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Jim Varney
American actor and comedian (1949–2000)
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About
Jim Varney, born James Albert Varney Jr. on June 15, 1949, in Lexington, Kentucky, was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his character Ernest P. Worrell, a clumsy rural figure created for TV commercials, which brought him national fame and several films, including Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) and Ernest Saves Christmas (1988). He won a Daytime Emmy in 1989 for his role in the children's show Hey Vern, It's Ernest! and voiced Slinky Dog in the Toy Story films (1995, 1999). He died of lung cancer on February 10, 2000, at his home in Tennessee.
* 1949-06-15 — † 2000-02-10
Major works
- Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)film
- Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)film
- Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)film
- Toy Story (1995)animated film
- Toy Story 2 (1999)animated film
Key milestones
- 1989Won a Daytime Emmy Award for his performance in the children's show Hey Vern, It's Ernest!
- 1995Voiced Slinky Dog in Pixar's animated film Toy Story.
- 2000Died of lung cancer at his home in White House, Tennessee.
Themes
Physical comedyAmerican pop cultureTelevision advertisingIconic characterVoice acting
Sources: id.loc.gov · latimes.com
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