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News Articles
Varney, Ernest story to be featured in upcoming documentary
by James Scogin | Georgetown News-Graphic | June 26, 2025
Hey Vern! Ernest Day Returns to Montgomery Bell State Park in TN!
by Mary-Katherine Maddox | WBKR.com | May 31, 2023
Hey Vern! Here’s how Ernest Day 2022 will celebrate Jim Varney and 35 years of ‘Ernest Goes to Camp’
by Ethan Alter | Yahoo.com | May 20, 2022
Ernest Lives On: The legacy of Jim Varney’s cult classic character
by Sebastian Posey | WKRN.com | June 15, 2021
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Image Gallery
Jim Varney and Ernest in “The Importance of Being Ernest” documentary.
Photo credit: Paganomation. Photo courtesy of Paganomation.
Jim Varney circa 1976, from the cover of “The Importance of Being Ernest” biography by Justin Lloyd.
Photo courtesy of Joe Liles.
Jim Varney circa 1976.
Photo courtesy of Joe Liles.
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell, from the official Ernest photoshoots.
Photo credit: Jim DeVault. Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell, on set shooting a commercial in the early 1980s.
Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell, from the official Ernest photoshoots.
Photo credit: Jim DeVault. Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Jim Varney as the various characters of the Ernest series, L-R: Coy, Bunny Jeanette, Woody, Ernest P. Worrell, Auntie Nelda, Astor Clement, Baby Ernest, Dr. Otto, Pop.
Photo credit: Jim DeVault. Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Jim Varney outside William Shakespeare’s childhood home in Stratford-upon-Avon, England.
Photo courtesy of the Varney Family Collection.
Jim Varney and Justin Lloyd circa 1983.
Photo courtesy of the Varney Family Collection.
Jim Varney and John Cherry on the set of “Ernest Goes to Camp”.
Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Jim Varney as Ernest P. Worrell, on set shooting a commercial circa 1986.
Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
Ernest director John Cherry circa 1983.
Photo courtesy of John Cherry Syndication, LLC.
David Pagano, Director of “The Importance of Being Ernest” documentary.
Photo credit: Valerie Champagne. Photo courtesy of Paganomation.
Justin Lloyd, Producer / Researcher for “The Importance of Being Ernest” documentary.
Photo courtesy of Justin Lloyd.
Daniel Butler, Executive Producer of “The Importance of Being Ernest” documentary.
Photo credit: Daniel Butler. Photo courtesy of Daniel Butler.