Jim Varney

Jim Varney

Birthday: 1949-06-15

Place of Birth: Lexington, Kentucky, USA

Biography: James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies. Other roles included Jed Clampett in the film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993), Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999), and "Cookie" Farnsworth in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001).

Movies

Toy Story
Toy Story

Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto ...

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Atlantis: The Lost Empire
Atlantis: The Lost Empire

A young linguist named Milo Thatch joins an intrepid group of explorers to find the mysterious lost ...

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The Beverly Hillbillies
The Beverly Hillbillies

Mild-mannered dirt-poor hill-dweller Jed Clampett strikes it rich when oil is discovered on his prop...

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3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain
3 Ninjas: High Noon at Mega Mountain

Three young boys, Rocky, Colt and Tum Tum together with their neighbor girl, computer whiz Amanda ar...

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Ernest Saves Christmas
Ernest Saves Christmas

When Santa Claus decides to retire and pass on his magic bag of Christmas surprises to a new Saint N...

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Daddy and Them
Daddy and Them

Ruby and her husband Claude are a working-class couple who live in suburban Arkansas. As crazy as th...

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Ernest Scared Stupid
Ernest Scared Stupid

Well-intentioned, eternally bumbling Ernest P. Worrell accidentally releases an evil demon from its ...

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Ernest Rides Again
Ernest Rides Again

Buffoonish Ernest and his dimwitted pal Abner unearth a huge cannon reputed to contain the crown jew...

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Ernest Goes to Africa
Ernest Goes to Africa

The title says it all. There's a mix up involving stolen diamonds which Ernest has (naturally) made ...

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Snowboard Academy
Snowboard Academy

A wacky free-for-all comedy about the riotous rivalry between snobby skiers and knuckle-dragging sno...

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Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3
Time-Life: Country Legends Live, Vol. 3

Music City News was founded in 1963, by country music singer Faron Young. In 1967, the publication b...

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Ernest in the Army
Ernest in the Army

Ernest P. Worrell is now in the military as a soldier. Once he begins, him and his team investigates...

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Slam Dunk Ernest
Slam Dunk Ernest

Ernest P. Worrell becomes a basketball star after an angel bearing an uncanny resemblance to Kareem ...

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Ernest Goes to Camp
Ernest Goes to Camp

Ernest, a lovable loser who works as a summer camp handyman and dreams of becoming a guidance counse...

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Ernest Goes to Jail
Ernest Goes to Jail

Bumbling bank janitor Ernest P. Worrell is assigned to jury duty, and soon finds himself in trouble ...

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Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam
Dr. Otto and the Riddle of the Gloom Beam

Evil baddie Dr. Otto Von-Schnick-ick-ick tries to take over the planet by first destroying all of ou...

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Wilder Napalm
Wilder Napalm

Wilder and Wallace are brothers and pyrokinetics. Ever since childhood they've been able to start fi...

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Spittin' Image
Spittin' Image

A twin falls off a wagon and meets a mountain man who teaches her to spit tobacco for a living....

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The Importance of Being Ernest
The Importance of Being Ernest

Through nine feature films, an Emmy-award-winning TV show, and thousands of television commercials, ...

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Blood, Friends and Money
Blood, Friends and Money

Friends reunite in a cabin in the woods. What could go wrong?...

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Treehouse Hostage
Treehouse Hostage

Timmy Taylor and his two friends, Stevie and Buddy capture escaped convict Carl Banks (Jim Varney) a...

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Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain
Ernest Goes to Splash Mountain

An exciting mock documentary produced for the opening of the Splash Mountain attraction at Disneylan...

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Annabelle's Wish
Annabelle's Wish

Annabelle - a calf who has a special wish for Christmas - wants to be a reindeer and help Santa Clau...

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Ernest Goes to School
Ernest Goes to School

Jim Varney's recurring dim-bulb character Ernest P. Worrell returns in this film as a school janitor...

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Your World as I See It
Your World as I See It

As seen through the eyes of Ernest's over-educated alter-ego, Astor Clement will attempt to unlock t...

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XXX's & OOO's
XXX's & OOO's

Four ex-wives become friends bonding through their shared experiences as ex-wives of country music s...

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Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 2

Hey Vern! Your ol' buddy Ernest is back in a new video that features Commercials, Bloopers, Behind-t...

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Hey Vern, It's My Family Album
Hey Vern, It's My Family Album

Ernest finds his old family album in the attic and discusses his family members from the album to hi...

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Fast Food
Fast Food

Auggie and his pals are living it up as perpetual college students. When the dean decides teh only w...

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Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1
Ernest's Greatest Hits Volume 1

Before he went to camp, before he went to jail, before he saved Christmas, before he was scared stup...

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Existo
Existo

In this dystopian-musical-comedy, corporations and self-appointed guardians of "decency" and "morali...

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The Expert
The Expert

It was a brutal murder that sent deranged psychopath Martin Kagan to prison. It was a naive deputy w...

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Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus
Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus

The Walt Disney World Celebrity Circus originally aired November 27, 1987. Join Mickey Mouse, Malco...

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The Story Behind 'Toy Story'
The Story Behind 'Toy Story'

The documentary short of Toy Story of why and how the feature length blockbuster sleeper movie becam...

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Toy Story 2
Toy Story 2

Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear wh...

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The Ernest Film Festival
The Ernest Film Festival

Before he went to camp, before he went to jail, before he saved Christmas, before he was scared stup...

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100 Proof
100 Proof

About the Lexington killing spree by LaFonda Fay Foster and Tina Hickey Powell, 100 Proof is a distu...

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Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood

A 14-part documentary that explores the life and career of Billy Bob Thornton, chronicling his journ...

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Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special

This special celebration of Disneyland's 35th anniversary, bursting at the seams with celebrity came...

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Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!
Hey Vern, Win $10,000...Or Just Count On Having Fun!

A compilation of Ernest commercials, the VHS included a sweepstakes in which viewers who correctly c...

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Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

Retrospective looking at the revolutionary computer-animated feature film Toy Story....

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