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James Stephen "Murr" Murray (born May 1, 1976)[1][2] is an American improvisational comedian, actor, author, and producer from the New York City borough of Staten Island. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe also consisting of Brian Quinn, Sal Vulcano, and formerly Joe Gatto. Along with the other members of The Tenderloins, he stars in the television series Impractical Jokers, which premiered December 15, 2011, on TruTV.

James Murray
Murray in 2021
Born	James Stephen Murray (1976-05-01) May 1, 1976 (age 46) New York City, New York, U.S.
Alma mater	Georgetown University (BA)
Occupation	Comedian actor author
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Melyssa Davies (m. 2020)
Website	jamesmurrayofficial.com

Early life

Murray was born in the borough Staten Island in New York City and is of Irish and Italian descent.[3][4] He attended Monsignor Farrell High School in that borough, meeting his future comedy partners Joe Gatto, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano there in freshman year. He graduated in 1994.[5] Murray later graduated from Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.[6]

Career

Early career

In 1998, Murray produced, wrote, and directed a film titled Damned!, starring Jeremy Guskin as Jesus in an alternate retelling of Bible. Rather than paying for a Ford Taurus, Murray's parents paid for the production of this film at his request.[7]

After being apart for years, Murray, Gatto, and Vulcano reunited after graduating from college and began practicing improvisation at Gatto's house, going on to tour as an improv & sketch comedy troupe in 1999, and calling themselves The Tenderloins.[8]

The Tenderloins began producing comedy sketches together, posting them on YouTube, MySpace, and Metacafe, and subsequently accumulating millions of views online. In 2007, the troupe won the $100,000 grand prize in NBC's "It's Your Show" competition for the sketch "Time Thugs".[9]

Impractical Jokers and other television shows

Impractical Jokers premiered on December 15, 2011, on TruTV, which was watched by over 32 million viewers in its first season.[10] The show has become the most popular series on TruTV.

In 2019, Murray, along with the other members of The Tenderloins, starred in The Misery Index, which is hosted by Jameela Jamil and is based on Andy Breckman's card game "Shit Happens".

Impractical Jokers: The Movie was released on February 21, 2020.

Other ventures

Murray worked at NorthSouth Productions, where he was the senior vice president of development, leaving in February 2018.[11] In 2018, he released a sci-fi/horror book called Awakened, which was co-written by Darren Wearmouth, and revolves around a monster that lives in the subways of New York City. A sequel, called The Brink, was released in 2019.[12] In 2020, Murray and Wearmouth co-wrote another horror novel, Don't Move, which follows a group of campers being hunted by a giant arachnid.[13][14] In 2021 they published a thriller, The Stowaway, about a serial killer on board a cruise ship.[15][16]

In 2021, Murray began a solo standup tour, Murr Live. The family-friendly show consists of stories relating to the TV show, videos, and hidden camera challenges.[17]

Personal life

As a result of a triple punishment on Impractical Jokers, Murray has a tattoo of a ferret skydiving as a reference to an earlier punishment. On March 13, 2014, Murray married Sal Vulcano's sister, Jenna Vulcano, as a result of Sal's punishment in the season 3 finale, "Brother-in-Loss"; they annulled the marriage shortly after.[18]

In 2019, Murray became engaged to Melyssa Davies, whom he met at his launch party for his book Awakened.[19][20] Murray married Davies on September 25, 2020.[21][22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1997	Private Parts	Student	Uncredited
1998	Damned!	Judas
2017	Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Volume 2	Chuck Flingus
2017	Christmas Time	Dr. Murphy
2020	Impractical Jokers: The Movie	Himself	Also writer
2022	Clerks III	Auditioner	Cameo

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2009	The Tenderloins	Himself	Television film; also writer
2011–present	Impractical Jokers	Himself	Cast member; 9 seasons. Also executive producer and producer
2015	Bones	Murray	Episode: "The Senator in the Street Sweeper"
2016	12 Monkeys	Desk Clerk	Episode: "Bodies of Water"
2017	Drunk History: UK	Drunk Storyteller	Episode: "Billy the Kid/Elizabeth I"
2017	Impractical Jokers: After Party	Himself	Cast member
2018	The Last Sharknado: It's About Time	Eastwood	Television film[23]
2018	Gods of Medicine	Todd James	3 episodes
2019–present	The Misery Index	Himself	Cast member
2020–2021	Impractical Jokers: Dinner Party	Himself	Cast member
2020	MacGyver	maître d'	Episode: "Mac + Desi + Riley + Aubrey"[24]
2020	Nickelodeon's Unfiltered	Himself	Episode: "Hot Dog Dance Party!"
2021	Down to Business	Himself	Episode: "Down to Laugh"

Web Series

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2020	Pitch Meeting	Himself	Episode: "Birds of Prey Pitch Meeting"

References

External links

• Official Tenderloins website
• James Murray at IMDb

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James Stephen "Murr" Murray (nacido el 1 de mayo de 1976)[1][2] es un comediante, actor, autor y productor de comedia de improvisación estadounidense del distrito de Staten Island en la ciudad de Nueva York. Es miembro de Los Tenderloins, una compañía de comedia que también está formada por Brian Quinn y Sal Vulcano, y anteriormente Joe Gatto. Junto con los otros miembros de Los Tenderloins, protagoniza la serie de televisión Impractical Jokers, que se estrenó el 15 de diciembre de 2011 en TruTV.

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