Jim Varney Autographs
James Albert Varney Jr. (June 15, 1949 – February 10, 2000) was an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his comedic role as Ernest P. Worrell, for which he won an Emmy Award, as well as appearing in films and numerous television commercial advertising campaigns. He played Jed Clampett in a film adaptation of The Beverly Hillbillies (1993) and also covered a song for the film titled "Hot Rod Lincoln". He voiced Slinky Dog in the first two films of the Toy Story franchise (1995–1999). He died of lung cancer on February 10, 2000, leaving two posthumous releases, Daddy and Them and Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Varney was born in Lexington, Kentucky, the son of Nancy Louise (née Howard; 1913–1994), and James Albert Varney Sr. (1910–1985). As a child, he displayed the ability to memorize long poems and significant portions of the material from books, which he used to entertain family and friends. When Varney was a boy, his mother would turn on cartoons for him to watch. His mother discovered that Varney quickly began to imitate the cartoon characters, so she started him in children's theater when he was eight years old. Varney began his interest in theater as a teenager, winning state titles in drama competitions while a student at Lafayette High School (class of 1968) in Lexington.
At the age of 15, he portrayed Ebenezer Scrooge in a local theater production; by 17, he was performing professionally in nightclubs and coffee houses. In the 1970s, Varney studied Shakespeare at the Barter Theatre in Abingdon, Virginia, and performed in an Opryland folk show in its first year of operation. He listed a former teacher, Thelma Beeler, as being a mentor in his becoming an actor. When he was 24, Varney was an actor at the Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, Kentucky. The theater was adjacent to an Old West-themed village, and before the show, the audience would tour the village where apprentices would play townsfolk. Varney and the company usually played in the outdoor theater to audiences of only a few dozen people. He entertained the young apprentices by throwing knives into trees. He performed in Blithe Spirit, Boeing 707 and an original musical, Fire on the Mountain. He once jokingly threatened a long-haired apprentice, John Lino Ponzini, that he would take him up to Hazard, Kentucky, where "you wouldn't make it down Main Street without the townsfolk giving you a crewcut".
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Current items with a signature of Jim Varney
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Traded items with a signature of Jim Varney
The most expensive item with a signature of Jim Varney (Jim Varney "Ernest Scared Stupid" AUTOGRAPH Signed Framed 11x14 Display ACOA) was sold in January 2026 for $750.00 while the cheapest item (Jim Varney Ernest Autographed Photograph) found a new owner for $2.99 in May 2010. The month with the most items sold (6) was November 2025 with an average selling price of $347.50 for an autographed item of Jim Varney. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2022 with $449.95 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $5.00 was December 2009. In average, an autographed item from Jim Varney is worth $89.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jim Varney were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Ernest P. Worrell Gold Plated Edition Artist Signed Jim Varney Trading Card 1/1 | $33.90 |  |
| Ernest P. Worrell Gold Plated Edition Artist Signed Jim Varney Trading Card 1/1 | $33.90 | |
 | Jim Varney Signed Autograph 8x10 Promo Photo PSA/DNA Encapsulated | $362.90 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autograph 8x10 Promo Photo PSA/DNA Encapsulated | $362.90 | |
 | Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $285.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $285.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $249.99 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $249.99 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $265.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $265.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $295.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $295.00 | |
| Jim Varney Signed Autographed 3x5 Index Card 11x14 Display Ernest Scared Stupid | $310.00 | |
 | JIM VARNEY VINTAGE SIGNED 4X6 - ERNEST AUTOGRAPHED SIGNATURE - HEY VERN! | $115.00 | |
| JIM VARNEY VINTAGE SIGNED 4X6 - ERNEST AUTOGRAPHED SIGNATURE - HEY VERN! | $115.00 | |
Latest News about Jim Varney
Ernest Scared Stupid Was Released in Theaters 30 Years Ago Today (10/11/2021): Jim Varney ventured into Halloween territory with the classic comedy Ernest Scared Stupid, which is now 30 years old. 
Jim Varney Doc The Importance of Being Ernest Is Fully Funded After Successful K (06/25/2021): The Importance of Being Ernest aims to tell the definitive story of Jim Varney and Ernest P. Worrell, and the project has far surpassed its Kickstarter goal. Jim Varney Documentary The Importance of Being Ernest Launches Kickstarter Campa (06/15/2021): The Importance of Being Ernest, which is currently raising funds on Kickstarter, will chronicle the life and career of Jim Varney.
