Ray Baker was born in Omaha, grew up in Colorado, and graduated from the University of Denver. In 1970 he moved to the East Coast, and began his acting career doing improvisational theater in Boston and New York. During 19 years in New York City, he appeared on Broadway in such productions as "Crimes of the Heart", "Is There Life After High School?", "Torch Song Trilogy", among others. He also appeared in many in off-Broadway shows, among them "The Proposition" and "Character Lines". He moved to Los Angeles in 1989, where he now lives, and works as an actor in movies and TV.
