ACTOR

Jim Varney

1949 - 2000

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jim Varney has received more than 7,551,807 page views. His biography is available in 70 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 69 in 2019). Jim Varney is the 3,168th most popular actor (up from 3,406th in 2019), the 4,791st most popular biography from United States (up from 5,277th in 2019) and the 1,429th most popular American Actor.

Memorability Metrics

  • 7.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 50.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 70

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.63

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 7.58

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Jim Varney ranks 3,168 out of 13,578. Before him are Dave Legeno, Verónica Forqué, Lauren German, Dom DeLuise, Ana Obregón, and Eva May. After him are Nur Fettahoğlu, Christine Lahti, Cammie King, Lee Jong-suk, Corinne Marchand, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Jim Varney ranks 303. Before him are Frankie Faison, Alfred Riedl, Luigi Serafini, Hamadi Jebali, Moto Hagio, and Ricardo Zunino. After him are Zoran Slavnić, Ivan Buljan, Véronique Sanson, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Daniel Lavoie, and Tarık Akan. Among people deceased in 2000, Jim Varney ranks 160. Before him are Stephanos Christopoulos, Kenneth Nichols, Putra of Perlis, Joey Dunlop, Henry Eriksson, and Ernst Jandl. After him are Anatoli Firsov, Antonio Buero Vallejo, Franco Donatoni, Rhadi Ben Abdesselam, Carmen Martín Gaite, and Hans-Diedrich von Tiesenhausen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jim Varney ranks 4,791 out of 20,380. Before him are Craig Mello (1960), Og Mandino (1923), Lauren German (1978), William Clark (1770), Gil Amelio (1943), and Dom DeLuise (1933). After him are Albert Brooks (1947), Henry Selick (1952), Vanessa del Rio (1952), Tommy Thayer (1960), Benjamin Briggs (1835), and Carmen McRae (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Jim Varney ranks 1,429. Before him are David Hedison (1927), Mira Sorvino (1967), Swoosie Kurtz (1944), Jon Hamm (1971), Lauren German (1978), and Dom DeLuise (1933). After him are Christine Lahti (1950), Cammie King (1934), Joseph Gordon-Levitt (1981), Kelly Hu (1968), Tom Noonan (1951), and Jeffrey Katzenberg (1950).

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Television and Movie Roles

Toy Story
Slinky Dog (voice)
Led by Woody, Andy's toys live happily in his room until Andy's birthday brings Buzz Lightyear onto the scene. Afraid of losing his place in Andy's heart, Woody plots against Buzz. But when circumstances separate Buzz and Woody from their owner, the duo eventually learns to put aside their differences.
Oct 30th 19958 / 10
Toy Story 2
Slinky Dog (voice)
Andy heads off to Cowboy Camp, leaving his toys to their own devices. Things shift into high gear when an obsessive toy collector named Al McWhiggen, owner of Al's Toy Barn kidnaps Woody. Andy's toys mount a daring rescue mission, Buzz Lightyear meets his match and Woody has to decide where he and his heart truly belong.
Oct 30th 19997.597 / 10
The Beverly Hillbillies
Jed Clampett
Jed Clampett and kin move from Arkansas to Beverly Hills when he becomes a billionaire, after an oil strike. The country folk are very naive with regard to life in the big city, so when Jed starts a search for a new wife there are inevitably plenty of takers and con artists ready to make a fast buck
Oct 15th 19936.3 / 10