Jim Varney

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Birth Name: James Albert Varney, Jr.

Born: 15 June 1949 Died: 10 February 2000

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

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The Greatest Guest Appearances on The Simpsons (200 items)
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Published 12 years, 2 months ago

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Gone, but not forgotten (2176 items)
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Published 1 year, 11 months ago

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Rest in Peace (498 items)
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Published 15 years, 4 months ago

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The Simpsons' Special Guests (407 items)
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Published 17 years, 8 months ago

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The Trivia of: Toy Story (12 items)
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Published 13 years, 5 months ago

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Description: 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. At age 15 he played Ebeneezer Scrooge in a local children's theater production of "A Christmas Carol", and by 17 was performing professionally in nightclubs and coffee houses. He chose Nashville rather than New York or Los Angeles as a place to pursue his acting career and, with advertising executive John R. Cherry III, turned "Ernest P. Worrell" ... (more)