Jeff Dunham
Biography
Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show, and Sonny With a Chance. 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. He also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show for one season on the network in 2009. Dunham's style has been described as a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder. He has a known for credit of 59 acting roles.
Career overview
Jeff Dunham is an American actor and comedian. He has appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show, and Sonny With a Chance. Dunham has also made appearances on Comedy Central, where he starred in his own specials, including Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, and Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special.
Dunham's television career also includes starring in The Jeff Dunham Show, a one-season series that aired on Comedy Central in 2009. His style has been described as a more digestible version of Don Rickles, with a unique approach to comedy that involves multiple personalities.
As an actor, Dunham has accumulated a significant number of credits, with 59 known acting credits to his name. Born in Dallas, Texas, in April 1962, Dunham has established himself as a versatile and accomplished performer in the entertainment industry.
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- Jeff Dunham's The Cars That Drove Us (2026) as Self - Host
- Jeff Dunham: 250th Red, White, and Blue Birthday Special (2026) as Self
- The Hunting Party (2025) as Jeff Dudley
- Hollywood Squares (2025) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: I'm with Cupid (2024) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: I'm with Cupid (2024) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: I'm with Cupid (2024) Writer
- Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special (2024) as Self
- Jeff Dunham's Scrooged-Up Holiday Special (2024) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham - Election 2024 - Biden vs. Trump How Did We Get Here... Again (2024)
- The Improv: 60 and Still Standing (2023) as Self
- The Improv: 60 and Still Standing (2023) Writer
- Jeff Dunham: Me the People (2022) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Me the People (2022) Writer
- Jeff Dunham's Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special (2020)
- Jeff Dunham's Completely Unrehearsed Last-Minute Pandemic Holiday Special (2020) Writer
- The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019) as Self
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Pi-Rat
- The Masked Singer (2019) as Pi-Rat (archive footage)
- Scooby-Doo and Guess Who? (2019) as Jeff Dunham / Walter (voice)
- Biography: Comedy Icons (2019)
- Biography: Comedy Icons (2019) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself (2019) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself (2019) Writer
- Jeff Dunham: Beside Himself (2019) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads (2019) as Self
- Elliot: The Littlest Reindeer (2018) as Clyde / Peanutbutter (voice)
- Steve (2017) as Self
- Smurfs: The Lost Village (2017) as Farmer (voice)
- The Nut Job 2: Nutty by Nature (2017) as Mole (voice)
- Gnome Alone (2017) as Quicksilver (voice)
- Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster (2017) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster (2017) Writer
- Angie Tribeca (2016) as Fisher Price
- Celebrity Family Feud (2015) as Self
- Jay Leno's Garage (2015) as Self
- Halloween Baking Championship (2015) as Self - Host
- Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood (2015) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood (2015) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: Unhinged in Hollywood (2015) Writer
- The Nut Job (2014) as Mole (voice)
- Achmed Saves America (2014) as Achmed / Bubba J / Jeff Dunham (voice)
- Achmed Saves America (2014) Characters
- Achmed Saves America (2014) Creator
- Achmed Saves America (2014) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map (2014) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map (2014) Writer
- Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map (2014) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: All Over the Map (2014) Editor
- A Turtle's Tale 2: Sammy's Escape from Paradise (2012) as Jimbo (voice)
- Big Top Scooby-Doo! (2012) as Schmatko / Conductor (voice)
- Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters (2012) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Minding the Monsters (2012) Writer
- Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos (2011) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos (2011) Writer
- Jeff Dunham: Birth of a Dummy (2011) as Self
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) as Lewis the Ventriloquist
- The Jay Leno Show (2009) as Self - Guest
- Sonny with a Chance (2009) as Jeff / Walter
- The Jeff Dunham Show (2009)
- The Jeff Dunham Show (2009) Producer
- I'm No Dummy (2009) as Himself
- Just for Laughs: Launching Pad (2009) as Self
- History of the Joke (2008) as Self
- Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special (2008) as Self
- Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special (2008) Writer
- Keeping Up with the Kardashians (2007) as Self
- Delta Farce (2007) as Amazing Ken
- Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007) Executive Producer
- Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity (2007) Writer
- America's Got Talent (2006) as Himself
- 30 Rock (2006) as Rick Wayne / Pumpkin
- Live at Gotham (2006) as Self - Host
- Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself (2006) as Self
- Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself (2006) Writer
- Hell's Kitchen (2005) as Self - Restaurant Patron
- She Spies (2002) as Elvis Presley Ventriloquist
- One on One (2001) as Benny / Kenny
- Comedy Central Presents (1998) as Self
- Premium Blend (1997)
- Ellen (1994) as Starky
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
- Hot Country Nights (1991) as Ventriloquist
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self