Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy

Birth Name: Jeffey M. Foxworthy

Born: September 6, 1958 (Age 49 as of 2008)(Hapeville, Geogia, USA)

Category: Stand-Up, Television, Film, Radio

Years Active: 1984 to Present

Subjects: Rednecks, culture of the Southern United States, Everyday Life, Family

Influenced: Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, Ron White

Spouse: Pamela Gregg (1985 to Present)

Notable works and roles: You Might Be a Redneck, The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995 – 1997), Blue Collar Comedy Tour (2003 – 2006), Blue Collar TV (2004 – 2006), Foxworthy's Big Night Out (2006), Host of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (2007 – Present)Website: www.jefffoxworthy.com

Jeffrey M. Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958[1]) is an American comedian, actor and game show host who is known for his work as a stand-up comedian. He is known for his "You Might Be a Redneck If . . ." jokes.





Biography

Early Life and Career

Foxworthy was born in Hapeville, a suburb of Atlanta, Georgia, the first child of James Abstance and Carole Linda (Camp) Foxworthy.[1] His grandfather James Marvin Camp was a Hapeville, Georgia, fireman for more than 30 years.[1] Foxworthy graduated from Hapeville High School, and was a member of the class of 1979 at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. He worked for five years in mainframe maintenance at IBM (where his father also worked) before, where at the urging of co-workers, entering and winning the Great Southeastern Laugh-off at Atlanta's Punch Line comedy club in 1984.

Personal Life

Foxworthy has been married to Pamela Gregg since 1985 and has two daughters, Jordan (born in 1992), and Julianne (born in 1994) .




Comedy Albums and Television

In 1993, he released You Might Be a Redneck If... which started the "You Might Be a Redneck" fad, topped the comedy album charts, and sold more than three million copies. In 1995, he starred in The Jeff Foxworthy Show, a sitcom created out of his stand-up comedy persona. It aired on ABC, but was canceled after one season. NBC subsequently picked up the show, but it was again canceled after one season. Foxworthy later remarked that the network did not understand how to properly market his humor; thinking his routine was "too Southern" for a national network ("Has anyone heard me talk?", he commented in one of his stand-up routines), they based the first season of his sitcom in Bloomington, Indiana. The run of the show was later seen on Nick at Nite and CMT in 2005 and 2006. Karen, Jeff's wife in the show was played by Anita Barone, his precocious son Matt by Haley Joel Osment and his brother Wayne by comedian Jay Mohr.

He currently is the game show host of Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? which airs on FOX on Thursdays. The show also airs in Canada on Global Television Network, in New Zealand on Prime Television New Zealand and in the Middle East on Dubai TV. The UK version of this show, Are You Smarter Than A 10 Year Old?, is shown on Sky One, hosted by Noel Edmonds. Blue Collar Comedy

In the early 2000s, Foxworthy had a career resurgence as a result of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, in which he and three other comedians (Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, and Bill Engvall), specializing in common-man comedy, toured the country and performed for record crowds. The tour lasted three full years, constantly being extended after an initial run of 20 shows.







In 2004, he launched a new television show called Blue Collar TV on The WB Television Network Comedy Central, and Comedy Network (2007). He serves as executive producer, and stars alongside Blue Collar Comedy Tour-mates Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall. (Ron White turned the show down but made occasional guest appearances). The show was relatively successful compared to the anemic performance of the WB's other sitcoms. However, on Larry the Cable Guy's website, he says the show was canceled on October 17, 2005, by the network. Reruns of Blue Collar TV continued until the network merged with UPN to form The CW. Jeff has resurrected the Blue Collar TV format (albeit with only himself participating along with some of the Blue Collar TV co-hosts) called Foxworthy's Big Night Out. which airs on Country Music Television (CMT). Foxworthy's Big Night Out began airing in summer 2006 and was cancelled after one season.

Blue Collar Comedy Radio airs on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 103 and is associated with Raw Dog Comedy on Sirius 104. He also holds the right to QXR 103.4, another blue-collar comedy radio station. Hunting

Foxworthy is a noted hunting enthusiast, appearing as host and featured guest on several programs on the Outdoor Channel. Books and Recent Work

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Foxworthy has authored several books, including You Might Be a Redneck If... (1989) and related "redneck humor" books, as well as his autobiography, No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem! (1996). He also has released a cookbook entitled The Redneck Grill, co-authored with Newnan, Ga. artist R. David Boyd, and Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (2005) and Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of (2006). A third Redneck Dictionary, Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III: Learning to Talk More Gooder Fastly was released in bookstores on October 30, 2007. Artist Layron DeJarnette provided illustrations for the Redneck Dictionary books. R. David Boyd has been the exclusive illustrator for most of Foxworthy's books and album covers.Another book he wrote was "Redneck Extreme Mobile Home Makeover", a book with some of his redneck jokes.(2005)

Foxworthy also hosts The Foxworthy Countdown, a nationally syndicated weekly radio show which features the Top 25 country hits of the week as reported by Mediabase. In the 2006 movie The Fox and the Hound 2, Foxworthy voiced the character Lyle.

Presently, Foxworthy is host of the Fox Broadcasting Company game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?, which began airing on February 27, 2007.



Singles

Foxworthy has also released several singles which have consisted of his comedy sketches set to music, often with a chorus sung by another country music act; many of these are included on his 1996 compilation Crank It Up: The Music Album. Several of the singles have charted on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) and Hot 100 charts.

1994

"Redneck Stomp" Crank It Up: The Music Album

1995

"Party All Night" (w/ Little Texas and Scott Rouse)

1996

"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"A

"Redneck Games" (w/ Alan Jackson) single only

1997

"The Night After Christmas"



Crank It Up: The Music Album

1998

"Totally Committed" (w/ Tim Rushlow) Totally Committed

2000

"Blue Collar Dollar" (w/ Bill Engvall and Marty Stuart) Blue Collar Comedy Tour

A"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" charted several times as a single. It peaked at #18 in 1996; #39 in 1997 and 1998; #37 in 1999, and #35 in 2000.

Discography

Main Albums

You Might Be a Redneck If... (1993) (Certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA)

Games Rednecks Play (1995) (Certified 3x Platinum by the RIAA) Crank It Up: The Music Album (1996) (Certified Platinum by the RIAA)

Totally Committed (1998) (Certified Gold by the RIAA)

Big Funny (2000)

Have Your Loved Ones Spayed Or Neutered (2004)

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Compilations
Live (Jeff Foxworthy album)|Live (Vol. 9)] (1990)

You Might Be a Redneck (Vol. 10) (1990)

Jeff Foxworthy: King of the Rednecks (1995)

Jeff Foxworthy: Sold Out (1995)

Jeff Foxworthy: The Original (1995)

Redneck Test: Vol. 11 (1995)

Redneck Test: Vol. 43 (1995)

Double Wide, Single Minded (1998)

Greatest Bits (1999) (Certified Gold by the RIAA)

Best Of Jeff Foxworthy (2003)







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