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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 comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won an Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and numerous television commercial advertising campaigns.
Ernest P. Worrell is a fictional character that was portrayed by American actor Jim Varney in a series of television commercials and then later in a television series (Hey Vern, It's Ernest! ) and a series of feature films.
Ernest in the Army is a 1998 American comedy film directed by John Cherry and starring Jim Varney. It is the tenth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell, the ninth and final film in the Ernest series before Varney's death in February 2000. [2] It was shot in Cape Town, South Africa's Koeberg Nature Reserve. [3]
Here's how Ernest Day 2022 will celebrate Jim Varney and 35 years of 'Ernest Goes to Camp' Ethan Alter. May 20, 2022 at 10:41 AM. Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell in Ernest Goes to Camp.
Comedy films featuring the character Ernest P. Worrell, created and portrayed by Jim Varney. Pages in category "Ernest P. Worrell films" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Byrge went on to appear alongside Varney as the character Bobby in the 1988 film “Ernest Saves Christmas” and TV show, “Hey, Vern, It’s Ernest!,” 1990’s “Ernest Goes to Jail,” 1991 ...
Varney died in February 2000 at age 50 of lung cancer. The actor — who portrayed Ernest for the first time in a 1972 commercial and later starred in four Disney-produced movies as the character ...
The film is set up as a series of sketches featuring Jim Varney's various characters, some of which he introduced in his stand-up comedy routines: Davy, the frontiersman; Ace, the fighter pilot; Lloyd Rowe, the mean-spirited mountain man; Billy, the jive-talking carny; Rhetch, a reckless riverboat gambler; and Ernest's "Pa."