Ray Arthur

Since January of 2007 Arthur has been Director of the Fresno Film and Entertainment Commission, hosting, among other productions, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Previously he served 15 years as the founding Executive Director of the Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission. Feature films included Tim Burton's Planet of the Apes, Hidalgo, Holes, Jurassic Park, Bulletproof, Dinosaur, Blade: Trinity, The Brave, Wayne's World 2, and The Break Up; as well as TV's E R, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, and Space Above & Beyond. Music videos included Madonna's Frozen, the Corrs' Breathless plus Puff Daddy, Marcy Playground, Filter, Great Plains Isaac Hayes, Kathy Mattea, Aerosmith, Vanessa Williams, Alan Jackson, Donny Osmond, Kenny Loggins, Neil Young, Dwight Yoakum and Jeff Beck. Arthur was also the founding Chairperson of the Film Liaisons In California Statewide (FLICS). Prior to Film Commissioner, he completed a 21-year career in radio broadcasting holding positions from disc jockey to vice president/general manager at 13 radio stations in 8 states. He and his wife Emma have been married since 1978 and have three grown daughters plus Ruby, the world's greatest dog. Hobbies include collecting Conway Twitty albums and books on the Three Stooges.