Biography

When Jay Mohr was a boy growing up in Verona, NJ, he dreamed of becoming a comedian. By the time he was a young adult, he had fulfilled that dream, first finding popularity in standup comedy and then making his way to television and feature films. Early in his career, he gained recognition for his uncanny and hilarious impressions, particularly for that of stony Christopher Walken. He made his television debut as part of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on NBC's Saturday Night Live. While on the show, Mohr received an Emmy nomination for his work.

After leaving SNL, Mohr began guest starring on other shows and landed regular parts on The Jeff Foxworthy Show and Local Heroes. For hosting the MTV network's Lip Service, Mohr won an Espy Award. He made his feature film debut in 1995, with The Barefoot Executive, but gained real recognition playing Tom Cruise's rival sports agent, Bob Sugar, in Jerry Maguire (1995). Following a nice-guy role in Picture Perfect (1997) and a turn as Ellen Burstyn's AIDS-stricken son in Playing By Heart (1998), Mohr had starring roles in two high-profile 1999 projects, the eagerly awaited but ultimately disappointing 200 Cigarettes and Doug Liman's acclaimed Go. In both films, Mohr acted as part of a Who's Who of Up-and-Comers cast, appearing as the man who screws over Kate Hudson in the former, and as a gay soap opera actor in the latter. The same year, he returned to his television roots with Action, a Fox show that featured him as a loathsome, foul-mouthed film executive. In addition to his acting roles, Mohr continued to appear on numerous televised standup comedy showcases and on talk shows such as Late Night With Conan O'Brien. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Filmography

40 Years of Laughter at the Improv (2002) (TV) .... Himself
S1m0ne (2002) .... Hal Sinclair
Adventures of Pluto Nash, The (2002) .... Tony Francis
... aka Pluto Nash (2002) (UK) (USA: working title)
Saturday Night Live: TV Tales (2002) (TV) .... Himself
"Mohr Sports" (2002) TV Series .... Host
Speaking of Sex (2001) .... Dan
"Black River" (2001) (mini) TV Series .... Bo Aikens
... aka "Dean Koontz's Black River" (2001) (mini)
"Beyond the Glory" (2001) TV Series .... Narrator
Pay It Forward (2000) .... Chris Chandler
Cherry Falls (2000) .... Leonard Marliston
"Comics Come Home" (1999) TV Series .... Himself
MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (1999) (TV) .... Himself (presenter)
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary (1999) (TV) .... Himself/Various
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV) .... Himself/Various
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock (1999) (TV) .... Himself/Various
Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Tim
"Action" (1999) TV Series .... Peter Dragon
Go (1999) .... Zack
200 Cigarettes (1999) .... Jack
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (1998) (TV) .... Spanish son/Cop/Various
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman (1998) (TV) .... Himself/Various
Playing by Heart (1998) .... Mark
... aka Intermedia (1998) (Canada: English title)
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live, The (1998) (TV) .... Passenger aboard plane
... aka Saturday Night Live: Bad Boys (1998) (TV)
Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998) .... Anthony 'Tony' Cortino
... aka Mafia! (1998) (USA: short title)
Small Soldiers (1998) .... Larry Benson
Paulie (1998) (voice) .... Benny/Voice of Paulie
"From the Earth to the Moon" (1998) (mini) TV Series .... Brett Hutchins
Suicide Kings (1997) .... Brett Campbell
Picture Perfect (1997) .... Nick
Jerry Maguire (1996) .... Bob Sugar
"Local Heroes" (1996) TV Series .... Jake Bartholomew
For Better or Worse (1996) .... Dwayne
"Jeff Foxworthy Show, The" (1995) TV Series .... Wayne Foxworthy (1995-1996)
... aka "Somewhere in America" (1995)
"Lip Service" (1995/I) TV Series .... Host
Barefoot Executive, The (1995) (TV) .... Matt
"Saturday Night Live" (1975) TV Series .... Himself (1993-1995)
... aka "NBC's Saturday Night" (1975) (USA)
... aka "SNL 25" (2000) (USA: new title)
... aka "SNL" (1975)
... aka "Saturday Night Live 80" (1980) (USA: new title)
... aka "Saturday Night" (1975)
"Camp Wilder" (1992) TV Series .... Dorfma