Robert McRay

Robert McRay (born 1962, Wausau, Wisconsin) is an American television actor, sculptor, and personal trainer.

McRay's first experience in front of the camera was at the age of 5, on "Romper Room". Backstage he was introduced to Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy. This meeting led to his becoming a professional ventriloquist by the age of 12 in Vancouver, Washington, where he was primarily raised on the hippie communes of the Pacific Northwest during the mid-1970s. At the age of 17 he joined the United States Navy where he was awarded Naval honorman. He graduated from the Ron Baillie School of Broadcast in Washington state in 1983.

Moving to Southern California, he has attained success in a wide range of artistic careers. He has been a television and movie trailer producer for Disney/Touchstone. He has been a casting director for many projects, as well as a produced writer for both television and feature films. He has been an actor, starring in several motion pictures, including "Legend of the Phantom Rider", "The Mob", and "Double Crossed". His television credits include many television appearances and he was also a series regular, playing Zzeben, a sidekick loyal to Conan, on the television series "Conan the Adventurer". Zzeben is a mute, and Robert even devised a unique sign language (called "hyberion sign language" which contained over 180 unique signs so as to be faithful to the period of the show). His achievements include being one of the top personal trainers in the entertainment industry. A spokesman against the drug and supplement industry and a fitness consultant, he has formulated programs and strategies for fitness centers and corporations. His contributions to the arts have gained him the reputation of being one of the world's best mechanical sculptors, and his works can be found in collections around the world. His larger-scale sculptures can be seen as both landmarks and commercial displays, including a 25-foot-tall Bigfoot sculpture in the Canadian town of Creston, British Columbia.

References

* Oregonian newspaper. November 15, 1975
* Vancouver sesquicentennial records
* Ron Baillie School of Broadcast
* Television archives, IMDB database and actual records for television spots and theatrical trailers
* Letters of recommendation found on the [http://www.robertmcray.net Rober McRay website]
* United States Navy records.

External links

*imdb|0574474
* [http://www.robertmcray.net Official Robert McRay website]