Ray was born and raised in Oklahoma City. He later attended Columbia University. He started out making YouTube videos and eventually moved on to become an actor/producer/performer.
I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.