James Murray Biography, Age, Wiki, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family & More

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James Murray

Biography / Wiki

To be a successful multitalented person in the modern-day, you ought to channel your talents, this line has been very well proved by James Murray who is an American improvisational comedian, actor, author, and producer.

Moreover, he is eminently known as one of the founding members of the popular comedy group titled “The Tenderloins” which got their break after they won the $100k grand prize in NBC’s competition “It’s Your Show” for the sketch “Time Thugs”.

Besides this, Murray has also captured the hearts of many people with his appearances in movies such as “My Brother the Time Traveler” and “12 Monkeys”. Recently, he came into the limelight in the year 2021 when Murray and Wearmouth published a thriller, The Stowaway, about a serial killer on board a cruise ship.

Height / Weight / Age

Born on May 1, 1976. He seems tall enough with his height which is 180 centimeters and 5’11” in feet & inches. He maintains himself very fit and healthy with a weight of 78 kilograms and 172 lbs in pounds.

Moreover, he is very conscious about his physique and follows a regular and healthy diet in order to keep himself fit as a fiddle.

Date Of Birth May 1, 1976
Age 48 Years
Height In Feet & Inches: 5’11”

In Centimeters: 180 cm

Weight In Kilograms: 78 kg

In Pounds: 172 lbs

Body Measurements Not Known
Eye Color Hazel
Hair Color Bald
Shoe Size 9 (US)

Net Worth

This renowned personality, James accumulates a very decent amount of money from his professional career as a comedian and actor. Having started his career in 1998, Murray has undoubtedly managed to amass a healthy fortune from his decade-long career.

He along with his comedy troupe, “The Tenderloins” has made his appearance on the popular show, “Impractical Jokers”, which also has added more dollars to his net worth. According to the sources, his estimated net worth is $5 million approximately. Moreover, he also earns money from his books and also from social media sites as well.

Education / Family

Born and growing up in Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States, James belongs to the White ethnicity. However, he never revealed any information about his parents. Moreover, he grew up along with his sisters, Christine Murray, and Danielle Murray.

As for his education, James attended Monsignor Farrell High School, where he met his future comedy partners Joe Gatto, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano in their freshman year.

Furthermore, he enrolled at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., and eventually graduated earning a bachelor’s degree in English. After his graduation, he along with his youth friends began their career as a comedian troupe.

Name

James Murray

Nick Name James Murray
Birth Place Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States
Profession Comedian, actor, author, and producer
Sexual orientation Straight
School Monsignor Farrell High School
College Georgetown University
Religion Christianity
Nationality American
Home town Staten Island, New York City, New York, United States
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Fathers name Name Not Known
Mothers name Name Not Known

 

James Murray with his parents
James Murray with his parents

Brothers Not Known
Sisters Christine Murray, Danielle Murray

Career / Fashion and Style

Moving towards his career, James took the first step towards his career in the year 1998 by writing, directing, and producing a movie titled “Damned!” which was an alternate retelling of the Bible. After that, in the year 1999, along with his friends, Brian Quinn, Joe Gatto, and Sal Vulcano, Murray formed an improv & sketch comedy troupe named “The Tenderloins”.

Moreover, they together began producing comedy sketches and also posted them on YouTube, Metacafe, and MySpace, later garnering over million viewers. Furthermore, they gathered huge publicity in the year 2007 when they went on to win the $100,000 grand prize in NBC’s “It’s Your Show” competition for the sketch “Time Thugs”.

After almost 4 years, the troupe started to appear on the hidden camera reality show, “Impractical Jokers”, which premiered on December 15, 2011, on TruTV. In fact, the show garnered over 32 million viewers on the show’s first season. Apart from that, it has become the most popular series on TruTV after almost 8 years of the show’s existence.

James has managed to establish himself as a renowned celebrity through the show. Besides this, Murray, along with the other members of The Tenderloins, starred in a game show, “The Misery Index” in the year 2019.

Other than this, a reality comedy film titled “Impractical Jokers: The Movie” was released on February 21, 2020, starring Murray and other members of “The Tenderloins”.

Girlfriend, Affairs, Wife, and More

Talking about his relationship status, James is a married man. He is married to his beloved, Melyssa Davis who is a beautiful American lady. Moreover, the couple met for the first time at the launch party for his book, “Awakened” in June 2018 held in New York City. Shortly after, they began to date each other and went for their first vacation in February 2019.

In fact, the age gap of over 19 years couldn’t hold the couple back from loving each other as just within a year of dating. Later, James proposed Davies outside the home they just purchased together in New Jersey on August 30, 2019.

Thereafter, they tied the sacred knot of marriage with each other at the Lake House Inn in Bucks County, Pennsylvania on September 25, 2020. Their wedding was a secret event attended by a few relatives and family including his friends from “Impractical Jokers”, Sal Vulcano, Brian Quinn, and Joe Gatto, who together as a trio served as the best man for Murray.

Apart from that, this lovely couple has also appeared in the September issue of Sophisticated Weddings magazine! Previously, James was married to Jenna Vulcano, sister of his friend, Sal Vulcano, as a stunt for Impractical Jokers.

However, their marriage couldn’t last long and the duo annulled the marriage the night after the honeymoon as a practical joke on Sal.

Girlfriend Jenna Vulcano and Melyssa Davis
Marital status Married
Wife Jenna Vulcano (m. 2014; annulled 2014)​

 

James Murray with his ex-wife Jenna
James Murray with his ex-wife Jenna

Melyssa Davies ​(m. 2020)

James Murray with his wife Melyssa
James Murray with his wife Melyssa

Children None

Favorite Things

Here we are providing the list of favorites of James Murray:

Favorite Actor Nicolas Cage
Favorite Sport Baseball
Favorite Baseball Team Yankees

James Murray

Some Interesting Facts About James Murray

  • During his high school, he was also a member of the Improvisation Club.
  • He has also worked at NorthSouth Productions, where he was the senior vice president of development.
  • In the year 2018, James released a sci-fi/horror book called Awakened, which was co-written by Darren Wearmouth. In the year 2019, a sequel, called The Brink, was released.
  • Murray and Wearmouth co-wrote another horror novel, Don’t Move in the year 2020. The novel follows a group of campers being hunted by a giant arachnid.
  • He has a tattoo of a ferret skydiving as a reference to an earlier punishment on Impractical Jokers.
  • This handsome star is very fond of watching movies and listening to music.
  • He is also very popular on Instagram has more than 1.4 million followers.

Social Media Profile(s)

  1. Instagram @therealmurr
  2. Twitter@jamessmurray
  3. Facebook @jamessmurray 
Sarah Dawson

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Sarah Dawson, the alchemist of celebrity stories, brings a touch of magic to the world of entertainment writing. With a style that fuses fascination and facts, Dawson's articles are your key to unlocking the mysteries and marvels of the lives lived under the spotlight.

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