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| name = Jeff Foxworthy | |
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| caption = Jeff Foxworthy at the red carpet of the 2007 American Idol Season Finale | |
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| birth_name = Jeffrey M. Foxworthy | |
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1958|9|6}} | |
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| birth_place = [[Hapeville, Georgia]], [[United States of America|USA]] | |
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| medium = [[Stand up comedian|Stand–Up]]<br>[[Television]]<br>[[Film]]<br>[[Radio]] | |
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| nationality = [[United States of America|American]] | |
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| active = 1984 – Present | |
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| subject = [[Redneck (stereotype)|Rednecks]]<br>[[Culture of the Southern United States]]<br>[[Everyday life]]<br>[[Family]] | |
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| influenced = [[Larry the Cable Guy]]<br>[[Bill Engvall]]<br>[[Ron White]] | |
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| spouse = Pamela Gregg <br> (1985 – Present) | |
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| notable_work = <br> [[The Jeff Foxworthy Show]] <br> (1995 – 1997) <br> [[Blue Collar Comedy Tour]] <br> (2003 – 2006) <br> [[Blue Collar TV]] <br> (2004 – 2006) <br> [[Foxworthy's Big Night Out]] <br> (2006) <br> Host of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (US game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'' <br> (2007 – Present) | |
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| website = [http://www.jefffoxworthy.com/ www.jefffoxworthy.com] | |
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'''Jeff Foxworthy''' (born [[September 6]], [[1958]]<ref name=GenePress>is a freakin redneck that makes hilarious jokes about rednecks, GOSH!''From Essex England to the Sunny Southern USA: A Harris Family Journey'', Robert E. Harris, Genealogical Press, 1994, page 870.</ref>) 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!''. |
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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? (US game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'' on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]]. Foxworthy also hosts a nationally syndicated radio show called ''The Foxworthy Countdown''. |
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== Biography == |
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Foxworthy was born in Hapeville, a suburb of [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (US state)|Georgia]], the first child of James Abstance, a computer executive, and Carole Linda (Camp) Foxworthy <ref name=GenePress /><ref>[http://www.filmreference.com/film/89/Jeff-Foxworthy.html Jeff Foxworthy Biography (1958-)]</ref>. His grandfather James Marvin Camp was a [[Hapeville, Georgia]] [[fireman]] for more than 30 years <ref name=GenePress />. |
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Foxworthy graduated from Hapeville High School, and was a member of the class of 1979 at [[Georgia Institute of Technology|Georgia Tech]] in Atlanta. He worked for five years in [[Mainframe computer]] maintenance at [[IBM]] (where his father also worked). At the urging of co-workers, he entered and won the Great Southeastern Laugh-off at Atlanta's Punch Line comedy club in 1984 <ref>[http://gtalumni.org/Publications/techtopics/fall92/redneck.html Redneck Repartee]</ref>. |
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===Personal life=== |
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Foxworthy is a noted hunting enthusiast, appearing as host and featured guest on several programs on the [[Outdoor Channel]]. |
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He has also done a lot of work supporting missionary work in Africa, specifically [[Kenya]]. He has close connections with the 410 Bridge (http://www.410bridge.org) and has put on a benefit event for them entitled "A Night For Africa" two years in a row. He has been to the country to aid first hand. |
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==Career== |
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===Comedy Albums=== |
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Foxworthy captured the award for "Best Stand-Up Comic" at the 1990 American Comedy Awards <ref>http://www.ocregister.com/</ref>. |
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In 1993, he released ''You Might Be a [[Redneck (stereotype)|Redneck]] If...'' which started the "You Might Be a Redneck" [[fad]], topped the comedy album charts, and sold more than three million copies. |
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His July 1995 release, "Games Rednecks Play," received a 1996 Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Comedy Album <ref>http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9601/grammy_noms/grammy_list.html Foxworthy nominated for Grammy</ref>. |
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Foxworthy's ''Totally Committed'' was released in May 1999. In conjunction with the CD was a one-hour HBO stand-up special by the same name. The CD not only reached gold status but also received a 1999 Grammy Award nomination <ref>http://www.utopiaartists.com/bio_jeff_foxworthy.htm Foxworthy gets second Grammy nom</ref>. |
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In 2001, he received a nomination for Best Spoken Comedy Album at the 43rd Annual Grammys {{Fact|date=September 2008}}. |
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Foxworthy hosted the Country Weekly's TNN Music City News Country Awards for 1998, 1999, and 2000 <ref>http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=110CAD8D8320A8C0&p_docnum=1 Foxworthy is host of TNN Country Awards</ref>. |
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===Television=== |
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In 1995, he starred in ''[[The Jeff Foxworthy Show]]'', a [[sitcom]] created out of his stand-up comedy persona. It aired on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], but was canceled after one season. [[NBC]] subsequently picked up the show, but it was again canceled 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 ("Has anyone heard me talk?", he commented in one of his stand-up routines), they based the first season of his sitcom in [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]], [[Indiana]]. The run of the show was later seen on [[Nick at Nite]] and [[Country Music Television|CMT]] in 2005 and 2006. |
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He is the game show host of ''[[Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? (U.S. game show)|Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?]]'' which airs on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|FOX]] on Fridays. He will also be hosting the syndicated version of the game show due to start in September 2009 <ref>[http://www.tvweek.com/news/2008/09/foxworthy_signs_on_for_syndie.php Foxworthy Signs on for Syndie '5th Grader']</ref>. |
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===Books=== |
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Foxworthy has authored several books, including ''You Might Be a Redneck If...'' (1989), as well as his autobiography, ''No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem!'' (1996). Artist [[Layron DeJarnette]] provided illustrations for the Redneck Dictionary books. R. David Boyd has been the exclusive illustrator for most of Foxworthy's books and album covers. |
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He also has released a [[cookbook]] entitled ''The Redneck Grill'', co-authored with [[Newnan, Georgia]] artist [[R. David Boyd]], and "''Redneck Extreme Mobile Home Makeover''" (2005), a book with some of his redneck jokes. |
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His "[[Redneck (stereotype)|redneck]] humor" books are: |
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* "''Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of''" (2005); |
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* "''Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of''" (2006); |
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* "''Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III: Learning to Talk More Gooder Fastly''" (30 Oct 7); and |
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* "''Rednecks In College''". |
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In February 2008, Jeff released his first children's book entitled "''Dirt On My Shirt''". |
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In May 2008, Jeff released a book entitled "''How to Really Stink at Golf''", with co-author Brian Hartt and illustrations by Layron DeJarnette. |
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===Recent Work=== |
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Since April 1999, Foxworthy also hosts ''[[The Foxworthy Countdown]]'', a nationally [[radio syndication|syndicated]] weekly [[radio show]] which features the Top 25 country hits of the week as reported by [[Mediabase]]. He received a CMA nomination in 2001 for Broadcast Personality of the Year <ref>http://www.bmi.com/news/entry/233011</ref>. |
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In the 2006 movie ''[[The Fox and the Hound 2]]'', Foxworthy voiced the character Lyle. |
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On [[Comedy Central]], there was a Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy, with the three others from the Blue Collar group, along with several surprise guests. |
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==Discography== |
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===Studio albums=== |
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! rowspan="2"| RIAA |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Top Country Albums|US Country]]</small> |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US 200]]</small> |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Top Comedy Albums|US Comedy]]</small> |
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| 1993 |
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| ''You Might Be a Redneck If...''<sup>A</sup> |
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| align="center"| 3 |
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| align="center"| 38 |
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| align="center"| 3× Multi-Platinum |
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| 1995 |
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| ''Games Rednecks Play'' |
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| align="center"| 2 |
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| align="center"| 8 |
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| align="center"| 3× Multi-Platinum |
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| 1996 |
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| ''[[Crank It Up: The Music Album]]'' |
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| align="center"| 3 |
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| align="center"| 21 |
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| align="center"| Platinum |
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| 1998 |
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| ''Totally Committed'' |
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| align="center"| 8 |
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| align="center"| 50 |
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| align="center"| Gold |
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| 2000 |
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| ''Big Funny'' |
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| align="center"| 15 |
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| align="center"| 143 |
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| 2004 |
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| ''Have Your Loved Ones Spayed or Neutered'' |
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| align="center"| 7 |
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| align="center"| 47 |
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| align="center"| 5 |
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*<sup>A</sup>''You Might Be a Redneck If...'' peaked at #1 on [[Top Heatseekers]]. |
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===Compilation albums=== |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Top Country Albums|US Country]]</small> |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US 200]]</small> |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Top Comedy Albums|US Comedy]]</small> |
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| 1994 |
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| ''Redneck Test: Vol. 11'' |
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| rowspan="5"| 1995 |
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| ''King of the Rednecks'' |
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| ''You Might Be a Redneck, Vol. 10'' |
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| ''Redneck Test: Vol. 43'' |
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| align="center"| 19 |
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| align="center"| 155 |
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| ''Jeff Foxworthy: Sold Out Volume 80'' |
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| align="center"| 35 |
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| ''Jeff Foxworthy: The Original Volume 79'' |
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| align="center"| 27 |
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| align="center"| 184 |
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| 1996 |
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| ''Live, Vol. 9'' |
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| align="center"| 53 |
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| 1999 |
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| ''Greatest Bits'' |
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| align="center"| 17 |
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| align="center"| 189 |
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| align="center"| 7 |
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| align="center"| Gold |
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| 2003 |
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| ''Best of Jeff Foxworthy: Double Wide, Single Minded'' |
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| align="center"| 10 |
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| align="center"| 76 |
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| align="center"| 1 |
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===Box sets=== |
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| 1996 |
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| ''The Ultimate Jeff Foxworthy Gift Collection'' |
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===Singles=== |
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Foxworthy has also released several singles which have consisted of his comedy sketches set to music, often with a chorus sung by another country music act; many of these are included on his 1996 compilation ''Crank It Up: The Music Album''. Several of the singles have charted on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now [[Hot Country Songs]]) and [[Billboard Hot 100|Hot 100]] charts. |
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! width="45"| <small>[[Hot Country Songs|US Country]]</small> |
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|1994 |
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|"Redneck Stomp" |
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|align="center"|67 |
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|align="center"|75 |
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|rowspan="5"|''Crank It Up: The Music Album'' |
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|1995 |
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|"Party All Night" <small>(w/ [[Little Texas]] and Scott Rouse)</small> |
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|align="center"|53 |
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|align="center"|101 |
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|rowspan=2|1996 |
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|"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas"<sup>A</sup> |
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|align="center"|18 |
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|"Redneck Games" <small>(w/ [[Alan Jackson]])</small> |
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|align="center"|42 |
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|align="center"|66 |
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|align="center"|79 |
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|1997 |
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|"The Night After Christmas" |
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|align="center"|67 |
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|1998 |
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|"Totally Committed" <small>(w/ [[Tim Rushlow]])</small> |
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|align="left" valign="center"|''Totally Committed'' |
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|2000 |
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|"Blue Collar Dollar" <small>(w/ [[Bill Engvall]] and [[Marty Stuart]])</small> |
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|align="center"|63 |
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|''Big Funny'' |
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*<sup>A</sup>"Redneck 12 Days of Christmas" charted several times as a single. It peaked at #18 in 1996, #39 in 1997 and 1998, #37 in 1999, and #35 in 2000. |
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==See also== |
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* [[List of stand-up comedians]] |
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* [[List of game show hosts]] |
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== References == |
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*Gilbert, Calvin (1998). "Jeff Foxworthy". In ''The Encyclopedia of Country Music''. Paul Kingsbury, Editor. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 180-1. |
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== External links == |
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{{wikiquote}} |
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* {{myspace|jefffoxworthy|Jeff Foxworthy}} |
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* [http://www.jefffoxworthy.com Official website] |
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* [http://madmoneyvids.awardspace.com/jeff%20foxworthy/index.php Jeff Foxworthy Interview on The Big Idea w/Donny Deutsch] |
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* {{imdb name|id=0289344|name=Jeff Foxworthy}} |
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* [http://www.thefoxworthystore.com Official Jeff Foxworthy Merchandise] |
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* [http://thewb.warnerbros.com/web/show_bio.jsp?id=BC-A-JFoxworthy ''The Jeff Foxworthy Show'' on The [[WB]]] |
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[[Category:Georgia Institute of Technology alumni]] |
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[[Category:Georgia (U.S. state) actors]] |
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