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Jim Varney

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Biography

Born on June 15, 1949, Jim Varney always wanted to act. He began his acting career in high school, and won a number of…more

Born

6/15/1949, Lexington, Kentucky

Died

2/10/2000

Birth Name

James Albert Varney, Jr

Gender

Male

Credits

Star (7)

Role
- Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
  Ernest P. Worrell / Dr. Otto / Auntie Nelda / Sergant Glory / Various
  - S 1: Ep 13 Hey Vern, It's Talent
    12/24/88
  - S 1: Ep 12 Hey Vern, It's Lost and Found
    12/17/88
  - S 1: Ep 11 Hey Vern, It's School
    12/10/88
  - S 1: Ep 10 Hey Vern, It's Holidays
    12/3/88
  - S 1: Ep 9 Hey Vern, It's Food
    11/12/88
  - + 8 More Credits
- The Rousters
  Evan Earp
  - S 1: Ep 13 Wyatt Earp to the Rescue
    7/21/84
  - S 1: Ep 12 This Town Ain't Big Enough for the Twelve of Us
    7/14/84
  - S 1: Ep 11 Cold Streak
    7/7/84
  - S 1: Ep 10 Snake Eyes
    6/30/84
  - S 1: Ep 9 Slade vs. Slade
    6/23/84
  - + 8 More Credits
- Pink Lady and Jeff
  Various roles
  - S 1: Ep 5 Guests Jerry Lewis, Red Buttons, Alice Cooper
    4/4/80
  - S 1: Ep 4 Guests Florence Henderson, Lorne Greene, Sid Caesar, Boomer
    3/28/80
  - S 1: Ep 3 Guests Greg Evigan, Cheap Trick, Hugh Hefner and his Playmates
    3/21/80
  - S 1: Ep 2 Guests Sid Caesar, Donny Osmond, Larry Hagman, Teddy Pendergrass
    3/14/80
  - S 1: Ep 1 Guests Bert Parks, Blondie, Sherman Hemsley
    3/1/80
  - + 1 More Credits
- Operation Petticoat
  Seaman Broom
  - S 2: Ep 10 Matters Of Honor
    7/6/79
  - S 2: Ep 9 Big Deal On Kaloa Street
    6/29/79
  - S 2: Ep 8 Hail To The Chief
    6/22/79
  - S 2: Ep 7 Sub-Down
    6/15/79
  - S 2: Ep 6 The Talent Show
    6/8/79
  - + 28 More Credits
- America 2Night
  Virgil Simms
  - S 1: Ep 65 Martin Mull
    7/7/78
  - S 1: Ep 64 Man of the Year Award
    7/6/78
  - S 1: Ep 63 Taters the Clown
    7/5/78
  - S 1: Ep 62 Connie Stevens
    7/4/78
  - S 1: Ep 61 UBS Awards Ceremony
    7/3/78
  - + 60 More Credits
- Fernwood 2Night
  Virgil Simms
  - S 1: Ep 65 Save "Fernwood 2Night" Telethon
    9/30/77
  - S 1: Ep 64 The Ransom
    9/29/77
  - S 1: Ep 63 Fan Club President
    9/28/77
  - S 1: Ep 62 Indian Princess
    9/27/77
  - S 1: Ep 61 Amusement and Healing Parks
    9/26/77
  - + 60 More Credits
- Pop! Goes the Country
  Himself / Host [1982]
Recurring Role (1)

Role
- The New Hollywood Squares
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 181 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Friday
    5/29/87
  - S 1: Ep 180 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Thursday
    5/28/87
  - S 1: Ep 179 May 25 - 27, 1987 - Wednesday
    5/27/87
  - S 1: Ep 178 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Tuesday
    5/26/87
  - S 1: Ep 177 May 25 - 29, 1987 - Monday
    5/25/87
Guest Star (15)

Role
- The Wonderful World of Disney (1997)
  Slinky Dog
  - S 5: Ep 4 Toy Story 2
    11/4/01
  - S 1: Ep 1 Toy Story
    9/28/97
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself (Archive Footage)
  - S 4: Ep 57 Jim Varney
    12/31/00
- The Simpsons
  Cooder
  - S 9: Ep 12 Bart Carny
    1/11/98
- Duckman
  Voice of Tobacco CEO
  - S 4: Ep 24 You've Come a Wrong Way, Baby
    7/26/97
- Roseanne
  Prince Carlos
  - S 9: Ep 10 Home is Where the Afghan Is
    11/26/96
  - S 9: Ep 5 Someday My Prince Will Come
    10/15/96
- The Pat Sajak Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 285 March 26, 1990
    3/26/90
- MMC
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 12 Episode 57
    10/31/89
- Disneyland
  Ernest P. Worrell
  - S 34: Ep 4 Ernest Goes to Camp (1)
    10/29/89
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 164 May 1, 1989
    5/1/89
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 17 Charley Pride / Becky Hobbs / Stonewall Jackson / Jim Varney
    1/11/86
- Alice (1985)
  Milo Skinner
  - S 3: Ep 7 Better Never Than Late
    11/5/78
- America 2Night
  Virgil Simms
- The Merv Griffin Show
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 206 July 22, 1977
    7/22/77
  - S 13: Ep 231 August 18, 1976
    8/18/76
  - S 13: Ep 177 May 26, 1976
    5/26/76
- Fernwood 2Night
  Virgil Simms
- Dinah!
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 206 August 24, 1976
    8/24/76

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- Jim Varney was honored by the State Senate of Tennessee, in 1992, for his contributions to the state, especially in the area of children's charities.
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- Jim Varney had the ability as a young child to memorize long poems and significant portions of material from books. This came as a delight to family and friends.
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- Jim Varney first appeared as the Ernest P. Worrell character in a commercial to advertise an appearance by the Dallas Cowboy Cheerleaders at the Beech Bend Park, near Bowling Green, Kentucky, in 1980.
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- Jim Varney: I'd like to do a piece of Shakespeare. Any upcoming Shakespeare film. Just a bit to say I did a classic.
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- Jim Varney: I started to do a study on how not to do stand-up comedy. Yeah, it's lonely work. You die, you die alone. It's you, the light, and the audience. You win, you win big. You lose, you lose big time.
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- Jim Varney: Everybody likes Ernest unless they are too cool. The people that like sports cars and sunglasses are not our audience. They like the action-adventure, tough-guy stuff. From 14 down and 25 up, we have a huge audience. Older people aren't afraid to laugh at him, and kids aren't self-conscious yet.
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