Jeff Foxworthy biography

Comedian Jeff Marshall Foxworthy has been in the spotlight for his witty jokes and deep voice. No wonder he is also great at acting, hosting, and voice-overs. But these are just a handful of things that add to Jeff Foxworthy net worth.

He is a well-known celebrity, a prominent writer, and a businessman which makes him a household name for people of all ages. One thing that we can make out from the Atlanta-based funnyman’s journey is that life has its way of giving you what’s in your destiny and it happens when it's the most unpredictable.

Early Life & Education

Jeff Foxworthy was born on 6th September 1958 in Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Jimmy Abstance Foxworthy, was an IBM executive. After attending Hapeville High School, he joined the Georgia Institute Of Technology in Atlanta but left before completing his studies. His father had six marriages which he mentioned in one of his interviews while talking about his marriage with Pam Gregg for the past 38 years and said that he feels thrilled that they both adore each other crazily after all these years.

Car Collection

Jeff Foxworthy steered a 1958 Porsche Diesel Junior while on the race track with Leno in 2018. The tractor was worth $3K back then.

Endorsements

Brand endorsement deals surely add a nice chunk of change to Jeff Foxworthy net worth, although if what is claimed isn’t there, it also brings in criticism. This is exactly what happened when he endorsed beef jerky, The Things reported.

On the political front, he endorsed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney in 2012. He has also made donations to the Republican National Committee and towards presidential campaigns for George W Bush.

Philanthropic Activities

Jeff Foxworthy net worth has a fair share of contributions to helping the needy, societal impact, and betterment of lives. In June this year, he joined the list of Laughing Matters headliners as he donated the proceeds from his show at Clowes Memorial Hall on the Butter University campus for cancer treatment and support services in Indiana, WTHR reports. He has made enormous endowments towards educating and supporting the treatment of cancer in children, as Look To The Stars reports he joined hands with NGOs- CURE Childhood Cancer and Camp Sunshine, to fight childhood cancer. Moreover, he engaged in Duke University Children’s Hospital in Durham for the same purpose.

Personal Life

Foxworthy’s love life started when he was at a comedy club presenting his best for a contest at The Punchline in Atlanta in 1984. He won the competition and met Pamela Gregg who approached the funnyman to talk. He reminisced in one of his interviews with Closer Weekly, “I was working [as a technician] at IBM, and a bunch of guys entered me in a comedy competition. My wife was an actress and came down to support this guy. So the first night I was onstage, she was there, and I won the contest! She came up and talked to me. I was so nervous, that I spilled my drink down her sweater and said, “I guess you’ll never go out with me,” and she said, “Well, you haven’t even asked.” An hour into the first date, I was like, “Oh crap, I’m going to marry this girl.” So I met my wife and started my career on the same night!”

The couple read their vows in 1985, in a simple wedding capturing the memories on a Polaroid camera. He believes all it takes for a relationship to work is “partnership.” They welcomed their first kid, Jordan Foxworthy, in 1992 who gave the family their first grandkid in 2021, and second kid, Juliane Foxworthy, in 1994. Jeff Foxworthy is a family man for whom kids have always been his priority and adores his relationship with his wife.

Controversies & Lawsuits

Last year in April, Foxworthy received backlash from the netizens over one of his jokes in a Netflix special. He said, “I played every sport. And it was weird back then. If you wanted a trophy, you had to finish in first place.” In no time netizens started pointing out that the joke was too old and not funny.

The X (formerly Twitter) went flooded with tweets regarding the joke, some pointed out that, “Jeff Foxworthy was born in 1958, so he was playing sports as a kid at a time when women couldn’t get credit cards and POC couldn’t get home loans. But yeah, let’s go with “weird” to describe that era.” One comment was, How old is Jeff Foxworthy that he was a kid before the silver medal was invented? “

Another user wrote, “The worst thing about this is we’re supposed to believe Jeff Foxworthy was a multi sport athlete.” (Source: HuffPost)

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1. What Is Jeff Foxworthy Net Worth?

Jeff Foxworthy net worth is nearly 100 Million USD.

Q2. Who Is Jeff Foxworthy’s Wife?

Jeff Foxworthy married Pamela Gregg in 1985 in Central Park, New York.

Q3. Which Movies Did Jeff Foxworthy Worked In?

Jeff Foxworthy has done narrations and voiceovers in many documentaries as well as movies including The Gate, I Am Comic, The Smurfs, The Aviators, and hosted The American Bible Challenge.