Ray Parker, Jr.
Profile info
Known forActing
GenderMale
Birthday1 May 1954 (72 years old)
Place of birthDetroit, Michigan, USA
Known credits24
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 Angel Elementary School where his music teacher, Afred T Kirby, inspired him to be a musician at age…
The Groove Under the Groove
2026
Who You Gonna Call?
2020
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
Cleanin' Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters
2020 · Self
The Masked Singer
2019 · Sir Bug-a-Boo
The Masked Singer
2019 · Sir Bug-a-Boo (archive footage)
Beauty and the Baller
2017 · Producer
Hired Gun
2017 · Self
Greatest Hits
2016
Ghostheads
2016 · Self
A to Z
2014 · Himself
The Crusaders - Live at Montreux 2003
2008 · Guitar
The Singing Bee
2007
Where Are They Now?
1999 · Self
The Kid Who Loved Christmas
1990 · T.C.
Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief
1989 · Self
Disorderlies
1987 · Pizza Deliveryman
Enemy Territory
1987 · Will
21 Jump Street
1987 · Ray Parker, Jr.
Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment
1986 · L.A. Vice Cop #2
Vincent Price's Halloween Thriller
1984 · Self - Musician (archive footage)
MTV Video Music Awards
1984 · Self
Ghostbusters
1984 · Theme Song Performance
Ghostbusters
1984 · Songs
Champs-Elysées
1982 · Self
Uptown Saturday Night
1974 · Ray (uncredited)
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