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James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and numerous television commercial advertising campaigns.
Jim Varney. Actor: Ernest Goes to Camp. James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.
Feb 11, 2000 · Jim Varney, the rubberfaced comic who portrayed his rube character ''Ernest'' in hundreds of television commercials and a series of movies, died on Thursday at his home here. He was...
Jim Varney. Actor: Ernest Goes to Camp. James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.
James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and numerous television commercial advertising campaigns.
Feb 11, 2000 · NASHVILLE - Friends recall Jim Varney as a gifted comic actor often overshadowed by his success at playing a doofus in the popular series of "Ernest" movies and hundreds of commercials. The...
Feb 11, 2000 · Jim Varney, the rubber-necked comic who parlayed his character “Ernest” into hundreds of television commercials and a series of films, died Thursday of lung cancer at his home in White...
Feb 10, 2000 · 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, who was used in numerous television commercial campaigns and movies in the following years, giving Varney fame nationally in the United States.
Mar 15, 2017 · Jim Varney passed away in 2000, at the age of 50, at his home just outside of Nashville. A longtime chain-smoker, he died of lung cancer just a couple of years after recording a harrowing...
Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character that was portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and then later in a television series (Hey Vern, It's Ernest!) and a series of feature films.
