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Ray Parker, Jr.

Ray Parker, Jr.

Actor · Born 1954-05-01 · Detroit, Michigan, USA

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Biography

Ray Erskine Parker Jr. (born May 1, 1954) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. As a solo performer, he wrote and performed the theme song to the 1984 film Ghostbusters. Previously, Parker achieved a US top-10 hit in 1982 with "The Other Woman". He also performed with his band, Raydio, and with Barry White. Ray Erskine Parker Jr. was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Venolia Parker and Ray Parker Sr. He has two siblings: his brother Opelton and his sister Barbara. Parker attended Angel Elementary School where his music teacher, Afred T Kirby, inspired him to be a musician at age six playing the clarinet. Parker attended Cass Technical High School in the 10th grade. Parker is a 1971 graduate of Detroit's Northwestern High School. He was raised in the Dexter-Grand Boulevard neighborhood on its West Side. Parker attended college at Lawrence Institute of Technology. Parker gained recognition during the late 1960s as a member of Bohannon's house band at the 20 Grand nightclub. This Detroit hotspot often featured Tamla/Motown acts, one of which, the (Detroit) Spinners, was so impressed by the young guitarist's skills that they added him to their touring group. Through th…

Movies & TV Shows

  1. 21 Jump Street (1987) — Ray Parker, Jr.
  2. The Masked Singer (2019) — Sir Bug-a-Boo
  3. Disorderlies (1987) — Pizza Deliveryman
  4. A to Z (2014) — Himself
  5. Hired Gun (2017) — Self
  6. Uptown Saturday Night (1974) — Ray (uncredited)
  7. Enemy Territory (1987) — Will
  8. Ghostheads (2016) — Self
  9. MTV Video Music Awards (1984) — Self
  10. Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2020) — Self
  11. Champs-Elysées (1982) — Self
  12. Who You Gonna Call? (2020)
  13. The Kid Who Loved Christmas (1990) — T.C.
  14. Where Are They Now? (1999) — Self
  15. Reunited Apart (2020) — Self
  16. The Groove Under the Groove (2026)
  17. Greatest Hits (2016)
  18. Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller (1984) — Self - Musician (archive footage)
  19. The Crusaders - Live at Montreux 2003 (2008) — Guitar
  20. Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment (1986) — L.A. Vice Cop #2
  21. Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief (1989) — Self
  22. The Singing Bee (2007)