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Jeffrey M. Foxworthy born September 6 1958 In Atlanta Georgia Is An American Comedian And Actor Who Is Best Known For His Work As A Stand-Up Comedian. He Was A Member Of The Class Of 1979 At Georgia Tech In Atlanta And Worked For Five Years In Mainframe Maintenance At IBM where His Father Also Worked Before At The Urging Of Co-Workers Entering And Winning The Great Southeastern Laugh-Off At Atlanta's Punch Line Comedy Club In 1984. 1 In 1993 He Released You Might Be A Redneck If... Which Started The "You Might Be A Redneck" Fad Topped The Comedy Album Charts And Sold More Than 3 Million Copies. In 1995 He Starred In The Jeff Foxworthy Show A Sitcom Created Out Of His Stand-Up Comedy Persona. It Aired On ABC But Was Cancelled After One Season. NBC Subsequently Picked Up The Show But It Was Again Cancelled After One Season. Foxworthy Later Remarked That The Network Did Not Understand How To Properly Market His Humor Thinking His Routine Was "too Southern" For A National Network They Based The First Season Of His Sitcom In Bloomington Indiana. The ABC Run Of The Show Can Now Be Seen On Nick At Nite And CMT. In The Early 2000s Foxworthy Had A Career Resurgence As A Result Of The "Blue Collar Comedy Tour " In Which He And Three Other Comedians Larry The Cable Guy Ron White And Bill Engvall Specializing In Common-Man Comedy Toured The Country And Performed For Record Crowds. The Tour Lasted Three Full Years Constantly Being Extended After An Initial Run Of 20 Shows. In 2004 He Launched A New Television Show Called Blue Collar TV On The WB Television Network And Comedy Central. He Serves As Executive Producer And Stars Alongside Blue Collar Comedy Tour-Mates Larry The Cable Guy And Bill Engvall. Ron White Turned The Show Down But Made Occasional Guest Appearances. The Show Was Relatively Successful Compared To The Anemic Performance Of The WB's Other Sitcoms. However On Larry The Cable Guy's Website He Says The Show Was "cancelled" On October 17 2005 By The Network. Reruns Of "Blue Collar TV" Continued Until The Network Merged With UPN To Form The CW. Jeff Has Resurrected The "Blue Collar TV" Format albeit With Only Himself Participating Along With Some Of The Blue Collar TV Co-Hosts Called "Foxworthy's Big Night Out " Which Airs On The Country Music Television Channel In America. CMT "Foxworthy's Big Night Out" Began Airing In Summer 2006. Foxworthy Also Hosts The Foxworthy Countdown A Nationally Syndicated Weekly Radio Show Featuring Country Music Hits. Foxworthy Has Authored Books Including You Might Be A Redneck If... 1989 And Related "redneck Humor" Books As Well As No Shirt No Shoes No Problem! 1996 . He Also Has Released A Cookbook Entitled The Redneck Grill Co-Authored With David Boyd And Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary Words You Thought You Knew The Meaning Of 2005 . In 2005 Jeff Foxworthy Was Roasted In A TV Special Called Comedy Central Roast Of Jeff Foxworthy. ---->Triva Foxworthy Has Been Married Since 1985 To Pamela Gregg. They Were Married In Central Park. Based On A Popular Foxworthy Routine Pamela Will Often Be Greeted In Public With "So You're The One With The Cold Butt!" A Line From The Bit "Why Is It That When A Woman Gets Into Bed The Temperature Of Her Feet And Butt Drop To Below Freezing? . . . I Can Lick My Hand Put It On My Wife's Butt And It Will Stick." The Couple Are The Parents Of Two Daughters Jordan b. 1992 And Julianne b. 1994 . Contrary To Popular Belief He Is Not The Cousin Of Bill Engvall. His Family Has Nine Young Girls. He Has Two He Lives Next To His Brother Who Has Three And Their Sister Has Four. Later On In 2006 Foxworthy Will Voice The Character Lyle In The Disney Movie The Fox And The Hound 2. Turned Down A Part In The Movie RV Because He Felt That He Would Be Away From His Family For Too Long. Jeff Foxworthy Stars In A New Internet Short By Don't Be That Guy Films Called "Practical Gifts" In Which He Explains The Importance Of Getting Loved Ones "gifts They Can Use" Instead Of "gifts They Want". ---->Discography Live 1990 You Might Be A Redneck If... 1993 Games Rednecks Play 1995 Crank It Up The Music Album 1996 Totally Committed 1998 Greatest Bits 1999 Big Funny 2000 Best Of Jeff Foxworthy 2003 Have Your Loved Ones Spayed Or Neutered 2004 Blue Collar Comedy Tour One For The Road 2006 Read More On Last.Fm. User-Contributed Text Is Available Under The Creative Commons By-SA License Additional Terms May Apply. read less