Jeff Foxworthy (born September 6, 1958
[From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA: A Harris Family Journey, Robert E. Harris, Genealogical Press, 1994, page 870.]) is an American
stand-up comedian and
actor. As a comedian, he is a member of the
Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also comprises
Larry the Cable Guy,
Bill Engvall, and
Ron White. Known for his "
you might be a redneck if…" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the
RIAA. Foxworthy has also written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled
No Shirt, No Shoes… No Problem!.
Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, first in the mid-1990s as the star of a
sitcom called
The Jeff Foxworthy Show. He has also appeared alongside Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in several Blue Collar television specials, most notably
Blue Collar TV. Since 2007, he has been the host of the
quiz show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? on
FOX. Foxworthy also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show called
The Foxworthy Countdown.
Biography
Foxworthy was born in a suburb of
Atlanta,
Georgia, the first child of James Abstance, a computer executive, and Carole Linda (Camp) Foxworthy
[Jeff Foxworthy Biography (1958-)]. His grandfather James Marvin Camp was a
Hapeville, Georgia fireman for more than 30 years
.
