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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, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. Jeff Dunham was born on 18 April 1962 in Dallas, Texas, US. Jeff Dunham 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. Jeff Dunham also hosted The Jeff Dunham Show for one season on the network in 2009. Jeff Dunham's style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder". Describing Jeff Dunham's characters, Time observes, "All of them are politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered."

Jeff Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.com. According to the concert industry publication Pollstar, Jeff Dunham is the top-grossing standup act in North America, and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. As of March 2009, Jeff Dunham has sold over four million DVDs, and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube, 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 reported that Jeff Dunham was one of the highest earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period.

Jeff 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 Jeff Dunham 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. Jeff Dunham made his debut on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1990. At the end of his act, Jeff Dunham was invited to sit on Johnny Carson’s couch, considered a mark of approval.

Jeff Dunham appeared with Walter in a 1996 episode of Ellen, playing a ventriloquist attending a convention in a hotel meeting room that was also booked for the wedding of Ellen's friend. Jeff Dunham also appeared with Walter in a TV commercial for Hertz. Jeff Dunham's other appearances include 60 Minutes II, Fox Sports Net's The Best Damn Sports Show Period, Hollywood Squares, Entertainment Tonight, Good Morning America and the WB's Blue Collar TV.

Jeff Dunham appeared on Comedy Central Presents on 18 July 2003, his first solo appearance on Comedy Central. During his half hour piece, Jeff Dunham showcased Peanut, José Jalapeño on a Stick, Walter and an early version of Melvin the Superhero Guy. Jeff Dunham's first Comedy Central special, Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, was taped in Santa Ana, California in 2006. Jeff Dunham's second special Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity was taped at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. in 2007. It was available at Redbox stands on September 4, 2007, and was released on DVD on September 18, 2007. Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special was taped at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2008, and premiered on Comedy Central on November 16, 2008. It became available on DVD and Blu-Ray on November 18, 2008. The special's premiere was the highest rated telecast in Comedy Central's history. Jeff Dunham appeared as "The Amazing Ken" with José Jalapeño on a Stick in the 2007 Larry the Cable Guy movie Delta Farce.

In addition to these specials, Jeff Dunham also released his first music album, Don't Come Home for Christmas, on November 4, 2008. It contains original Christmas songs as well as a parody of "Jingle Bells" by Achmed entitled "Jingle Bombs". All the songs, with the exception of "Jingle Bombs", were written and accompanied by Brian Haner, who has joined Jeff Dunham's act as "Guitar Guy". Brian Haner's first onscreen appearance was in Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special.

Jeff Dunham signed a multi-platform deal with Comedy Central, in March 2009. It included a fourth stand-up special to air in 2010, DVDs, a consumer products partnership, a 60-city tour beginning in September 2010, and an order for a television series called The Jeff Dunham Show that premiered on October 22, 2009. Despite having the most-watched premiere in Comedy Central history, and higher average ratings than other shows on that network, the show was canceled after only one season, with Nellie Andreeva of The Live Feed pointing out the show's higher production costs.

Jeff Dunham appeared in a guest role with Bubba J on NBC's sictom 30 Rock, playing a ventriloquist named Rick Wayne and his dummy Pumpkin from Stone Mountain, Georgia. Jeff Dunham also appeared with Walter in "Hart to Hart", in November 2009, an episode of the Disney Channel series Sonny With a Chance, as two security guards.

Jeff Dunham is going to launch a UK Tour in April 2010. Jeff Dunham will Kick-off the UK Tour on 18 April 2010 at Grand Canal Theatre, Dublin. Jeff Dunham will commence the UK Tour at London's O2 Arena on 1 June 2010.

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