Jeff Dunham

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Steve

30 Rock

Keeping Up with the Kardashians

Hell's Kitchen

America's Got Talent

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

All Movies (30)

• Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special2024 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham - Election 2024 - Biden vs. Trump How Did We Get Here... Again2024
• Jeff Dunham: I'm with Cupid2024 · as Self
• The Improv: 60 and Still Standing2023 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham: Me the People2022 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham's Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special2020
• Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself2019 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads2019 · as Self
• Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer2018 · as Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)
• Gnome Alone2017 · as Quicksilver (voice)
• Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster2017 · as Self
• The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature2017 · as Mole (voice)
• Smurfs: The Lost Village2017 · as Farmer (voice)
• Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood2015 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map2014 · as Self
• Achmed Saves America2014 · as Achmed / Bubba J / Jeff Dunham (voice)
• The Nut Job2014 · as Mole (voice)
• Big Top Scooby-Doo!2012 · as Schmatko / Conductor (voice)
• Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters2012 · as Self
• A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise2012 · as Jimbo (voice)
• Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy2011 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos2011 · as Self
• Dinner for Schmucks2010 · as Lewis the Ventriloquist
• Just for Laughs: Launching Pad2009 · as Self
• I'm No Dummy2009 · as Himself
• Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special2008 · as Self
• History of the Joke2008 · as Self
• Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity2007 · as Self
• Delta Farce2007 · as Amazing Ken
• Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself2006 · as Self

All TV Shows (30)

• Jeff Dunham's The Cars That Drove Us2026 · as Self - Host
• The Hunting Party2025 · as Jeff Dudley
• Hollywood Squares2025 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self
• Scooby-Doo and Guess Who?2019 · as Jeff Dunham / Walter (voice)
• Biography: Comedy Icons2019
• Biography: Comedy Icons2019 · as Self
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Pi-Rat
• The Masked Singer2019 · as Pi-Rat (archive footage)
• Steve2017 · as Self
• Angie Tribeca2016 · as Fisher Price
• Jay Leno's Garage2015 · as Self
• Halloween Baking Championship2015 · as Self - Host
• Celebrity Family Feud2015 · as Self
• The Jeff Dunham Show2009
• The Jay Leno Show2009 · as Self - Guest
• Sonny with a Chance2009 · as Jeff / Walter
• Keeping Up with the Kardashians2007 · as Self
• 30 Rock2006 · as Rick Wayne / Pumpkin
• Live at Gotham2006 · as Self - Host
• America's Got Talent2006 · as Himself
• Hell's Kitchen2005 · as Self - Restaurant Patron
• She Spies2002 · as Elvis Presley Ventriloquist
• One on One2001 · as Benny / Kenny
• Comedy Central Presents1998 · as Self
• Premium Blend1997
• Ellen1994 · as Starky
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992
• Hot Country Nights1991 · as Ventriloquist
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self