Listed in the USS Enterprise-D's database
Doug Drexler was a notable comedian.
In 2365, Data attempted to located a comedian to help him better understand the concept of "what is funny?". Gray was among the the holodeck program files that were contained aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (TNG: "The Outrageous Okona")
The comedian was never mentioned in dialog; this name came from a list of comedians.
This character was named for longtime Trek staff member Doug Drexler, a consultant to the TNG remastering team.
In the remastered version of the episode, this character was substituted in for Heidi Julian.