Jeff Dunham
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jeff Dunham (born April, 1962) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. He is familiar to Comedy Central audiences for his three specials on that network: Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, and Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special. Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show for one season on the network in 2009.[1] His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder". Describing his characters, Time observes, "All of them are politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered." Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism, and doing more to promote the art form than anyone since Edgar Bergen. Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.com, and according to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America, and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. As of March 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional 7 million dollars in merchandise sales, and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube (his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity is the ninth most watched YouTube video). A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with its DVD going quadruple platinum (selling over 400,000) in its first two weeks. Forbes.com ranked Dunham as the third highest-paid comedian in the United States behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, and reported that he was one of the highest-earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jeff Dunham, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
ActingBirthday
April 18, 1962Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
43Place of birth
Dallas, Texas, USACast credits
History of the Joke
SelfJeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Melvin the Superhero Guy / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a StickJeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a StickJeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
Himself / Walter / Sweet Daddy Dee / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a StickDinner for Schmucks
Lewis the VentriloquistI'm No Dummy
HimselfJeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
HimselfJeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy
HimselfThe Nut Job
Mole (voice)Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters
Himself / Achmed / Walter / Peanut / Jose Jalapeno on a Stick / Bubba J.Achmed Saves America
Achmed / Bubba J / HimselfJeff Dunham: All Over the Map
HimselfSmurfs: The Lost Village
Farmer (voice)A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise
Jimbo (voice)Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
SelfThe Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Mole (voice)Delta Farce
Amazing KenElliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster
HimselfGnome Alone
Quicksilver (voice)Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself
HimselfCrew credits
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
Executive Producer, WriterJeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
WriterJeff Dunham: All Over the Map
Editor, Writer, Executive ProducerJeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
WriterAchmed Saves America
Characters, Creator, Executive ProducerJeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Executive Producer, WriterJeff Dunham: Beside Himself
Writer, Executive ProducerJeff Dunham's Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special
WriterJeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters
WriterJeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
WriterJeff Dunham: Relative Disaster
WriterJeff Dunham: Me the People
WriterThe Improv: 60 and Still Standing
WriterJeff Dunham: I'm With Cupid
Executive Producer, Writer