Jim Varney Jr.,

Jim Varney

James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his broadly comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, appearing in numerous television commercial advertising campaigns and films^[1][2][3] and for which he won a Daytime Emmy Award. He played Jed Clampett in a film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and performed the voice of Slinky Dog in Toy Story (1995) and Toy Story 2 (1999). He died of lung cancer at the age of 50 on February 10, 2000.

Jim Varney
Varney in the film The Expert (1995)
Born	James Albert Varney Jr. June 15, 1949 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	February 10, 2000 (aged 50) White House, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Lexington Cemetery
Occupation	Actor, comedian
Years active	1964–2000
Known for	Ernest P. Worrell in the Ernest film series Slinky Dog from the Toy Story franchise from 1995-1999
Spouse(s)	Jacqueline Drew (m. 1977; div. 1983) Jane Varney (m. 1988; div. 1991)

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