A native of Ohio, Terry Ray, at the age of 18 co-starred with Patricia Heaton as a singing Chinese cook masquerading as a Native American. After graduating in Theatre Arts from the University of Cincinnati & Conservatory, Terry was an acting intern at Playhouse on the Square and performed in several regional theaters before settling in Los Angeles. In over 75 plays he as appeared with stars such as Dixie Carter, Elaine Stritch and Matthew Perry. Terry is the writer of "Hollywood Goes Classical" at the famed Dorothy Chandler Pavilion (DCP) starring Mickey Rooney, Michael York, Dean Jones and Rhonda Fleming. He wrote and starred in two more shows at DCP--one co-starring Amanda Bynes and the other Hilary Duff. Terry co-wrote and starred in the short film "Gaydar" which appeared in over 115 film festivals around the world and won numerous awards, and was selected by the California Independent Film Festival as one of the top 10 short comedy films of the decade. The film also inspired Terry and his brother, Bret Ray, to create the popular Gaydar Gun toy, which Terry voices. He also appears in scores of Gaydar Gun videos that can be seen on YouTube where he zaps stars such as Cloris Leachman and Jim J. Bullock. For his next film "Cost of Living", a comedy about life after global warming, Terry won the Boston International Film Festival's Best Male Actor award. Ray has created, written and stars in here! Media's first sitcom "From here! on OUT", which also stars the talented Juliet Mills, Suzanne Whang and T.J. Hoban. Terry Ray is a former student of Charles Nelson Reilly.
