Known For
Acting
Died
Aug 08, 2025
Place of Birth
Long Grove, Illinois, USA
Credits
11 titles
Rob Riley
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Nightmare on Elm Street
Minister
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
President
Groundhog Day
D.J. (voice)
Prelude to a Kiss
Mr. Sokol
Number One with a Bullet
Writer
Mutant Video
Tab Lloyd: Investigative Reporter
Tab Lloyd
Sugar or Plain
Jyrkow
Will: G. Gordon Liddy
Bill Murray Live from the Second City
Self
Saturday Night Live
Ice Cream Parlor Clerk (uncredited)