A born hustler from Chicago's South Side, DeRay began his career in the comedy clubs and was first noticed by Hollywood at Atlanta's Laffapalooza Festival. Shortly after moving to LA, DeRay won the Comedy Central Laugh Riots Competition and was a standout on the Cedric the Entertainer Tour and at the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival.

DeRay's film credits include the Hustle Guy in "Barbershop" and "Barbershop 2", the Will Smith-produced "The Seat Filler", Fox's "Johnson Family Vacation", "Jiminy Glick in Lalawood", and Disney's "Frank McKlusky". And you can see him soon in the upcoming Revolution Studios feature "The Fog" and New Line Cinema's "The Cleaner".

You can catch DeRay on the small screen in HBO's "Entourage", Comedy Central's "Reno 911", MTV's "Wild N Out", ABC's "My Wife and Kids", Fox's "Cedric Presents...", VH1's "Love Lounge", NBC's "Late Friday", VH-1's "Play'd", Comedy Central's "Premium Blend", and BET's "ComicView".

DeRay's comedy can also be heard on Kanye West's LPs "The College Dropout" and the forthcoming "Late Registration".