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Date of Birth
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06-September-1958
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Place of Birth
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Atlanta
(Georgia, United States of America, Fulton County, Area code 470, Area code 678, Area code 404)
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Nationality
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United States of America
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Also know as
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Jeff M. Foxworthy, Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy, Boss Fox, Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy
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Profession
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Comedian, Author, Radio personality, TV Personality, Film Producer, Voice Actor, Actor, Screenwriter, Television Producer, Presenter
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Jeffrey Marshall "Jeff" Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian, actor, television and radio personality, author, voice artist, and 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" one-liners, Foxworthy has released six major-label comedy albums. His first two albums were each certified 3× Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. Foxworthy has written several books based on his redneck jokes, as well as an autobiography entitled No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem!.
Foxworthy has also made several ventures into television, starting in the mid-1990s with his own 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? on Fox and in syndication. Foxworthy hosted a nationally syndicated radio show called The Foxworthy Countdown from April 1999 to December 2009. For two seasons, he has hosted GSN's The American Bible Challenge.
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