Jonah Ray
Biography
Jonah Ray is an American actor, comedian, and writer who was born in Honolulu and grew up in Kailua, Hawaii, before moving to Los Angeles to pursue punk rock and then comedy. He began his TV career as a writer's assistant on The Andy Milonakis Show and also wrote and performed for the sketch pilot The Offensive Show. He performed sketch and stand-up comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater and appeared on programs including The Sarah Silverman Program and Jimmy Kimmel Live! He co-hosted The Meltdown with Kumail Nanjiani, which became Comedy Central's The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail in 2014 and ran for three seasons. Ray was a co-host of The Nerdist Podcast, hosted Jonah Raydio, and released stand-up records. He stars as Jonah Heston on Mystery Science Theater 3000, whose Netflix revival arrived in 2017, and he appeared in Victor Crowley (2017).
44years old
Turns 45 on August 3in 266 days
- Born Honolulu
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Also credited as Jonah Ray Rodrigues
Movie Career
- Films
- 8
- Career span
- 17 years2007 to 2024
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Big break
In 2015, Mystery Science Theater 3000 creator Joel Hodgson announced that Ray would host the series' continuation, which was funded by a Kickstarter campaign and released on Netflix in 2017.
First role
Ray's TV career started with a writer's assistant job for The Andy Milonakis Show. He also wrote and performed on The Offensive Show, a sketch comedy pilot for Showtime.
Behind the camera
Ray created and starred in a video gaming-comedy pilot called Jonah's Arcade that Comedy Central did not pick up, and it was later released on YouTube.
Behind the camera
On a 2014 podcast episode, Ray said he had started his own label, Literally Figurative Records, through ATS. The comedy and music label was meant to pair a comic with a band that comic knows.
Beyond film
For Aspecialthing Records, Ray put out a seven-inch stand-up comedy record called This Is Crazy Mixed-up Plumbing in 2006. His second release, Hello, Mr. Magic Plane Person, Hello, arrived on May 15, 2012.
Jonah Ray movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Jonah Ray shares two films with Thomas Lennon, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Thomas Lennon's page
Johnny Pemberton's page
Jeff Daniels's page
Diedrich Bader's page
Diane Keaton's page
Eli Wallach's page
Alejandro BruguésDirector, 2 films, 2020 to 2022
All films by Alejandro Brugués
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.