The Simpsons
1989
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May 14, 2024 · Jim Varney was a legendary actor and comedian, best known for his iconic character Ernest P. Worrell. While many people may be familiar with his hilarious portrayal of Ernest, there are some surprising facts about Jim Varney that may not be as well-known.
May 22, 2024 · In this episode we talked about the legendary Jim Varney who created and embodied the legendary character Ernest P Worrell. Born in Lexington, the man is a cinematic legend and one of my...
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Jun 1, 2024 · Introducing Jim Varney. Jim Varney took a rather unusual route to movie stardom. Together with John Cherry III, an ad exec, Varney created the Ernest character in a series of TV commercials. Ernest showed up in over 6,000 spots, hawking absolutely everything from used cars to ice cream.
2 days ago · Jim Varney, who voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films, died in 2000, 10 years before the release of the third film, so the role of Slinky was passed down to Blake Clark.
May 30, 2024 · Ernest P. Worrell (Varney) is the night janitor at Howard County Bank & Trust, where his friends Bobby and Chuck work as security guards. While trying to clean up with a floor polisher one night, Ernest is electrocuted and temporarily gains magnetic powers, which ends up creating an even bigger mess and getting our protagonist in trouble with ...
Jun 1, 2024 · Thanks to a particularly viral photo of Jim Varney in his DeLorean, sales of "The Importance of Being Ernest" biography book shot through the roof, cracking the top 100 in the "Actor and Entertainer Biographies" category in Amazon. In the span of a week, Justin tripled his book sales — even outselling Bono!
3 days ago · The film features an ensemble voice cast that includes Michael J. Fox, Cree Summer, James Garner, Leonard Nimoy, Don Novello, Phil Morris, Claudia Christian, Jacqueline Obradors, Jim Varney, Florence Stanley, John Mahoney, David Ogden Stiers, and Corey Burton.
