Jim Varney Biography (1949-2000)

Born June 15, 1949, in Lexington, KY; divorced. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8899 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Famous Works

Credits; Television Appearances; Series
The Johnny Cash Show, CBS, 1976.
Virgil Simms (the mobile home daredevil), Fernwood 2-Night, syndicated, 1977.
Seaman Broom, Operation Petticoat, ABC, 1977-78.
Virgil Simms, America 2-Night, syndicated, 1978.
Seaman Broom, The New Operation Petticoat, ABC, 1978-79.
Pink Lady, NBC, 1980.
Pop! Goes the Country, syndicated, 1982.
Evan Earp, The Rousters, NBC, 1983-84.
Ernest P. Worrell, Hey, Vern! (also known as Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!), CBS, 1988-89.
Appeared in The Show Must Go On, 1982, and in Alice.

Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus, NBC, 1987.
CBS' Happy New Year America 1988, CBS, 1988.
Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989.
Also appeared in Alan King's Third Annual Final Warning!!, 1979, and in Hey, Vern! It's My Family Album, 1985. Has appeared in over 2,000 television advertisements.
Credits; Film Appearances
Dr. Otto, Rudd Hardtact, Laughin' Jack, Guy Dandy, and Auntie Nelda, Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (also see below), Sweat Equities, 1986.
Ernest P. Worrell, Ernest Goes to Camp, Buena Vista, 1987.
Ernest P. Worrell, Ernest Saves Christmas, Buena Vista, 1988.
Wrangler Bob Bundy, Fast Food, Fries, 1989.
Ernest P. Worrell, Felix Nash, and Auntie Nelda, Ernest Goes to Jail, Buena Vista, 1990.
Ernest P. Worrell, Ernest Scared Stupid, Touchstone, 1991.
Credits; Stage Appearances
Appeared in several New York dinner theatre productions, including Death of a Salesman, Camelot, The Homecoming, and Guys and Dolls.
Credits; Screenplays
(With others) Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam, Sweat Equities, 1986.

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