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Jeff Dunham

1962 - Today

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Jeffrey Douglas Dunham (born April 18, 1962) is an American ventriloquist, stand-up comedian and actor who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show, and Sonny with a Chance. He has seven specials that run on Comedy Central as well as two Netflix specials among others. He also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show, a series that ran in 2009. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and holds the Guinness Book of World Records record for "Most tickets sold for a stand-up comedy tour" for his Spark of Insanity tour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Jeff Dunham is the 67th most popular comedian (up from 72nd in 2024), the 11,357th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,173rd in 2019) and the 56th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Jeff Dunham ranks 67 out of 98. Before him are Dax Shepard, Jemaine Clement, Fred Armisen, Kathy Griffin, Amy Schumer, and Bill Hicks. After him are Amy Sedaris, B. J. Novak, Wanda Sykes, Janeane Garofalo, Dave Chappelle, and Mindy Kaling.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Jeff Dunham ranks 502. Before him are Marina Kaljurand, Trevor Goddard, Moshe Feiglin, Jeff Garlin, Margaritis Schinas, and Dagmar Neubauer. After him are Luis José Rueda Aparicio, Campino, Doris Bures, Kaoru Wada, Kenneth Lonergan, and Piyapong Pue-on.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jeff Dunham ranks 11,359 out of 20,380. Before him are Artis Gilmore (1949), Jeff Kaplan (1972), Kevin Williamson (1965), Lloyd Price (1933), Chuck Peddle (1937), and Steven Lisberger (1951). After him are Brandi Rhodes (1983), Bob Burns (1950), Barbara Cochran (1951), Hilary Hahn (1979), Juliet Landau (1965), and George Henry Thomas (1816).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Jeff Dunham ranks 56. Before him are Patton Oswalt (1969), Dax Shepard (1975), Fred Armisen (1966), Kathy Griffin (1960), Amy Schumer (1981), and Bill Hicks (1961). After him are Amy Sedaris (1961), B. J. Novak (1979), Wanda Sykes (1964), Janeane Garofalo (1964), Dave Chappelle (1973), and Mindy Kaling (1979).

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