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James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949, in Nashville, Tennessee – February 10, 2000) better known as Jim Varney was an American actor, best known for his character Ernest P. Worrell, originally created by Nashville advertising agency Carden and Cherry in the 1980s. The character was used in numerous television commercial campaigns in the following years.
Television commercial career
The first commercial as Ernest, filmed in 1980, was to advertise an appearance by the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders at Beech Bend Park, an amusement park located near Bowling Green, Kentucky. The character was franchised for use in markets all over the country, and was often used by dairies to advertise milk products. For example, the Midwestern dairy bar chain Braums ran several advertisements using Ernest's trademark catchphrase, "Know what I mean, Vern?" Purity Dairies, based in Varney's hometown of Nashville, ran commercials that were nearly identical, but with the name changed.
For the same agency, Varney created a different character, "Sgt. Glory", a humorless drill instructor who harangued cows of the client's dairy into producing better milk. In another spot, Glory's home was shown as he had a date, and was so heavily decorated with the products of the sponsor and advertising specialty items for it that it was essentially devoid of any other decor.
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Please Say a Prayer for My Cousin's Wife (Juanita Rowe) who LOST Her Battle with Cancer. :*( http://www.mcadvocate.org/obituaries.html
chris2point0 (chris2point0) Sun, 15 Nov 2009 01:03:14 -0000
Please Say a Prayer for My Cousin's Wife (Juanita Rowe) who LOST Her Battle with Cancer. :*( http://www.mcadvocate.org/obituaries.html
@IanAspin We did radio obituaries when I worked in Vriginia. "Mrs. Edith J. Smith passed away..."
LauraLeeAuthor (Laura Lee) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:54:28 -0000
@IanAspin We did radio obituaries when I worked in Vriginia. "Mrs. Edith J. Smith passed away..."
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tennis_tweets (Mr. Kickserve) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:23:04 -0000
RT @/AmerDelic: At the illinois game. Lady next to me is reading obituaries. Not cool http://bit.ly/3SP2RH
Anderson IN: Basic and pending obituaries: The following basic and pending obituaries are published.. http://bit.ly/4gLFmX
WaltsWire (Ready Reports) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:04:59 -0000
Anderson IN: Basic and pending obituaries: The following basic and pending obituaries are published.. http://bit.ly/4gLFmX
So I'm reading the sports section and this is what I see, obituaries next to an article on the Cubs, WTF?!? http://yfrog.com/e974790235j
Commandercool21 (Joel Satala) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 21:47:38 -0000
So I'm reading the sports section and this is what I see, obituaries next to an article on the Cubs, WTF?!? http://yfrog.com/e974790235j
Obituaries received today - Norman Paul Hanke, age 93, of Poy Sippi, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Aurora Me... http://ow.ly/161GgE
onwnews (Oshkosh Northwestern) Sat, 14 Nov 2009 19:26:25 -0000
Obituaries received today - Norman Paul Hanke, age 93, of Poy Sippi, died Thursday, November 12, 2009, at Aurora Me... http://ow.ly/161GgE
Guy Dies - Remembrance of Jim Varney with overview of his career by Julie Keller. [Eonline.com]
Star, Jim Varney Dies From Lung Cancer - An obituary with filmography from The Holland Sentinel.
Varney Dies at 50 - An obituary by Associated Press at Salon.com.
'Ernest' Actor Jim Varney Dies At 50 - A long obituary by Associated Press writer Joe Edwards. [BeachBrowser.com]
Meta Description: [ Jim Varney, the rubbernecked comic who portrayed his rube character ``Ernest'' from hundreds of television commercials to a series of movies, died Thursday. He was 50. ]
Hey Vern! - A short obituary by Donna B. Yeaw. [About.com]
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Jim Varney Dies - People Daily News reflecting the death of well-known comic.
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Jim Varney, Ernest Creator, Dies at 50 - An obituary by Kevin Nance including quotes from friends and associates. [The Nashville Tennessean]
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Toy Story Star Dies - Remembrance of Jim Varney in BBC News.
Meta Description: [ US comedy star Jim Varney, the voice of Slinky Dog in the Toy Story films, dies of cancer at his Tennessee home aged 50. ]
y Dead at 50 - An obituary with overview of Jim Varney's career and his quotes from The Morning Sun.
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