Jim Varney

Also known as James Varney, James Albert Varney, Jim Albert Varney, James Albert Varney Jr., Jim Albert Varney Jr., James Varney Jr., Jim Varney Jr.

American actor and comedian (1949–2000)

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Jim Varney was an American actor and comedian who lived from 1949 to 2000 and became widely known for his comedic performances in film and television. He is remembered as an influential figure in American comedy and entertainment during his career.

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Ernest in the Army

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Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1949-06-15
Active to: 2000-02-10

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James Albert "Jim" Varney, Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, comedian, musician, writer and voice artist, 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 worldwide and playing Jed Clampett in the 1993 movie version of The Beverly Hillbillies. Varney was born James Albert Varney, Jr., the fourth child and only son of Louise (née Howard; January 14, 1913 – Aug

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Welcome to the Tidyverse
· 2019 · cited 19,398x
The MIQE Guidelines: Minimum Information for Publication of Quantitative Real-Time PCR Experiments
· 2009 · cited 13,942x
The Sequence of the Human Genome
· 2001 · cited 10,178x
Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) for 291 diseases and injuries in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,787x
Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 6,582x

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Official website: www.jimvarney.org

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date of birth: 1949-06-15
date of death: 2000-02-10
birth name: James Albert Varney Jr.
name in native language: Jim Varney
start of work period: 1976-00-00
Commons category: Jim Varney
end of work period: 2000-00-00

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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 Emmy Award winning comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, originating in a series of television commercial advertising campaigns, and later growing into a film and television franchise. He played Jed Clampett in the 1993 The Beverly Hillbillies film adaptation, and also covered a song for the film titled "Hot Rod Lincoln". He voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films of the Toy Story franchise (1995–1999). He died of lung cancer on February 10, 2000, leaving two posthumous releases, Daddy and Them and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

Early life