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Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Jim Varney

1949-06-15

Lexington, Kentucky, USA

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Biography

James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies in the following years, giving Varney fame nationally in the United States.

Best known for:

Toy Story

Toy Story 2

The Simpsons

Atlantis: The Lost Empire

The Beverly Hillbillies

Roseanne

3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

Ernest Saves Christmas

Ernest Scared Stupid

Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest Goes to Jail

Annabelle's Wish

Ernest Goes to School

Duckman

Ernest Goes to Africa

Alice

Ernest Rides Again

Slam Dunk Ernest

Ernest in the Army

Daddy and Them

Wilder Napalm

Operation Petticoat

Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

Snowboard Academy

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Filmography:

Operation Petticoat (1977)
APPEREAD AS:
Seaman Broom
America 2-Night (1978)
APPEREAD AS:
Virgil Simms
The Rousters (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Evan Earp
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album (1983)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
WORK AS:
Writer
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Dr. Otto VonSchnick / Rudd Hardtact / Laughin' Jack / Guy Dandy / Auntie Nelda / Ernest P. Worrell
The Ernest Film Festival (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1 (1986)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest Goes to Camp (1987)
3.8
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell

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Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun! (1987)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Roseanne (1988)
5.5
APPEREAD AS:
Prince Carlos
Hey Vern, It's Ernest! (1988)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest
Ernest Saves Christmas (1988)
3.9
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
The Simpsons (1989)
7.8
APPEREAD AS:
Cooder (voice)
Fast Food (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Wrangler Bob
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain (1989)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Ernest Goes to Jail (1990)
3.5
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest
Ernest Scared Stupid (1991)
3.7
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2 (1992)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
The Beverly Hillbillies (1993)
5
APPEREAD AS:
Jed Clampett
Ernest Rides Again (1993)
2.6
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Wilder Napalm (1993)
APPEREAD AS:
Rex
Duckman (1994)
5.9
APPEREAD AS:
Walt Evergreen (voice)
Ernest Goes to School (1994)
2.3
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Your World as I See It (1994)
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Toy Story (1995)
7.8
APPEREAD AS:
Slinky Dog (voice)
Slam Dunk Ernest (1995)
2.6
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
The Expert (1995)
APPEREAD AS:
Snake
Annabelle's Wish (1997)
5.2
APPEREAD AS:
Mr. Gus Holder (voice)
Snowboard Academy (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Rudy James
Ernest Goes to Africa (1997)
2.6
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Blood, Friends and Money (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
The Old Mariner
100 Proof (1997)
APPEREAD AS:
Rae's Father
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain (1998)
3.3
APPEREAD AS:
Lothar Zogg
Ernest in the Army (1998)
2.3
APPEREAD AS:
Ernest P. Worrell
Toy Story 2 (1999)
7.4
APPEREAD AS:
Slinky Dog (voice)
Treehouse Hostage (1999)
APPEREAD AS:
Carl Banks
Existo (1999)
APPEREAD AS:
Marcel Horowitz
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
6.2
APPEREAD AS:
Jebidiah Allardyce 'Cookie' Farnsworth (voice)
WORK AS:
In Memory Of
Daddy and Them (2001)
APPEREAD AS:
Hazel Montgomery