Jim Varney
Overview
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stand-up comedian, actor
Actor
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, musician
Musician
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, writer
Writer
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, voice artist, and comedian
Comedian
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, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character most principally portrayed by the late American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials, and later in a television series as well as a series of feature films. Ernest was created by the Nashville advertising agency Carden and Cherry and was...
, who was used in numerous television commercial campaign
Advertising campaign
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s and movies in the following years, giving Varney fame worldwide and playing Jed Clampett in the 1993 movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies.
Varney was born James Albert Varney, Jr., the fourth child and only son of Louise (née Howard; January 14, 1913 – August 22, 1994) and James Albert Varney, Sr.
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