Hotmail
Messenger
My MSN
MSN Directory
 Interviews & Clips Awards & Nominations  |
|
Jeff Foxworthy
:
Overview
 Avg.User Rating:  11 RatingsRate this person:
Screenwriter, Executive Producer, Actor Born: September 6, 1958 Biography:Many comics can be permanently tied to a trademark, from Rodney Dangerfield's "I don't get no respect" to Tim Allen's machismo-fueled grunting, but perhaps no stock phrase is more easily identifiable than that of schtickmeister Jeff Foxworthy. Foxworthy's slogan "You might be a redneck if..." endeared him to millions of American blue-collar types during the early to mid-'90s and served as a veritable staple of his approach to humor. Born in Atlanta, Foxworthy attended the Georgia Institute of Technology but dropped out prior to graduation and worked as an IBM technician during the early to mid-'80s, when he impetuously decided to enter an amateur standup contest. The then-nascent comedian won the competition -- an accomplishment that encouraged him to drop out of his IBM gig and step behind the microphone full-time.
Foxworthy's debut book, presciently entitled, You Might Be a Redneck If... hit... Full Biography
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| advertisement |
Movie data provided by:
