Jeff Dunham 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 and The Tonight Show. 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. His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder." Dunham was born in Dallas, Texas in 1962, He was an only child.
He began ventriloquism at age 8. He considers it a learned skill, similar to juggling, that anyone with a normal speaking voice can acquire. Although he graduated from Baylor University in Waco, Texas in 1986, according to Dunham, he never had a "real job." Dunham appeared in the Broadway show Sugar Babies with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller in 1985, and at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island.
These early experiences, in which he used characters like José Jalapeño on a Stick, taught him the value of modifying his act regionally, as the jalapeño jokes that worked well in Texas were not as well received by audiences in Long Island.
Watched him love in Manchester tonight. I laughed so much I've gained three times as much laughter wrinkles. Even though he slagged the Scottish off. The lady garden!!! (",)
You'll never get bored watching & enjoying Jeff's Jokes...A true ventriloquist and a stand-up comedian should be just like Jeff Dunham! SILENCE!! I KILL YOU!!! ROFLMFAO