Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham

  • Birthday: 1962-04-18
  • Place of birth: Dallas, Texas, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity

2007

As Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Melvin the Superhero Guy / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick

Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself

2006

As Himself / Walter / Sweet Daddy Dee / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick

Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special

2008

As Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick

I'm No Dummy

2009

As Himself

Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters

2012

As Himself / Achmed / Walter / Peanut / Jose Jalapeno on a Stick / Bubba J.

Achmed Saves America

2014

As Achmed / Bubba J / Himself

The Nut Job

2014

As Mole (voice)

Delta Farce

2007

As Amazing Ken

Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer

2018

As Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)

The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature

2017

As Mole (voice)

Big Top Scooby-Doo!

2012

As Schmatko / Conductor (voice)

Gnome Alone

2017

As Quicksilver (voice)

History of the Joke

2008

As Self

Mune: Guardian of the Moon

2015

As Phospho (voice)

Dinner for Schmucks

2010

As Lewis the Ventriloquist

Smurfs: The Lost Village

2017

As Farmer (voice)

Production

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