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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Jim_VarneyJim Varney - Wikipedia

    James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian.

  2. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001815Jim Varney - IMDb

    Jim Varney. Actor: Ernest Goes to Camp. James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.

  3. www.biography.com › actor › jim-varneyJim Varney - Death, Ernest & Facts - Biography

    Apr 2, 2014 · Comedic actor Jim Varney played his signature character Ernest P. Worrell in hundreds of commercials and five Disney films including 'Ernest Goes to Camp.'

  4. www.imdb.com › name › nm0001815Jim Varney - Biography - IMDb

    Actor: Ernest Goes to Camp. James Albert Varney, Jr. was born in Lexington, Kentucky, to Nancy Louise (Howard) and James Albert Varney, Sr. He became interested in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School in Lexington, Kentucky.

  5. nypost.com › 2000/02/11 › ernest-actor-dies-of-lung-cancer-at-50‘ERNEST’ ACTOR DIES OF LUNG CANCER AT 50 - New York Post

    Feb 11, 2000 · GRINNING actor Jim Varney — who shot to fame as the goofy handyman Ernest and was the voice of Slinky Dog in the “Toy Story” movies — died yesterday. Varney, 50, died of lung cancer at his home...

  6. www.nytimes.com › 2000/02/11 › artsJim Varney, 50, Who Turned 'Ernest' Character Into a Career

    Feb 11, 2000 · Jim Varney, the rubberfaced comic who portrayed his rube character ''Ernest'' in hundreds of television commercials and a series of movies, died on Thursday at his home...

  7. www.horrorgeeklife.com › 2020/02/10 › remembering-jim-varneyRemembering Jim Varney 20 Years After His Death

    Feb 10, 2020 · The late, great Jim Varney passed away 20 years ago today, and the legendary actor is still deeply missed. Those of us ’80s and ’90s kids will always particularly remember him fondly as lovable dimwit Ernest P. Worrell from the long-running Ernest movie franchise.