Jeff Foxworthy net worth: Jeff Foxworthy is an American stand-up comedian and television personality who has a net worth of $100 million dollars. Foxworthy is famous for his "you might be a redneck" jokes and is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe comprised of Bill Engvall, Larry the Cable Guy, and Ron White.
Early Life: Jeffrey Marshall Foxworthy was born on September 6, 1958, in Atlanta, Georgia to Carol and Jimmy Foxworthy. His father was an executive at IBM. His parents are of English descent. He grew up Southern Baptist and accepted Jesus as his savior at age seven. When he told his mother that he wanted to go down to the local sanctuary to accept Christ as his Lord and Savior, his mother, who felt he was too young, told him to wait until he had a firmer understanding of the undertaking. Foxworthy argued with her until a preacher came to their home and vouched for Foxworthy, who went back to the church that night with his mother. He graduated from Hapeville High School. He attended the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta but dropped out just before graduating. For five years after college, he worked for IBM in mainframe computer maintenance alongside his father. He was a funny man and his IBM co-workers urged him to enter the Great Southeastern Laugh-off at Atlanta's Punchline comedy club in 1984. He won and this set off his pursuit of a career as a comedian.
Career: Foxworthy has released six comedy albums and is the best-selling comedy recording artist of all time. In 1993, he released You Might Be a Redneck If…, which started the "You Might Be a Redneck" fad, and topped the comedy album charts. The album went gold in 1994, platinum by 1995, and 3x platinum by 1996, which is more than three million copies. Foxworthy's July 1995 release Games Rednecks Play received a 1996 Grammy nomination for Best Spoken Comedy Album. Totally Committed was released in May 1998.
Foxworthy appeared on television in the 1995 sitcom The Jeff Foxworthy Show, a sitcom created out of his stand-up comedy persona. It aired on ABC but was canceled after one season. NBC subsequently picked up the show, but it was again canceled after one season. Later, the series aired on Nick at Nite and CMT in 2005 and 2006.
In the early 2000s, Foxworthy had a career resurgence as a result of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, in which he and three other comedians Larry the Cable Guy, Ron White, and Bill Engvall), specializing in common-man comedy, toured the country and performed for record crowds. The tour lasted three full years, constantly being extended after an initial run of 20 shows.
In 2004, he launched a new television series called Blue Collar TV on The WB Television Network, Comedy Central, and Comedy Network. He served as executive producer and starred alongside Blue Collar Comedy Tour-mates Larry the Cable Guy and Bill Engvall. Ron White made only occasional guest appearances. On Larry the Cable Guy's website, he posted that the show was canceled on October 17, 2005, by WB. Reruns of Blue Collar TV continued until the network merged with UPN to form The CW. In 2006, Foxworthy resurrected the Blue Collar TV format on Country Music Television with Foxworthy's Big Night Out. The show began airing in the summer and was canceled after one season.
He was the subject of a Comedy Central Roast in 2005.
Foxworthy has been the host of the quiz show, Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? since 2007.
In 2011, Foxworthy appeared as a guest Shark for two episodes of ABC's second season of Shark Tank.
Since August 2012, Foxworthy has been the host and a producer of the GSN biblical-themed game show The American Bible Challenge, which has aired two seasons. He is also the host of the food reality competition series The American Baking Competition, which aired its first season in summer 2013.
In February 2019, NBC announced that Foxworthy was slated to be a judge for NBC's comedy competition series Bring the Funny.
Writing Career: Foxworthy has written several books, including 1989's You Might Be a Redneck If…, as well as his 1996 autobiography, No Shirt, No Shoes, No Problem!. He also released a cookbook entitled The Redneck Grill and Redneck Extreme Mobile Home Makeover, a book with some of his redneck jokes, both in 2005. Other books he's written include the three-book Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary series: 2005's Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary: Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of, 2006's Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary II: More Words You Thought You Knew the Meaning Of and 2007's Jeff Foxworthy's Redneck Dictionary III: Learning to Talk More Gooder Fastly. In February 2008, Foxworthy released his first children's book Dirt On My Shirt. This was followed by Silly Street in 2009 and Hide!!! in 2010. Other books by Foxworthy include 2008's How to Really Stink at Golf and 2009's How to Really Stink at Work, A Guide to Making Yourself Fire-Proof While Having the Most Fun Possible.
Personal Life: Foxworthy met Pamela Gregg at the Punchline comedy club in Atlanta. They married on September 18, 1985. They have two daughters, Jordan and Julianne.
Foxworthy is a noted hunting enthusiast, beginning when he was a teen hunting on his father's farm property in the middle of Georgia.
Foxworthy emphasizes the Bible as a guide for his everyday life, including what to do with his income, which he explains is not his, but "belongs to God." In a 2012 interview, Foxworthy revealed that "rather than going and sitting in a service for an hour every Sunday and that being the extent of my faith, it's more important that I live it out. I lead a Bible study with homeless guys on Tuesday mornings … I have done it for years." The group started with 15 participants and subsequently grew to over 100 homeless men. According to Foxworthy, if addicts among the group successfully complete treatment, the organization will house them for a year and offer counseling and support in reuniting them with their estranged families.
Real Estate: Foxworthy and his family live in a mansion in Alpharetta, Georgia, near Atlanta. The home reportedly cost a bit less than $2 million.
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