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Jay Mohr: Jerry Maguire
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Jay Mohr burst on the screen and received critical acclaim for his role opposite Tom Cruise in the box office hit "Jerry Maguire," directed by Cameron Crowe. As the rival agent to Cruise’s "Maguire, Mohr was singled out for his outrageous portrayal of a desperate agent taking on two phones at once to save his clients, and went on to star opposite Jennifer Aniston in Picture Perfect"
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Mohr had a recurring role in the first season of The Jeff Foxworthy Show as Jeff Foxworthy's brother, Wayne. Mohr's first major film role was in 1996 when he played Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire, followed in 1997 by a starring role in Picture Perfect. In 1999, Mohr starred in the television series Action, in which he played sleazy film producer Peter Dragon. Mohr later hosted a talk show on ESPN entitled
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After leaving SNL, Mohr began guest starring on other shows and landed regular parts on The Jeff Foxworthy Show and Local Heroes. For hosting the MTV network's Lip Service, Mohr won an Espy Award. He made his feature film debut in 1995, with The Barefoot Executive, but gained real recognition playing Tom Cruise's rival sports agent, Bob Sugar, in Jerry Maguire (1995).
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The multi-talented Mohr had his breakthrough film role as rival agent to Tom Cruise in the blockbuster hit Jerry Maguire, produced by ACE Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year honoree, James L. Brooks. He followed up with a touching good-guy turn opposite Jennifer Aniston in Picture Perfect and went on to star in Doug Limans critically adored GO and Pay it Forward with Keviin Spacey. His other film credits include Playing by Heart, Suicide Kings, Seeing Other People and the upcoming King's Ransom.
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The multi-talented Mohr had his breakthrough film role as rival booking, agent, agency to Cruise in the blockbuster hit "Jerry Maguire," and followed up in a touching good-guy turn opposite Jennifer Aniston in "Picture Perfect". He starred in Doug Liman's critically adored "Go" and co-starred in "Pay It Forward" with Kevin Spacey. His other film credits include "Playing By Heart," "Suicide Kings", "Seeing Other People" and the upcoming "King's Ransom".
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For hosting the MTV network's Lip Service, Mohr won an Espy Award. He made his feature film debut in 1995, with The Barefoot Executive, but gained real recognition playing Tom Cruise's rival sports agent, Bob Sugar, in Jerry Maguire (1995). Following a nice-guy role in Picture Perfect (1997) and a turn as Ellen Burstyn's AIDS-stricken son in Playing By Heart (1998), Mohr had starring roles in two high-profile 1999 projects, the eagerly awaited but ultimately disappointing 200 Cigarettes and Doug Liman's acclaimed Go.
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