Bill Engvall
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| Bill Engvall | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Ray Engvall, Jr. |
| Born | July 27 1957 Galveston, Texas, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Gail Engvall |
| Website | www.billengvall.com |
William Ray ("Bill") Engvall, Jr. (born July 271957 in Galveston, Texas) is an American comedian best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Engvall was born and raised in Texas. He attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas. He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he was a member of Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. He left college, though, to pursue a career in the world of comedy.
[edit] Personal life
He has been married to his wife, Gail, since 1982. He has a daughter named Emily, a senior at the University of Puget Sound, as well as a son, Travis. Both appear regularly in his humor.
[edit] Career
Engvall began his career on the sitcom Designing Women. He hit his first big break when he went on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and from there won the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year. He then joined the cast of Delta Burke's self-titled Designing Women spinoff, which lasted for one year. He then began producing his own albums. Before becoming a well-known comedian, Engvall joined the popular talent show Star Search.
Engvall toiled in relative obscurity for several years, hitting a low point while starring as "CHUD #14" in the film C.H.U.D., until he turned his most famous routine, "Here's Your Sign," into a song by country music star Travis Tritt. The song was a hit, catapulting Engvall to comedic stardom.
He has appeared on The Jeff Foxworthy Show alongside best friend and fellow comic Jeff Foxworthy, with whom he starred in the hit film Blue Collar Comedy Tour (as well as its sequels and spin-off TV show). In the films and TV shows, Engvall performed his standup alongside Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy.
More recently, he recorded a Comedy Central special. He presently hosts Country Fried Home Videos on Country Music Television.
Recurring themes in his routines are his family, his children growing up, his wife, and his low tolerance for alcohol and drugs.
Engvall stars in The Bill Engvall Show, debuted on July 17, 2007 on TBS., it also features Tim Meadows and Nancy Travis.
Bill Engvall has also been asked to go on a flight with the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds. He accepted and covered the happenings on his special 15 degrees off cool.
[edit] Singles
In a manner similar to Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall has recorded songs which feature his comedy sketches set to music, with a chorus sung by another country music artist. Several of these singles have charted on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs and Hot 100 charts.
| Year | Single | US Country | US Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (w/ Travis Tritt) | 29 | 43 | Here's Your Sign |
| "Warning Signs" (w/ John Michael Montgomery) | 56 | |||
| 1998 | "It's Hard to Be a Parent" | 72 | ||
| "I'm a Cowboy" | 60 | Dorkfish | ||
| "Here's Your Sign Christmas" | 50 | Dorkfish / Here's Your Christmas Album | ||
| 1999 | "Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry) | 39 | ||
| "Hollywood Indian Guides" | 72 | |||
| 2000 | "Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry) | 46 | Dorkfish / Here's Your Christmas Album | |
| "Blue Collar Dollar" (w/ Jeff Foxworthy and Marty Stuart) | 63 | Blue Collar Comedy Tour | ||
| "Now That's Awesome" (w/ Neal McCoy, Tracy Byrd and T. Graham Brown) | 59 | Now That's Awesome | ||
| "Shoulda Shut Up" (w/ Julie Reeves) | 71 |
[edit] List of works
[edit] Bibliography
- Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312362676 (2007)
[edit] Discography
- Here's Your Sign (1996)
- Dorkfish (1998)
- Here's Your Christmas Album (1999)
- Now That's Awesome (2000)
- Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography (2002)
- Here's Your Sign Reloaded (2003)
- A Decade of Laughs (2004)
- Here's Your Christmas Album (Bonus Track) (2005)
- 15° Off Cool (2007)
[edit] Filmography
- Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
- Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004)
- Blue Collar TV (2004)
- Mobile Home Disaster (2005)
- Country Fried Home Videos (Host) (2006-Present)
- Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006)
- The Bill Engvall Show (2007)
- Delta Farce (2007)
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Bill Engvall at MySpace
- Bill Engvall at the Internet Movie Database
- Bill Engvall cast bio on The WB
| Blue Collar Comedy |
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| The Tour |
| The Movie • Rides Again • One for the Road |
| The Television Show |
| The Comedians |
| Jeff Foxworthy • Larry the Cable Guy • Bill Engvall • Ron White |
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