Jeff Dunham Bio (Wiki)

Who is Jeff Dunham?

Jeff Dunham is a ventriloquist, producer, and stand-up comedian who hails from America. He gained a lot of popularity and fame for appearing in numerous shows such as Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show, and Sonny With a Chance.

Moreover, his popular DVD named Spark of Insanity made him one of the world’s top-grossing comedians.

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Talking about Jeff Dunham’s early life, Jeff Denham was born on 18 April 1962. He experienced his childhood in Dallas, Texas, US. After his birth, Jeff Dunham was adopted by a real estate agent named Howard Dunham and his wife Joyce.

He was raised as their only child. He started learning ventriloquism at the age of eight. Also, he performed across the Dallas community.

Talking about Jeff Dunham’s education and qualification, he attended Baylor University right after he finished high school.

However, due to his busy schedule traveling and performing in various places, he couldn’t continue his further education.

Jeff Dunham: Career, Profession

Jeff Dunham started his career early on as a ventriloquist. Later on, he performed for the Broadway Show named ‘Sugar Babies,’ and in events like ‘Westbury Music Fair. In 1988, he went to Los Angeles and started appearing on various television shows.

Eventually, Jeff Dunham made his debut solo performance on the show ‘Comedy Central Presents’ airing on the Comedy Central TV network in 2003. After that, he began producing his own comedy DVD named ‘Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself. It was broadcasted by Comedy Central in 2006. It turned out to be a huge success as it attracted more than two million viewers.

After his meteoric rise, his next project was ‘Spark of Insanity. It was released in the following year. This time too, it became a massive success attracting more than 140 million hits on YouTube. At the same time, it sold more than a million DVDs. Similarly, he released ‘A Very Special Christmas Special’ in 2008, which too was a huge success. In the following year, he signed a contract with Comedy Central, for hosting his own show called ‘The Jeff Dunham Show.

Astoundingly, Jeff Dunham became the most-watched comedian in the entire history of Comedy Central. His fame rose to an international level. Unfortunately, the show was canceled because of its high production cost.

Subsequently, Jeff Dunham appeared in his comedy specials such as ‘Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos’ in September 2011, ‘Minding the Monsters in October 2012, ‘All Over the Map’ in November 2014, and ‘Unhinged in Hollywood

During his successful career, Jeff Dunham won the ‘Ventriloquist of the Year Award twice. Also, he was voted the Funniest Male Standup at the American Comedy Awards in the year of 1998.

Jeff Dunham: Salary, Net worth

As a result of his successful career as a talented comedian, Jeff Dunham amassed a lot of fortune and fame. As of 2023, he has a net worth of $45 Million but his salary is not revealed yet.

Is Jeff Dunham involved in any rumors and controversies?

Talking about his rumors and controversy, In his career as a comedian, he is known to mock people regardless of their status. He was highly criticized for mocking and making fun of TV critics in the year of 2009. In response, critics didn’t really like his show named The Jeff Dunham Show.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Moving towards his body measurements, Jeff Dunham has a well-maintained body structure. He stands at a tall height of 6 feet (1.8m) and weighs 83kg. Furthermore, he has dark brown hair color and blue eyes.

Social Media: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter

As a result of his successful career as a comedian, Jeff Dunham has secured massive fan followers on popular social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Currently, his Instagram account has 911k followers while his Twitter account has 530.7k followers. Similarly, he has more than 11 million followers on his Facebook page and 3.08 million subscribers on his Youtube channel.

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