Ray Parker, Jr.
Birthday
1954/05/01 (70 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Also know as
Ray Erskine Parker Jr., Raydio
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 ...Read more
Acting
(1984) Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller
as Self - Musician (archive footage)
(1987) Enemy Territory
as Will
(2017) Hired Gun
as Self
(2016) Ghostheads
as Self
(2020) Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
as Self
(2008) The Crusaders - Live at Montreux 2003
as ---
(2020) Who You Gonna Call?
as ---
(1987) Disorderlies
as Pizza Deliveryman
(1990) The Kid Who Loved Christmas
as T.C.
(1974) Uptown Saturday Night
as Ray (uncredited)
(1987) 21 Jump Street
as Himself
(1999) Where Are They Now?
as Self
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Sir Bug-a-Boo
(2019) The Masked Singer
as Sir Bug-a-Boo (archive footage)
(2007) The Singing Bee
as ---
(2014) A to Z
as Himself
(2016) Greatest Hits
as ---
(1984) MTV Video Music Awards
as Self
(1982) Champs-Elysées
as Self
(2020) Reunited Apart
as Self