We spoke at length with Ernest and the Dreamstone writer Corey Perkins and Jim Varney's biographer (and cousin) Justin Lloyd.

Jim Varney Biography James Albert "Jim" Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his role as Ernest P. Worrell, who was ...

Pagano, along with Varney’s nephew, Justin Lloyd, is part of a team working on The Importance of Being Ernest, a documentary on the life of Jim Varney.

Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty Bobby on a kids TV show and in four of the goofy Ernest comedies that starred Jim Varney, has died. He was 86.

Bill Byrge, a comedian and actor known for his appearances alongside Jim Varney in various “Ernest” projects, has died at the age of 92. Byrge’s cousin Sharon Chapman confirmed the news on ...

Bill Byrge, who showed up as the quiet but feisty Bobby on a kids TV show and in four of the goofy Ernest comedies that starred Jim Varney, has died. He was 86. Byrge died Thursday in the ...

Bill Byrge, Actor in the Jim Varney ‘Ernest’ Movies, Dies at 86 While he worked at a library in Nashville, he played Bobby in four of those films and on a Saturday morning kids show.