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Jeff Dunham

Jeff Dunham

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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.

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2019

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2019

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as Self

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2019

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2019

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2018

as Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)

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2017

as Quicksilver (voice)

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2017

as Himself

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2017

as Mole (voice)

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2017

as Farmer (voice)

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2016

as Fisher Price

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2015

as Self - Host

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2015

as Self

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2015

as Self

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2014

as Himself

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2014

as Achmed / Bubba J / Himself

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2014

as Mole (voice)

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2012

as Schmatko / Conductor (voice)

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2012

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

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2012

as Jimbo (voice)

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2011

as Himself

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2011

as Himself

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2010

as Lewis the Ventriloquist

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2009

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2009

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2009

as Jeff / Walter

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I'm No Dummy

2009

as Himself

Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special

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2008

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

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2008

as Self

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2007

as Self

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2007

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

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2007

as Amazing Ken

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2006

as Pumpkin / Bubba J.

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2006

as Self - Host

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2006

as Himself

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2006

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

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2005

as Self - Restaurant Patron

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2002

as Elvis Presley Ventriloquist

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1997

Hot Country Nights

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1991

as Ventriloquist

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