Jeff B. Davis

Jeff B. Davis
Davis in 2010
Born	Jeffrey Bryan Davis (1973-10-06) October 6, 1973 (age 50)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian
Years active	1984–present

Jeffrey Bryan Davis (born October 6, 1973) is an

He appeared in Drew Carey's Green Screen Show as one of the main actors. In 2011, Davis appeared on Drew Carey's improv show, Improv-A-Ganza. He is also known for his impersonations of several actors, notably Sam Elliott, Christopher Walken, Keanu Reeves, and Jeff Goldblum.^[3] He also had a lead role in 2006's award-winning independent film The Boys & Girls Guide to Getting Down as Marty the housesitter.

Early life and education

Davis was born in Los Angeles and raised in

Davis started in commercials, and at age 11 he was cast as Louis in the Broadway production of The King and I with Yul Brynner.^[1] A national U.S. tour followed, and, after 750 performances, Davis returned home to attend school.^[5]

Career

Davis's screen acting debut was a role in the series

Soon after, Davis landed a recurring role on the improv series Whose Line Is It Anyway?. His comedic timing won over comedian Steve Martin and the other producers of The Downer Channel, earning Davis a spot in the cast of the comedy series in 2001. He has appeared in the television series The Norm Show, The Drew Carey Show, and The Jamie Kennedy Experiment.

He appeared in the telefilm Tuesdays with Morrie and was a series regular in Happy Family, opposite Christine Baranski and John Larroquette. He played an attorney in the October 9, 2008 episode of The Sarah Silverman Program. Davis regularly appears as a guest on the Superego podcast, where he frequently impersonates Sam Elliott.^{[citation needed]}

Davis has toured on "The Improv All Stars" alongside fellow Whose Line stars Drew Carey, Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, Chip Esten, Brad Sherwood, Kathy Greenwood, and Greg Proops.^[5] Davis has been part of two USO tours, and he tours with Stiles, Esten, and Proops doing live shows across the U.S. and Canada. He was often used in games that required improvisational singing and usually partnered with Wayne Brady on Whose Line and Esten on Drew Carey's Green Screen Show or live tours.

Davis was one of the rotating announcers on television's longest-running game show,

Starting in 2012 Davis co-hosted the live improvisational comedy podcast Harmontown with Community creator Dan Harmon where he played "Comptroller" to Harmon's "Mayor" role, serving as the show's anchor, announcer, and sidekick^[7] until the show ended its run in late 2019.^[8] In 2021, Davis, along with Spencer Crittenden and Kevin Day, started the podcast That Happens, wherein conversation is followed by role-playing. ^[9]

He is often confused with

External links

• Jeff Bryan Davis at
  IMDb
• Jeff Bryan Davis at the Internet Broadway Database