Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy, born on September 6, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia, is a multi-talented American comedian, actor, author, radio and television host, and writer. He's renowned for his role in the Blue Collar Comedy Tour alongside Larry the Cable Guy, Bill Engvall, and formerly Ron White.
Foxworthy is best known for his "You might be a redneck" one-liners and has released six major-label comedy albums, two of which were certified triple Platinum. He's authored books based on his redneck jokes and an autobiography titled No Shirt, No Shoes... No Problem.
In television, Foxworthy starred in his sitcom, The Jeff Foxworthy Show, in the mid-1990s and appeared in Blue Collar television specials. He's hosted game shows like Are You Smarter than a 5th Grader? and The American Bible Challenge, along with the radio program The Foxworthy Countdown.
Born to Carole Linda and IBM executive Jimmy Abstance Foxworthy, Foxworthy's family background traces back to English descent, with roots in Essex county. His grandfather, James Marvin Camp, served as a Hapeville firefighter for over three decades.
Foxworthy has two younger siblings, Jay Foxworthy and Jennifer Foxworthy. He graduated from Hapeville High School and attended the Georgia Institute of Technology before leaving just before graduating. He worked in mainframe computer maintenance at IBM for five years before pursuing comedy, encouraged by his IBM co-workers, winning the Great Southeastern Laugh-off at Atlanta's Punchline comedy club in 1984.
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