Jeff Foxworthy

Jeff Foxworthy
Foxworthy in 2010
Birth nameJeffrey Marshall Foxworthy
Born (1958-09-06) September 6, 1958 (age 66)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
MediumStand-up, film, radio, television
Years active1982–present
GenresObservational, word play, sitcom
Subject(s)Marriage, Southern culture, everyday life, family, rednecks
Spouse
Pamela Gregg
(m. 1985)
Children2
Websitejefffoxworthy.com

Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958) is an American comedian, actor, author, radio and television host, and writer. He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, with Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and formerly Ron White. Known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified triple Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. He has written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem![1]

Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, starting in the mid-1990s with his own sitcom called The Jeff Foxworthy Show. He has also appeared alongside Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in several Blue Collar television specials, including Blue Collar TV for The WB. In addition, he hosted the game shows Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? and The American Bible Challenge, as well as the radio program The Foxworthy Countdown.

  1. ^ From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA: A Harris Family Journey, Robert E. Harris, Genealogical Press, 1994, page 870.