Jeff Dunham Net Worth

Jeff Dunham's Quotes

• I'm a geek to the bone.
• I try to make the majority of my audience laugh. That's my audience. They'll laugh at the dead terrorist.
• A comedian needs to have his own filters, needs to know his audience, how far he can push things.
• I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job to make sure the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech.
• As humans we like to laugh at our fears, we like to whistle in the dark.

Interesting Facts about Jeff Dunham

1. An award-winning ventriloquist.
2. Two of his characters are apparent homages to characters performed by previous famous ventriloquists. "Bubba J" strongly resembles Mortimer Snerd, performed by Edgar Bergen. "Jose the Jalapeno on a Stick," who has a face but no body, is similar to the disembodied head in a box performed by Señor Wences.
3. Has three daughters: Bree Dunham (adopted), Ashlyn Dunham, and Kenna Dunham, all from his first marriage.
4. June 2009: His rep has confirmed that he and his wife are in the process of getting a divorce.
5. "Achmed, Jr." is often referred to as A.J.
6. "Peanut" is his only puppet not hand made by himself.
7. Received first puppet, at age 8. Was a Christmas gift from his parents.
8. Parents are Joyce Dunham and Howard Dunham.
9. When he was in the process of making Achmed, Jeff Dunham was originally going to call him Phil.
10. He owns the 1989 Batmobile from Tim Burton's Batman (1989).
11. Has been performing ventriloquism since he was eight, and has never held a "real" job in his life.
12. His wife Audrey gave birth to twin boys (her 1st and 2nd children) at age 35, Jack Steven Dunham and James Jeffrey Dunham on October 11, 2015 in Los Angeles with 2 hours apart. The baby boys arrived the day before the couple's third anniversary.
13. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Live Theatre at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on September 21, 2017.