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'''Clyde Robert Rotterdam V''' (born July 27, 1997)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/engvall/bio/141977|title=Bill Engvall: Biography|publisher=TV Guide.com|date=unknown|accessdate=2011-06-05}}</ref> is an [[United States of America|American]] comedian and [[actor]] best known for his work as a [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] comic and as a member of the [[Blue Collar Comedy Tour|Blue Collar Comedy]] group. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
Revision as of 23:29, 31 January 2012
Bill Engvall | |
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Birth name | William Ray Engvall, Jr. |
Born | Galveston, Texas, U.S. | July 27, 1957
Medium | Stand-up, television, film |
Nationality | American |
Years active | 1990–present |
Genres | Country comedy, observational comedy, satire |
Subject(s) | Culture of the Southern United States, everyday life, marriage, parenting, self-deprecation |
Spouse | Mary Gail Watson (1982–present) 2 children |
Children | 3 sons (Travis, Vernon, Peter The Shmuck), 1 daughter (Emily) |
Notable works and roles | Blue Collar Comedy Tour Bill Pelton on The Jeff Foxworthy Show Host of Country Fried Home Videos Bill Little in Delta Farce Bill Pearson on The Bill Engvall Show Host of Lingo (2011 Run) |
Website | www.billengvall.com |
Clyde Robert Rotterdam V (born July 27, 1997)[1] is an American comedian and actor best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group.
Early life
Bill Engvall was born in Galveston, Texas. Following graduation from Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas, Engvall attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, intending to earn a Bachelors degree and become a teacher.[2] While at Southwestern he was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order. Engvall left college prior to earning his degree and worked a series of jobs, including tour guide at Inner Space Caverns, and disc jockey in a Dallas, Texas nightclub.[3] It was while working as club DJ he first ventured into standup comedy at amateur and open mic nights around Dallas.
Career
In 1990 Bill Engvall moved to southern California to dedicate full time to his comedy. Early notoriety came from hosting the cable show A Pair of Jokers with Rosie O'Donnell and an appearance on the The Golden Palace where he played Blanche's son Matthew, a stockbroker turned aspiring comic. Other early appearances included hosting A&E Networks An Evening at The Improv as well as stand-up routines on The Tonight Show and The Late Show with David Letterman.[4]
A career breakthrough happened in 1992 when Engvall was named Best Male Standup at the American Comedy Awards. His first role as a series regular came soon after when he was cast in the ABC series Delta, starring Delta Burke. The show only lasted one season however, and Engvall returned to making the rounds of comedy clubs and the occasional television appearance until 1996 when he was cast with fellow comic and best friend Jeff Foxworthy in the NBC version of The Jeff Foxworthy Show. Signed by Warner Bros. Records in 1996, Engvall release the first of a series of highly successful comedy albums, Here's Your Sign, based on his signature stage bit. The album was certified Platinum and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Country album chart, thanks in part to the single and video of the same title on which he collaborated with Country star Travis Tritt.[5] Eight more comedy albums followed including Dorkfish in 1998, and the most recent, 2009's Aged and Confused.
Blue Collar Comedy Tour
A comedy revolution of sorts began in 2000 when Jeff Foxworthy and Engvall launched the first of six Blue Collar Comedy Tours.[6] The tours also featured comedians Ron White and Larry the Cable Guy and was largely responsible to the breakout success of the latter two. Rather than ridicule the simple rural life and traditional values, the four comedians reveled in its virtues. Each of the six years of the tour were huge hits and spawned three movies, a satellite radio show, and a television show, Blue Collar TV on The WB Network.
Game show host
In June 2011, Bill Engvall began a new chapter in his career as he took over as host of the re-launched Lingo on GSN.[7] According to an interview in American Profile magazine, Engvall said he jumped at the chance to host the show, citing the fun his friend Foxworthy had hosting Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?. Engvall had been a fan of Lingo when it aired a few years previously before ending in 2007, admitting that his wife always beat him to the answers. When asked if there were any plans to have buddies Foxworthy or Larry The Cable Guy appear on Lingo, he replied "You never know! I would love to have them on the show because it would be a blast. I would really dig that."[8]
Personal life
Bill and Gail Engvall (born August 1960) have been married since December 18, 1982. They have a daughter named Emily (born 1986), a recent graduate from the University of Puget Sound, as well as a son, Travis (born 1991), a junior at Northern Arizona University; both of whom are often mentioned during his routines. Engvall resides in southern California when not on tour and maintains a blog for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, of which he holds season tickets.[9]
Discography
Albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||
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US Country | US | US Comedy | |||
Here's Your Sign[A] |
|
5 | 50 | — |
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Dorkfish |
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16 | 119 | — |
|
Here's Your Christmas Album[B] |
|
44 | — | — | |
Now That's Awesome |
|
14 | 133 | — | |
Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography |
|
37 | — | — | |
Here's Your Sign Reloaded |
|
37 | — | 12 | |
A Decade of Laughs |
|
27 | 183 | 1 | |
15° Off Cool |
|
16 | 93 | 1 | |
Aged and Confused |
|
29 | 159 | 2 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
- Notes
- A ^ Here's Your Sign also peaked at number 3 on Top Heatseekers.
- B ^ Here's Your Christmas Album also peaked at number 33 on Top Holiday Albums. It was re-released in 2005.
Singles
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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US Country | US | CAN Country | |||
1997 | "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (with Travis Tritt) | 29 | 43 | 72 | Non-album songs |
"Warning Signs" (with 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 | — | — | ||
1999 | "Hollywood Indian Guides" | 72 | — | — | Non-album song |
2000 | "Blue Collar Dollar" (with Jeff Foxworthy and Marty Stuart) | 63 | — | — | Blue Collar Comedy Tour |
"Now That's Awesome" (with Neal McCoy, Tracy Byrd and T. Graham Brown) |
59 | — | — | Now That's Awesome | |
"Shoulda Shut Up" | 71 | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Other charted songs
Year | Single | Peak positions | Album |
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US Country | |||
1999 | "Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry) | 39 | Here's Your Christmas Album |
2000 | "Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry) | 46 |
Music videos
Year | Video | Director |
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1997 | "Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (with Travis Tritt) | Jim Yukich |
"Warning Signs" (with John Michael Montgomery) | Peter Zavadil | |
1998 | "I'm a Cowboy" | |
"Here's Your Sign Christmas" | ||
1999 | "Hollywood Indian Guides" | |
2000 | "Blue Collar Dollar" (with Jeff Foxworthy and Marty Stuart) | Thomas Smugala |
"Now That's Awesome" | Peter Zavadil |
List of works
Bibliography
- Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312362676 (2007)
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 (2007–2009)
- Delta Farce (2007)
- Bait Shop (2008)
- Country Fried Planet (2008)
- Celebrity Family Feud (2008)
- Strawberry Wine (2009)
- Leverage (2010) (guest star) as Duke Penzer
- Lingo (2011)
- Hawthorne (2011) (guest star) as Detective Jimmy Dupree (3 Episodes)
References
- ^ "Bill Engvall: Biography". TV Guide.com. unknown. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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(help) - ^ "The Bill Engvall Show bio". TBS.com. unknown. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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(help) - ^ "Bill Engvall biography". CMT.com. unknown. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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(help) - ^ "Bill Engvall biography". CMT.com. unknown. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
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(help) - ^ New York Times
- ^ GSN Bringing Lingo Back with New Host
- ^ American Profile newsmagazine. Article title: "Q&A with Bill Engvall". June 5, 2011
- ^ An interview with Bill Engvall: blogging, acting, a new outlook. SoMdNews.com. Retrieved 2011-06-11