Actor
Rob Riley
Died August 8, 20258 films
Born in Long Grove, Ill., Riley began his career in the Chicago improv scene, joining the famed Second City improv troupe in the 1980s and working alongside the likes of Jim Belushi, Tim Kazurinsky, and George Wendt. He was a writer for SNL between 1984 and 1985. Riley also made a name for himself in the Chicago theater scene, including productions of The Mystery Circle and Cadillac. He had several minor television and film roles, with credits including 2010’s A Nightmare on Elm Street, Chicago Fire, and Groundhog Day — in which he played a DJ whose voice wakes up Bill Murray each day when his radio alarm clock goes off.
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First watchGroundhog Day19937.6as D.J. (voice)A cynical TV weatherman, along with his idealistic producer and his sardonic cameraman, is sent to report on Groundhog Day in the small town of Punxsutawney, where he finds himself…View filmEssential films
Ranked by acclaim and reachFilmography
8 films as actor- 2010A Nightmare on Elm StreetMinister
- 1994Ri¢hie Ri¢hPresident
- 1993Groundhog DayD.J. (voice)
- 1992Prelude to a KissMr. Sokol
- 1986Mutant Video
- 1985Tab Lloyd: Investigative ReporterTab Lloyd
- 1984Sugar or PlainJyrkow
- 1982Will: G. Gordon Liddy


