James Stephen Murray is an improvisational comedian, actor, author, and producer. He is a member of The Tenderloins, a comedy troupe also consisting of Joe Gatto, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano. Along with the other members of The Tenderloins, he stars in the television series Impractical Jokers.
He portrayed a sanitation worker in "The Senator in the Street Sweeper".
About him[]
Murray was born on born May 1, 1976, in Staten Island, New York City, New York, and is of Irish descent. He attended Monsignor Farrell High School in that borough, meeting his future comedy partners Joe Gatto, Brian Quinn, and Sal Vulcano there in freshman year. He graduated in 1994. Murray later graduated from Georgetown University, in Washington, D.C.
As a result of a triple punishment on Impractical Jokers, Murray has a tattoo of a ferret skydiving. In 2014, Murray married Sal Vulcano's sister, Jenna Vulcano, as a result of Sal's punishment in the season 3 finale, "Brother-In-Loss"; they annulled the marriage shortly after. In 2019, Murray became engaged to Melyssa Davies, whom he met at his launch party for his book Awakened. Murray married Davies on September 25, 2020.