Upon graduation from high school moved to New York to pursue career in comedy

Hosted the cable TV show "Lip Service" (MTV)

Debut as a series regular on the ABC sitcom "Camp Wilder (ABC)

Was a regular performer and writer on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

Feature film debut in "For Better or Worse"; film received regional release before airing on TNT

TV-movie acting debut in "The Barefoot Executive" (ABC)

Had recurring role as Jeff's brother on the ABC sitcom "The Jeff Foxworthy Show"

Was series regular on "Local Heroes" (Fox)

Co-starred as former protege and rival agent Bob Sugar in "Jerry Maguire"

Had first screen lead opposite Jennifer Aniston in "Picture Perfect"

Starred in the Fox series "Action"

Co-starred with Helen Hunt and Kevin Spacey in "Pay it Forward"

Appeared in the comedy "The Adventures of Pluto Nash"

Created and hosted NBC's "Last Comic Standing" reality television program; also executive produced

Appeared in three episodes of NBC's "The West Wing" as a conservative talk show host

Cast opposite Julianne Nicholson in "Seeing Other People"

Appeared in the comedy "Are We There Yet?" Starring Ice Cube and Nia Long

Joined the cast of "Ghost Whisperer" (CBS) as a professor with an expertise in demonology

Co-starred in Mark Rydell's "Even Money," a series of intertwining stories on how gambling and drugs destroy people's lives

Hosted a weekly video program "The Alternative With Jay Mohr" on FoxSports.com

Co-starred with Keanu Reeves and Forest Whitaker in "Street Kings"