Draft:Ray Buffer

Buffer was born and raised in Greenacres, Florida, to Delana and Raymond Ernest Buffer Sr. He was adopted at 29 days old and later attempted to reconnect with his biological family. In 2003 after a search, he reunited with the mother who gave birth to him, Patricia Odell. Buffer's artistic aptitudes emerged early: he learned how to play the violin and several other instruments. His interest in performance deepened during his time at John I Leonard High School in Lake Worth, Florida, where he played in theater, jazz choir, played the viola, piano, and string bass. Buffer's artistic work began with his education at Palm Beach State College and Florida Atlantic University, where he earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre in 1994.{{Cite web |last=Entertainment.ie |title=Ray Buffer - About |url=https://entertainment.ie/person/ray-buffer/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Entertainment.ie |language=en}}

Ray Buffer starred in and Grounded,{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Rebecca Oliver |date=2023-02-26 |title=Actor Ray Buffer Allegedly Stole Comic Books from Southern California Comics |url=https://movieweb.com/ray-buffer-allegedly-stole-comic-books/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=MovieWeb |language=en}} CSI: Miami, The West Wing, and ER.{{Cite web |last1=UCLA |first1=Christi Carras Former staff writer Christi Carras reported on the entertainment industry for the Los Angeles Times She previously covered entertainment news for The Times after graduating from |last2=Variety |first2=working at |last3=Reporter |first3=the Hollywood |last4=Newsource |first4=C. N. N. |date=2023-02-23 |title=Actor Ray Buffer charged with petty theft after allegedly stealing comic books in San Diego |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2023-02-23/ray-buffer-comic-book-theft-charged-san-diego |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} He starred in the movies True Lies (1994), Contact (1997), Like Mike (2002), Old School (2003), Hulk (2003), and Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (2024) and he made appearances in TV shows such as Malcolm in the Middle, Roswell, Gilmore Girls, and Weird City.{{Cite web |date=2025-02-07 |title=🎙️ Exclusive Podcast Episode – Conversation with Julio Verissimo and Ray Buffer - Live Show Borderless Consulting |url=https://liveshow.bodlsc.com/index.php/2025/02/07/exclusive-podcast-episode-conversation-with-julio-verissimo-and-ray-buffer-thursday-13th-february-at-2000-gmt/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |language=en-US}} He played the role of a stage manager called Darrell in the HBO comedy TV series called Curb Your Enthusiasm, did a musical tour all over the United States as a singer for the Mantovani Orchestra. Buffer worked as the director and co-producer of the film Rats & Bullies.{{Cite AV media |url=https://podcast.playfulhumans.com/1576273/episodes/11511636-from-curb-to-curtain-calls-ray-buffer-talks-about-his-acting-and-singing-career |title=From "Curb" to Curtain Calls, Ray Buffer Talks About His Acting and Singing Career - Playful Humans - People Who Play for a Living |date=2022-11-29 |language=en |access-date=2025-05-14 |via=podcast.playfulhumans.com}}

He finished working on a film called Expired about a girl hallucinating inside a restaurant where he played the role of a chef named Gup. Buffer played the role of an alien bad guy called Coman Ra in the Implosion movie, and he portrayed the bad guy The Grid in The Rising movie. The Rising premiered at the Studio City International Film Festival and was screened at the Silicon Beach Film Festival.https://boldjourney.com/meet-ray-buffer/ One of Buffer's performances involved taking on the role of a Russian criminal in Bullet Train alongside a cast that included Brad Pitt, Bad Bunny, Sandra Bullock, and Joey King.{{Cite web |date=2022-10-09 |title=Actor Ray Buffer accused of stealing $600 worth of comics |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/actor-ray-buffer-accused-stealing-215239920.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAMQWjBcaLXPLOxJQ8YUlAH6nV9VZ7zBiJSP5FvkoDdHr-SzmCx_nxbsJhnxHPFobprdrOjT-rxUfxWAQKlkrhaJTUGvtMhZQ-wanxRkJ0ggubVc8WhqZN0pMeCtDl1QucODa41UwuXMxxZTtENvKznZg1iqZbtDvnWyvjoMUIynX |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Yahoo Entertainment |language=en-US}} Buffer starred in the film Mistress Candi next to his co-star Megan Rippey, which was shown at The Valley Film Festival.{{Cite web |title=MISTRESS CANDI |url=https://www.valleyfilmfest.org/vff22shortfilms/mistresscandi |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=The Valley Film Festival |language=en-US}}

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