Jeff Dunham
Biography
Jeff Dunham (born 1962 in Dallas, Texas) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. He is familiar to Comedy Central audiences for his three specials on that network: Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, and Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special. Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show for one season on the network in 2009.[1] His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder".[2] Describing his characters, Time observes, "All of them are politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered."[3] Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism,[4] and doing more to promote the art form than anyone since Edgar Bergen.[1] Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.com, and according to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America, and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. As of March 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional 7 million dollars in merchandise sales, and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube (his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity is the ninth most watched YouTube video ever), making him one of the most-viewed entertainers of all time. Spark of Insanity received the best reviews of any DVD on Amazon.com in 2008, and A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with its DVD going quadruple platinum (selling over 400,000) in its first two weeks. Forbes.com ranked Dunham as the third highest paid comedian in the United States behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock, and reported that he was one of the highest earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period.
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Melvin the Superhero Guy / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
Himself / Walter / Sweet Daddy Dee / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Mole
Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Achmed Jr. / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick / Little Jeff
Jeff Dunham: Minding The Monsters
Himself
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map
Himself / Walter / Bubba J / Achmed / Peanut / Jacques
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Himself / Walter / Bubba J / Peanut / Achmed
Achmed Saves America
Achmed / Bubba J / Himself (voice)
Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster
Himself
Jeff Dunham's 250th Red, White, and Blue Birthday Special
Self
Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special
Self
Jeff Dunham - I'm with Cupid
Self
Jeff Dunham: Me the People
Self
Completely Unrehearsed Last Minute Pandemic Holiday Special
Self / Walter / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick / Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Self
Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer
Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)
Gnome Alone
Quicksilver (voice)
Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster
Himself
The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature
Mole
The Smurfs: The Lost Village
Farmer Smurf (voice)
Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood
Himself / Walter / Bubba J / Peanut / Achmed
Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map
Himself / Walter / Bubba J / Achmed / Peanut / Jacques
Achmed Saves America
Achmed / Bubba J / Himself (voice)
The Nut Job
Mole (voice)
Big Top Scooby-Doo!
Schmatko / Conductor (voice)
Jeff Dunham: Minding The Monsters
Himself
The Batmobile
Self
Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Achmed Jr. / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick / Little Jeff
From Up on Poppy Hill
Gen Shiraki (voice: English version)
Dinner for Schmucks
Lewis the Ventriloquist
I'm No Dummy
Self
Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
Self
Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
Himself / Walter / Achmed the Dead Terrorist / Melvin the Superhero Guy / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
Delta Farce
Amazing Ken
Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
Himself / Walter / Sweet Daddy Dee / Bubba J / Peanut / José Jalapeño on a Stick
