1. Jim Varney - Findadeath Forum
... gay guys stopped wearing earrings when the straight guys started] but mannerisms, voice [which was not the "hey Vern" voice], gestures, etc.. As said though ...
I must have seen all of the Ernest Goes movies 10 times each. My son was a huge fan, and even dressed as Ernest for Halloween one year... I think he'd be a good subject for FAD too!! I remember he died of lung cancer... He looked like he lived for cigarettes... He was a great character actor, but I think he did Shakespeare too! Susan
2. Jim Varney - Death, Ernest & Facts - Biography (Bio.)
Gender · Male ; Best Known For · Comedic actor Jim Varney played his signature character Ernest P. Worrell in hundreds of commercials and five Disney films ...
Comedic actor Jim Varney played his signature character Ernest P. Worrell in hundreds of commercials and five Disney films including 'Ernest Goes to Camp.'
3. Remembering Varney | News | nashvillescene.com
Feb 17, 2000 · Actor Jim Varney has perhaps been remembered most this week for what ... Varney, his ex-wife who helped Varney with his cancer struggles.
Actor Jim Varney has perhaps been remembered most this week for what he wasn’t. Along with his obituary that described the details of his life and death at the age
4. Jim Varney Dies of Lung Cancer; 'Millionaire' Sweeps ABC to Ratings ...
Feb 10, 2000 · SCHEERER: Scott Thompson, whose post-"Kids" work included a gay character on "The Larry Sanders Show," says "Kids in the Hall" reruns on Comedy ...
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5. How Jim Varney and His Redneck Alter Ego Built a Lasting Legacy
Mar 15, 2017 · Shot with a wide-lens camera that distorted Varney's close-up expressions to make viewers feel as if the character was downright breathing on ...
Everyone has an Ernest P. Worrell character in their life: the kind of acquaintance who pops up out of the blue like a chatty Whack-a-Mole,...
6. Wild At Heart - ELLE
Aug 28, 2006 · BBT: My buddy Jim Varney, God rest his soul, who played Ernest. He'd ... Obviously, not in his personal life, because he was gay, but in the ...
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7. The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney (Stuff that ...
The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney (Stuff that Vern doesn't even know) ... Jim Varney.” It is ... byHeather Gay. Rating: 4 out of 5 stars.
Throughout the 1980s and 1990s, Ernest, the lovable blue-collar buffoon, was a staple of pop culture in countless commercials, nearly a dozen movies and an award-winning Saturday-morning TV show. Today, millions of fans still mourn the loss of actor Jim Varney, who portrayed Ernest and who died at age 50 in 2000 of cancer. Ernest fans are finally getting the biography they have been waiting for in this comprehensive work by Jim’s nephew, Justin Lloyd. “The Importance of Being Ernest: The Life of Actor Jim Varney” traces Jim’s journey from a child in Lexington, Kentucky, with dreams of being a stage and film actor to becoming an iconic entertainment figure in the tradition of Charlie Chaplin’s “The Little Tramp.” The book is based on numerous interviews with family members and intimates of Jim who have never spoken publicly before about what drove the actor and how he overcame many personal and professional obstacles to attain success. But with that success came a price: Jim longed for stage and film roles beyond Ernest, and they were difficult to come by because of his symbiosis with the character. Yet Jim persevered, ultimately winning major movie roles such as Jed Clampett in “The Beverly Hillbillies” and (the voice of) Slinky Dog in the first two “Toy Story” films. The book also explores the genius of the small Nashville advertising agency that created Ernest and how it spread his popularity decades before “going viral” became associated with achieving global stardom....
8. Jim Varney - McKinney Public Libraries
» Jim Varney; » Showing 1 - 3 of 3. Jim Varney. Sort by. Best ... English. Formats. BLURAY, DVD. BLURAY Show Edition. On Shelf. John & Judy Gay Library - Blu-ray ...
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9. Where a Racist Comedian Draws the Line - The Atlantic
Dec 3, 2013 · ... gay actor, if I ... If they like Jim Varney or don't like Jim Varney or if they like Jim Carrey's character, or don't, that's a matter of opinion.
The creator of a now-infamous video depicting a cartoonishly racist Asian man insists that you just don't get his lowbrow humor. And, since you asked, yes, he'd also mock a black person in a video. But not if it were shown at a church.
10. The Importance of Being Ernest | News | nashvillescene.com
Nov 11, 1999 · Actor Jim Varney has met a lot of children in the last few years, but he remembers them all. Perhaps it's because, to a one, they respond so ...
Actor Jim Varney has met a lot of children in the last few years, but he remembers them all. Perhaps it’s because, to a one, they respond so openly to
11. Jim Varney with some country heroes. Can you identify someone?
Dickey Betts, Porter Wagoner, Willie Nelson, Bobby Bare, Waylon Jennings, Jessi Colter, Kris Kristofferson, Hank Williams, Jr, Jim Varney & George Thorogood ...
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12. Actor Jim Varney dies - Tampa Bay Times
Feb 11, 2000 · Jim Varney, the rubbernecked comic who portrayed his rube character "Ernest" in hundreds of television commercials and a series of movies, ...
Jim Varney, the rubbernecked comic who portrayed his rube character "Ernest" in hundreds of television commercials and a series of movies, died Thursday. He was 50. Mr. Varney died of lung...
