‘Pam & Tommy’ Star Adam Ray Boards Kumail Nanjiani’s Hulu Drama ‘Welcome To Chippendales’

EXCLUSIVE: Adam Ray, who portrayed Jay Leno in Hulu’s Pam and Tommy and Vince McMahon in NBC’s Young Rock, has joined the cast of Kumail Nanjiani’s Hulu drama Welcome to Chippendales.

The actor-comedian will play Larry the Emcee in the show that is being directed by Matt Shakman and exec produced by Girls co-showrunner Jenni Konner.

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Nanjiani is leading Immigrant as Somen ‘Steve’ Banerjee in the  A sprawling true-crime saga, which tells the outrageous story of the Indian immigrant who became the unlikely founder of the world’s greatest male-stripping empire—and let nothing stand in his way in the process.

Pam and Tommy writer Robert Siegel is writing alongside Rajiv Joseph and Mehar Sethi and has enlisted Ray, who portrayed U.S. talk show host Leno in season one of Disney+’s Lily James and Sebastian Stan-starring biopic. Ray joins previously announced cast including Murray Bartlett, Annaleigh Ashford, Dan Stevens and Juliette Lewis.

Ray also portrays disgraced wrestling pioneer McMahon in NBC’s Young Rock and former White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler in Starz’ Gaslit, with past credits including Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm and indie pic The Bellmen, which he led. He is also a stand up comedian and is currently on tour.

Ray is repped at Gersh by Kent Osche and Karen Church at Thruline.

 Siegel and Nanjiani executive produce alongside Dylan Sellers, Jenni Konner, Matt Shakman, Emily V. Gordon, Nora Silver and Rajiv Joseph, who will write on the series along with Mehar Sethi. Siegel and Konner serve as co-showrunners and Shakman will direct. Jacqui Rivera is co-executive producer and Annie Wyman is co-producer. 20th Television serves as the studio.

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