
Ray Parker, Jr.
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 …
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Filmography
Acting (21)
Movies (12)
The Groove Under the Groove
2026
Who You Gonna Call?
2020
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020as Self
Hired Gun
2017as Self
Ghostheads
2016as Self
The Crusaders - Live at Montreux 2003
2008as Guitar
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990as T.C.
Disorderlies
1987as Pizza Deliveryman
Enemy Territory
1987as Will
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986as L.A. Vice Cop #2
Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller
1984as Self - Musician (archive footage)
Uptown Saturday Night
1974as Ray (uncredited)
Television (9)
Reunited Apart
2020as Self
The Masked Singer
2019as Sir Bug-a-Boo
Greatest Hits
2016
A to Z
2014as Himself
The Singing Bee
2007
Where Are They Now?
1999as Self
21 Jump Street
1987as Ray Parker, Jr.
MTV Video Music Awards
1984as Self
Champs-Elysées
1982as Self
Crew (3)
Television (1)
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