jones. Steph Jones is a talented R&B singer with whom DeRay Davis grew up together.
It seems as if the two brothers have been very close to each other. DeRay Davis completed his studies after being homeschooled.
Caption: DeRay Davis with his younger brother (Source: BET)
Relationship Status
Looking at DeRay Davis’s relationship history, it seems like the comedian is unable to take his relationship with anyone further. As of now, DeRay Devis is an unmarried person and single.
Previously, Davis was dating Coco Crawford and Caro Peguero. The actor began dating the Instagram star, Caro Peguero in the year 2012.
In the year 2013, Caro moved to his place. Then, DeRay began dating another Instagram star from the year 2014.
Both of them are residing together in the year 2020 as well. However, there is no further information about what happened to them and their relationships.
Moreover, DeRay has a daughter and her name is Brooke Davis. Recently, DeRay was having a close relationship with the actress and model, Tracee Ellis Ross.
However, there is no clear information regarding their relationship. There is more possibility for DeRay to be single and seek a perfect partner.
Additionally, DeRay has not been in any kind of controversial matters and rumors that have hampered his career and life as well.
Davis however is making a clean and decent personality as of now even. Also, DeRay has never taken the help of any controversy or scandals to get the media’s attention.
Caption: DeRay with his girlfriends (Source: Oxygen)
Body Measurements
Talking about the comedian’s body measurement, DeRay Davis has a height of 6 feet 2 inches or 185 cm or 1.85 m. DeRay Davis has a suitable body type with a body weight of around 75 kg or 165 lbs.
Similarly, the body measurements of the comedian are 41 inches, 32 inches, and 33 inches. DeRay Davis wears a shoe size of 11 (UK) and the size of his biceps is 13.5 inches.
The actor is not a tattoo lover so he does not have any tattoos. In addition to that, DeRay Davis has a dark complexion with a pair of black eyes and black short hair.
DeRay also has a box-shaped beard with a tall appearance and an afro hairstyle.
DeRay Davis – Net Worth 2024
The actor and comedian has gained a good amount of fortune from his great career to this day.
As of 2024, DeRay has a net worth of around $1.5 million. His primary source of income is from his career as an actor and also as a stand-up comedian.
Currently, the talented American personality is living a luxurious and peaceful life in Los Angeles, USA.
There DeRay also owns his apartment and cars. However, there is not much information about the assets Davis owns.
Career and Professional Life
The American personality began his comedian career by performing in various comedy clubs.
Soon after he went to Los Angeles, Davis became the winner of the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and successfully was present on Cedric the Entertainer Tour.
To this day, the actor is popular for his appearance as Ray in “Ray the Hustle Guy in Barbershop” and in “Barbershop 2: Back in Business”.
Similarly, Davis is also present in other numerous movies such as “Semi-Pro” and “21 Jump Street”.
The actor’s TV roles and presences were also there in various programs like MTV’s Nick Cannon’s “Wild ‘N Out” and “Short Circuit”, BET’s “ComicView”, FOX’s “Empire”, MTV2’s “Hip Hop Squares” Comedy Central’s “Reno 911”, and HBO’s “Entourage”.
Davis was also present as a host of his 1st game show, “Mind of a Man” which was shown on Game Show Network. After that, Davis was present on Oxygen’s reality show “Living with Funny”.
Then, the actor was again present as the host of the revival of Hip Hop Squares whose narrator and producer was Ice Cube.
Additionally, DeRay voiced numerous skits such as on rapper Kanye West’s albums “The College Dropout” and also in “Late Registration”.
He was pretending to be Bernie Mac and was present as the head of the imaginary fraternity “Broke Phi Broke”.
The actor then was present in West’s music video, “Through the Wire”. Davis is also present in other several music videos such as
Cassie’s “Long Way 2 Go”, Chris Brown’s “Yo (Excuse Me Miss), Outkast’s “Roses”, ” Three 6 Mafia’s “Doe Boy Fresh, and also Lil’ Flip’s “Game Over (Flip)”.
Caption: DeRay performing on the stage (Source: Decider)
DeRay Davis – Social Media
Coming to the social media part, DeRay has been quite active there. The stand-up comedian is active on various social media platforms and has already gained millions of followers there.
On Instagram, Davis has managed to gain 1.2 million followers. Whereas on Twitter, he has gained 829.9 thousand followers.
Likewise, Davis also has 647 thousand followers on his Facebook page as of April 2021. Davis attracts people with his comedy talents and has successfully attracted millions of people.
The actor is very active on Instagram rather than on other social media platforms. The comedian’s social media accounts are full of comedy and meme images.
Trivia
Apart from his career and professional life, DeRay also loves to watch movies, travel often, and hear music as well.
The Stand-up comedian’s favorite celebrities are Bradley Cooper and Jessica Alba. Likewise, his favorite destinations to visit often are London and Norway.
DeRay also loves eating continental foods and his favorite colors are white and black.
Davis is the kind of personality who loves to make people laugh and make everyone happy which makes clear from his profession as well.