- Born
- Birth nameJon Ferguson Mohr
- Height5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
- Jay Mohr, born in Verona, New Jersey, USA, wanted to be a comedian all of his life. He performed stand-up comedy at colleges, comedy clubs, and such television forums as An Evening at the Improv (1981) and Two Drink Minimum (1994). He first gained national attention while a cast member on Saturday Night Live (1975), where he became known for his impersonations of such people as Sean Penn and Christopher Walken.- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpousesJeanie Buss(September 3, 2023 - present)Nikki Cox(December 29, 2006 - August 16, 2018) (divorced, 1 child)Nicole Chamberlain(November 7, 1998 - January 4, 2005) (divorced, 1 child)
- ChildrenJackson MohrMeredith Daniel Mohr
- RelativesConan O'Brien(Cousin)
- Has a tattoo on the inside of his bicep that is dated and contains the word "will," in respect of his cousin Will, who was killed by a drunk driver.
- Suffers from stage fright
- Co-creator of Last Comic Standing (2003).
- "A constant struggle to get on camera" is what he called Saturday Night Live (1975).
- The youngest of five siblings of English, German, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry, Mohr is brother-in-law of Matthew Cox and a cousin of late night talk show host Conan O'Brien.
- I think I made a mistake once...yeah...it was only once.
- (Expressing his displeasure about not getting enough screen time on Saturday Night Live (1975)): "All that waiting around for a glimmer of stage time, just getting angry every week...It was just an oppressive, horrible, horrible place to be. I went to work feeling nauseous".
- Gary Unmarried (2008) - $150,000 /episode (2009-10)
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