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Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Jeff Dunham - Achmed the Dead Terrorist
Achmed the Dead Terrorist Has a Son - Jeff Dunham - Controlled Chaos
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
Jeff Dunham and Peanut
Jeff Dunham Achmed's
Peanut's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Jeff Dunham
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Original Studio Version)
Jeff Dunham Spark Of Insanity - Walter - Part #1
Before The Bell - Against All Odds: Jeff Hardy
Achmed is Santa - Jeff Dunham
JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Trailer - 2012 Movie - Official [HD]
Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

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    karaoke

    a shooting star in the sky
    stopped to ask your name
    but you didn't give an answer
    always afraid of fame
    you're a clip in the paper
    you're a picture in her living room and
    your scent is vaguely familiar
    to her who cradled you in her womb
    the magnet mississippi stole your breath
    as you sunk into it's lonely depths
    this final image of you freezes
    where you're surrounded by jewels and missing pieces
    you're a clip in the paper
    you're a picture in her living room and
    your scent is vaguely familiar
    to her who cradled you in her womb
    sometimes the daydreams are worse then the nightmares
    for in the night at least you reappear
    you may be voiceless, disfigured, disadvantaged, but you're here
    you're a clip in the paper
    you're a picture in her living room and
    your scent is vaguely familiar
    to her who cradled you in her womb

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    Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah
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    • Published: 25 Oct 2009
    • Duration: 6:34
    • Updated: 18 Sep 2012
    Author: jeffbuckleyVEVO
    Music video by Jeff Buckley performing Hallelujah. (C) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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    Jeff Dunham and Peanut
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    • Published: 27 Sep 2007
    • Duration: 6:05
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: baddudenorris
    Funny Shit Just Check Out The Rest!!! Your All Welcome! Btw. Be Sure To Check Out This New Site www.hymoo.com
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    Jeff Dunham Achmed's
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    • Published: 20 Dec 2007
    • Duration: 4:54
    • Updated: 16 Sep 2012
    Author: Smakgakgak
    Achmed sings a christmas song, enjoy! Text: Dashing through the sand with a bomb strapped to my back. I have a nasty plan for Christmas in Iraq. I got through checkpoint A, but not through checkpoint B. That's when I got shot in the ass by the US Military... [it's not funny!] Oooh, jingle bombs, jingle bombs Mine blew up you see. Where are all the virgins that Bin Laden promised me? Oooh, jingle bombs, jingle bombs US soldiers shot me dead. The only thing that I have left is this towel up on my head. I used to be a man, but every time I cough, thanks to Uncle Sam, my nuts keep falling off. My bombing days are done. I need to find some work. Perhaps it would be much safer as a convenient store night clerk. Oooh, jingle bombs, jingle bombs I think I got screwed. Don't laugh at me because I'm dead or I'll kill you... I KILL YOUOUOU! PLEASE SUPPORT JEFF DUNHAM BY BUYING HIS DVDS! Goto www.jeffdunham.com for more information!
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    Peanut's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Jeff Dunham
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    • Published: 05 Dec 2011
    • Duration: 6:05
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: jeffdunham
    Check out this extended clip from Jeff's Very Special Christmas Special. Get Jeff's latest stand-up special DVD Controlled Chaos: amzn.to See Jeff and the Gang on Tour: www.jeffdunham.com Jeff's Very Special Christmas Special DVD: amzn.to Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeffdunham Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffdunham Website: www.jeffdunham.com Store: www.jeffdunham.com/shop Thanks for watching!
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    Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Original Studio Version)
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    • Published: 23 Apr 2009
    • Duration: 6:57
    • Updated: 18 Sep 2012
    Author: peaceoverall
    Jeff Buckley's "Hallelujah" So I actually posted this video at a time when the album version of this song (which is the one you're hearing) was not on YouTube. It's a great rendition of the Leonard Cohen piece. Enjoy. Also, I post my own songs and cover songs on here, too, so go to my channel and check them out! If you have a request of a song for me to play, write it in the comments over there. Thanks for watching! *Well, YouTube, my art project is becoming a reality, and it looks like my dreams are beginning to come true. Finally, my life is looking up for once. Thank you, everyone! Go here www.wepay dot com/donations/tappart (substitue '.' for 'dot') to donate whatever you can to The Artisan Poword (Power of a Word) Project (TAPP), and 40% of all contributions will go to the Reading is Fundamental Foundation (RIF). This organization brings free books into schools across the country, for kids to bring home to spark their imaginations. The rest of the donations go to making this project happen. Please share this with everyone you can so that this dream can become a reality, and hopefully come to a city near you! -Evan Ritter The Artisan Poword Project
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    Jeff Dunham Spark Of Insanity - Walter - Part #1
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    • Published: 19 Nov 2007
    • Duration: 8:58
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: Matan1105
    Jeff Dunham Spark Of Insanity - Walter - Part #1
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    Before The Bell - Against All Odds: Jeff Hardy
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    • Published: 05 Feb 2012
    • Duration: 6:07
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: TNAwrestling
    Before The Bell spotlights Jeff Hardy, who gets a shot at the World Heavyweight Championship at Against All Odds on February 12, live on Pay-Per-View and online around the world at TNAOnDemand.com
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    Achmed is Santa - Jeff Dunham
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    • Published: 07 Dec 2011
    • Duration: 4:27
    • Updated: 18 Sep 2012
    Author: jeffdunham
    An extended clip from Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special. This one features Achmed the Dead Terrorist...disguised as Santa Claus. Get Jeff's latest stand-up special DVD Controlled Chaos: amzn.to See Jeff and the Gang on Tour: www.jeffdunham.com Jeff's Very Special Christmas Special DVD: amzn.to Twitter: www.twitter.com/jeffdunham Facebook: www.facebook.com/jeffdunham Website: www.jeffdunham.com Official Merchandise: www.jeffdunham.com/shop Thanks for watching!
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    JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Trailer - 2012 Movie - Official [HD]
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    • Published: 23 Jan 2012
    • Duration: 2:31
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: nogoodflix
    JEFF, Who Lives at Home Trailer 2012 - Official movie trailer in HD - comedy film starring Jason Segel and Ed Helms, directed and written by Jay and Mark Duplass and co-starring Judy Greer and Susan Sarandon - the first step to finding your destiny is leaving your mother's basement. "Jeff,...
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    Jeff Hardy Moments
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    • Published: 05 Sep 2007
    • Duration: 3:29
    • Updated: 17 Sep 2012
    Author: sammykins666
    A handful of some of my favorite Jeff Hardy moments. (he's so cute XD) So yea, hope they give you a little giggle. Enjoy!
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    Jeff Who? - Barfly
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    • Published: 06 Sep 2007
    • Duration: 3:44
    • Updated: 15 Sep 2012
    Author: kamilb
    video
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    • Jeff Dunham and Peanut...6:05
    • Jeff Dunham Achmed's "Jingle Bombs"...4:54
    • Peanut's 'Twas the Night Before Christmas - Jeff Dunham...6:05
    • Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah (Original Studio Version)...6:57
    • Jeff Dunham Spark Of Insanity - Walter - Part #1...8:58
    • Before The Bell - Against All Odds: Jeff Hardy...6:07
    • Achmed is Santa - Jeff Dunham...4:27
    • JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Trailer - 2012 Movie - Official [HD]...2:31
    • Jeff Hardy Moments...3:29
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    Jeff Dun­ham - Achmed the Dead Ter­ror­ist
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    pub­lished: 29 Sep 2007
    8:20
    Achmed the Dead Ter­ror­ist Has a Son - Jeff Dun­ham - Con­trolled Chaos
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    pub­lished: 21 Nov 2011
    Au­thor: jeff­dun­ham
    6:34
    Jeff Buck­ley - Hal­lelu­jah
    Music video by Jeff Buck­ley per­form­ing Hal­lelu­jah. (C) 2007 SONY BMG MUSIC EN­TER­TAIN­MENT...
    pub­lished: 25 Oct 2009
    6:05
    Jeff Dun­ham and Peanut
    Funny Shit Just Check Out The Rest!!! Your All Wel­come! Btw. Be Sure To Check Out This New...
    pub­lished: 27 Sep 2007
    4:54
    Jeff Dun­ham Achmed's "Jin­gle Bombs"
    Achmed sings a christ­mas song, enjoy! Text: Dash­ing through the sand with a bomb strapped ...
    pub­lished: 20 Dec 2007
    Au­thor: Smak­gak­gak
    6:05
    Peanut's 'Twas the Night Be­fore Christ­mas - Jeff Dun­ham
    Check out this ex­tend­ed clip from Jeff's Very Spe­cial Christ­mas Spe­cial. Get Jeff'...
    pub­lished: 05 Dec 2011
    Au­thor: jeff­dun­ham
    6:57
    Jeff Buck­ley - Hal­lelu­jah (Orig­i­nal Stu­dio Ver­sion)
    Jeff Buck­ley's "Hal­lelu­jah" So I ac­tu­al­ly post­ed this video at a time when t...
    pub­lished: 23 Apr 2009
    Au­thor: peaceover­all
    8:58
    Jeff Dun­ham Spark Of In­san­i­ty - Wal­ter - Part #1
    Jeff Dun­ham Spark Of In­san­i­ty - Wal­ter - Part #1...
    pub­lished: 19 Nov 2007
    Au­thor: Matan1105
    6:07
    Be­fore The Bell - Against All Odds: Jeff Hardy
    Be­fore The Bell spot­lights Jeff Hardy, who gets a shot at the World Heavy­weight Cham­pi­onsh...
    pub­lished: 05 Feb 2012
    Au­thor: TNAwrestling
    4:27
    Achmed is Santa - Jeff Dun­ham
    An ex­tend­ed clip from Jeff Dun­ham's Very Spe­cial Christ­mas Spe­cial. This one fea­tures ...
    pub­lished: 07 Dec 2011
    Au­thor: jeff­dun­ham
    2:31
    JEFF, WHO LIVES AT HOME Trail­er - 2012 Movie - Of­fi­cial [HD]
    JEFF, Who Lives at Home Trail­er 2012 - Of­fi­cial movie trail­er in HD - com­e­dy film star­ring...
    pub­lished: 23 Jan 2012
    Au­thor: no­good­flix
    6:55
    Jeff Buck­ley - Hal­lelu­jah
    ...
    pub­lished: 21 Jul 2008
    3:29
    Jeff Hardy Mo­ments
    A hand­ful of some of my fa­vorite Jeff Hardy mo­ments. (he's so cute XD) So yea, hope th...
    pub­lished: 05 Sep 2007
    3:44
    Jeff Who? - Barfly
    video...
    pub­lished: 06 Sep 2007
    Au­thor: kamilb
    Youtube results:
    5:39
    Christ­mas with Bubba J - Jeff Dun­ham
    An ex­tend­ed clip from Jeff Dun­ham's Very Spe­cial Christ­mas Spe­cial. This one fea­tures ...
    pub­lished: 06 Dec 2011
    Au­thor: jeff­dun­ham
    4:40
    Jeff Buck­ley - For­get Her
    Music video by Jeff Buck­ley per­form­ing For­get Her. (C) 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC EN­TER­TAIN­MENT...
    pub­lished: 25 Oct 2009
    2:30
    Jeff Who Lives At Home - Of­fi­cial Trail­er [HD]
    Sub­scribe ow.​ly | Face­book ow.​ly | Twit­ter ow.​ly Re­lease Date: 16 March 2012 Genre: Com­e­dy...
    pub­lished: 23 Jan 2012
    Au­thor: trail­ers
    3:35
    Jeff Beck
    Jeff Beck 1999...
    pub­lished: 24 Feb 2006
    Au­thor: rich­weed




    • Steve Stiles, Falls Church, Virginia, Spring 1979. Kodachrome 25 by Jeff Schalles
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    • Jeff Green holding the basketball at a game against the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles
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    • Jeff Timmons at Miss USA 2011
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    • Professor Ibrahim Gambari, last Chair of the UN Special Committee against Apartheid GA Hall: Special Event: “Building a Caring World – Nelson Mandela’s Vision” The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting, honouring the leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation. Opening remarks by: Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly session Other speakers: -Mr. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice and Const
      UN / Devra Berkowitz
    • GA Hall: Special Event: “Building a Caring World – Nelson Mandela’s Vision” The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting, honouring the leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation. Opening remarks by: Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly session Other speakers: -Mr. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development of South Africa; - Professor Ibrahim Gambari, last Chair of th
      UN / Devra Berkowitz
    • Dr. Enuga Reddy, former Principal Secretary of the UN Special Committee against Apartheid; GA Hall: Special Event: “Building a Caring World – Nelson Mandela’s Vision” The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting, honouring the leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation. Opening remarks by: Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly session Other speakers: -Mr. Jeff Radebe, Minister of Justice an
      UN / Devra Berkowitz
    • Ms. Bongiwe Nakani and Thesele Kemane, Graduate students at the University of Cape Town Opera School GA Hall: Special Event: “Building a Caring World – Nelson Mandela’s Vision” The UN General Assembly will mark Nelson Mandela International Day with an informal meeting, honouring the leader’s contributions to democracy, racial justice and reconciliation. Opening remarks by: Mr Nassir Abdulaziz Al-Nasser, President of the 66th General Assembly session Other speakers: -Mr. Jeff Radebe, Minister of
      UN / Devra Berkowitz
    • Rachel Leigh and Jeff Soler of FOX 29 attend the 5th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, Florida April 21, 2012
      WN / Aaron Gilbert
    • Rachel Leigh and Jeff Soler of FOX 29 attend the 5th Annual Blues, Brews & BBQ at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek, Coconut Creek, Florida April 21, 2012
      WN / Aaron Gilbert
    • Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers during the 2006-07 season against the New York Rangers. Date 4 January 2007
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    • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model at Wednesday’s event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model at Wednesday’s event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller discuss the prices of the new iPad during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The new iPad features a sharper screen and a faster processor. Apple says the new display will be even sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Apple's senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing Phil Schiller talks about the new iPad during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The new iPad features a sharper screen and a faster processor. Apple says the new display will be even sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Add to Current Lightbox Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPad during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The new iPad features a sharper screen and a faster processor. Apple says the new display will be even sharper than the high-definition television set in the living room. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • pple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model at Wednesday’s event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apple has begun an event where it's expected to reveal a new iPad model. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP / Jeff Chiu
    • Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks during an product launch event in San Francisco, Wednesday, March 7, 2012. Apple is expected to reveal a new iPad model at Wednesday’s event in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
      AP
    • Jeff Davis County Courthouse in Fort Davis is a county in the U.S. state of Texas. It is named for Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederate States of America.
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    • Western Conference's Kobe Bryant (24), of the Los Angeles Lakers, scores during the second half of the NBA All-Star basketball game in Orlando, Fla. Sunday, February, 26, 2012. (AP Photo/Jeff Haynes, Pool)
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    • Jeff Pilson performing at The Roxy, West Hollywood, CA on Oct. 11, 2009
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    • Jeff Koons
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    • Capt. Gary Hammond, from Buffalo, N.Y., performs a dental cleaning on Lt. Jeff Doody, from Glenwood, Minn., aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington (CVN 73).
      US Navy / Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Sean P. La Marr
    • Jeff Hanneman of Slayer performing at Sonisphere Festival, Knebworth. August 2010.
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    • Nicole Fiorentino, Mike Byrne, Billy Corgan, and Jeff Schroeder performing at the Orbit Room in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on July 8, 2010
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    • Jeff Weaver pitching for the Nashville Sounds, Triple-A affiliates of the Milwaukee Brewers, in 2008.
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    • Jeff Francis while with the Colorado Rockies, June 30, 2007
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    • Jeff Francis of the Kansas City Royals on May 26, 2011
      Creative Commons / Keith Allison
    • Jeff Clement in 2008.
      Creative Commons / Shashi Bellamkonda




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    Police officers round up a group of men as they patrol the area near the Lonmin Platinum Mine near Rustenburg, South Africa, Saturday, Sept. 15, 2012.
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    noodls (Source: Windstream Corporation) LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Sept. 17, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Jeff Gardner, president and CEO of Windstream Corp. (Nasdaq:WIN), will speak at 7 a.m. CDT on Friday, Sept. 21, at the Goldman Sachs 21st Annual Communacopia Conference in New York. A live webcast of the event...(size: 2.0Kb)

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    Programming[link]

    • Jeff Minter, a British computer and video game designer and programmer

    Fiction[link]

    Other fields[link]

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    Jeff Dunham

    Dunham and his character "Achmed the Dead Terrorist", February 2009
    Birth name Jeffrey Dunham
    Born (1962-04-18) April 18, 1962 (age 50)
    Dallas, Texas, U.S.
    Medium Stand-up
    Nationality American
    Genres Ventriloquism, observational comedy, black comedy
    Influences Edgar Bergen[1]
    Spouse Paige Dunham (1994-2008)
    Notable works and roles Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
    Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity
    Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special
    The Jeff Dunham Show
    Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
    Website jeffdunham.com

    Jeff Dunham (born April 18, 1962) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents, The Tonight Show and Sonny With a Chance. He has four specials that run on Comedy Central: Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special, and Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos. Dunham also starred in The Jeff Dunham Show, a series on the network in 2009.[1] His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder".[2] Describing his characters, Time observes, "All of them are politically incorrect, gratuitously insulting and ill tempered."[3] Dunham has been credited with reviving ventriloquism,[4] and doing more to promote the art form than anyone since Edgar Bergen.[1]

    Dunham has been called "America's favorite comedian" by Slate.com, and according to the concert industry publication Pollstar, he is the top-grossing standup act in North America, and is among the most successful acts in Europe as well. As of November 2009, he has sold over four million DVDs, an additional $7 million in merchandise sales,[5] and received more than 350 million hits on YouTube as of October 2009 (his introduction of Achmed the Dead Terrorist in Spark of Insanity was ranked as the ninth most watched YouTube video at the time).[1] A Very Special Christmas Special was the most-watched telecast in Comedy Central history, with its DVD going quadruple platinum (selling over 400,000) in its first two weeks.[6] Forbes.com ranked Dunham as the third highest-paid comedian in the United States behind Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock,[5] and reported that he was one of the highest-earning comics from June 2008 to June 2009, earning approximately $30 million during that period.[7]

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    Early life[link]

    Dunham was born in Dallas, Texas on April 18, 1962.[8][9][10] When he was three months old he was adopted by real estate appraiser Howard Dunham, and his homemaker wife Joyce, who raised him in a devoutly Presbyterian household[10] in an affluent Dallas neighborhood as an only child.[11] He began ventriloquism in 1970 at age eight, when his parents gave him a Mortimer Snerd dummy for Christmas, and an accompanying how-to album.[9] The next day he checked out a how-to book on ventriloquism from the library,[1][10] and explained in 2011 that he still had it, remarking that he was "a thief in the third grade". By the fourth grade, Dunham decided he not only wanted to be a professional ventriloquist, but the best one ever.[10] Dunham began practicing for hours in front of a mirror, studying the routines of Edgar Bergen, and the how-to record Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism,[1] finding ventriloquism to be a learned skill, similar to juggling, that anyone with a normal speaking voice can acquire.[12] Dunham explains that as an only child, he enjoyed being alone, likening his solitude to a "warm blanket" with which he could explore his own thoughts and ideas, which prepared him for the solitude of living alone when he later moved to Los Angeles as a struggling comedian.[10]

    When Dunham was in the sixth grade, he began attending the Vent Haven ConVENTion in Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, an annual international meeting of ventriloquists that includes competitions, where he met Jimmy Nelson in person. Dunham has missed only one ConVENTion since then, in 1977. The organizers of the ConVENTion eventually declared Dunham a "retired champion", ineligible from entering any more competitions, as other attendees were too intimidated to compete against him. The Vent Haven Museum devotes a section to Dunham, alongside Señor Wences and his idol, Edgar Bergen.[1]

    Career[link]

    Career beginnings and move to Los Angeles[link]

    Dunham began performing for audiences as a teenager,[9] in various venues such as school, church, and during his job at Six Flags. By his middle school years, he began to perform for banquets attended by local celebrities such as Dallas Cowboys quarterback Roger Staubach, having developed his style of lampooning those he performed for, using the puppets to say things too risque for him to say without them.[1] Dunham's television debut came in 1976 when the still prepubescent performer caught the attention of Dallas reporters like Bill O'Reilly, who interviewed Dunham for a local news story.[10] Dunham later did commercials for Datsun dealerships in Dallas and Tyler while in high school.[1][10] While emceeing a high school talent show, he dealt with a heckler, and won over the rest of the audience.[10] During this period he became so associated with his craft that he and one of his dummies "cowrote" a column in the school paper, and he would pose with his dummies for yearbooks[1] as an inexpensive way to acquire professional photos of his act for promotional purposes.[13] He was voted Most Likely to Succeed, and in 1980, after he graduated from high school, Dunham gave himself a career goal of obtaining, within ten years, an appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, which was seen as the "holy grail" for comedians.[10]

    That year Dunham began attending Baylor University, hoping to graduate with a degree in communications, while performing around campus.[10] He would also fly around the country on weekends,[1] doing up to 100 private shows a year,[10] entertaining corporate customers such as General Electric, whose CEO, Jack Welch, he mocked during his routine.[1] By his junior year in college (1983–1984), Dunham was making $70,000 a year, and as word spread of his act, he landed featured spots opening for Bob Hope and George Burns, though he still perceived his act as raw, as he did not have any knowledge of standup comedy beyond his Bill Cosby albums.[10] He caught a break in 1985 when he was asked to join the Broadway show Sugar Babies with Mickey Rooney and Ann Miller, replacing the outgoing variety act. For the naive and devoutly-raised Dunham, Broadway was a new world filled with beautiful showgirls and crusty stagehands, and his first taste of entertainment industry egos came when Rooney called Dunham into his dressing room, and told him he was there for one reason alone: so that Rooney could change his costumes.[10] Dunham also performed at the Westbury Music Fair on Long Island. These early experiences, in which he used characters like José Jalapeño on a Stick, taught him the value of modifying his act regionally, as the jalapeño jokes that worked well in Texas were not as well received by audiences in Long Island.[2]

    After graduating from Baylor University in 1986,[12] he continued honing his act in comedy clubs in the Southwest with new characters such as Peanut and Jose Jalapeño, but struggled against the perception he relates from fellow comedians that he was not a true a comedian because he relied on props. His experience at Catch a Rising Star in New York City served as a bitter confirmation of where ventriloquists stood in the comedic food chain, as the emcee at that club gave Dunham little respect. According to Dunham, after he arrived at the club in the evening and informed the emcee that he was a ventriloquist, the emcee reacted with derision, telling Dunham that he would be given a late time slot, and after that time slot came and passed, kept postponing Dunham's stage time until Dunham left the club.[10] By the end of 1988, Dunham felt his career went as far as it could go in Texas, and he moved to Los Angeles, California,[9][10] never having, as he has commented, "a real job",[2][14] much to the concern of his parents, who assumed he would relegate his act to local venues such as church groups. When he first arrived in Los Angeles, the comedy in his act bombed. Dunham attributes to his underdeveloped comedy, explaining that while the characters' personalities were developed at that point, his jokes were not. In addition to this, the comedy world was not welcoming to ventriloquists, and his manager, Judi Brown-Marmel, did not use the word "ventriloquist" when finding bookings for him, choosing to present him as a comedy duo. After Dunham became friends with Mike Lacey, the owner of The Comedy & Magic Club in Hermosa Beach, Lacey gave Dunham a steady slot at the club, where Dunham sharpened his act by observing the techniques of comedians like Jerry Seinfeld, and taking the advice of colleague Bill Engvall, moving away from his G-Rated material toward edgier, more adult themes.[10]

    [edit] The Tonight Show and beyond

    At the end of 1988, Dunham was told by James McCawley, a talent booker for The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, that Dunham would be given a spot on the coveted program. Though the 26-year-old Dunham was elated that his 10-year goal was arriving two years early, McCawley later cancelled Dunham's appearance after attending, with Roseanne Barr, a public performance of Dunham's the day before Dunham's scheduled Tonight Show taping. McCawley informed Dunham on the day of the scheduled taping that he had been wrong in his initial assessment of Dunham, whom he now said was not ready for The Tonight Show. His dreams dashed, the humiliated Dunham continued to tighten his act in Los Angeles clubs, performing same six minute segment with Peanut a total of nine times for McCawley over the next few months. Finally at the Ice-House in Pasadena in April 1990, after Dunham did the same segment, McCawley informed Dunham that he would finally get his Tonight Show appearance. Dunham and Peanut appeared on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson on April 6, 1990, alongside guests Bob Hope and B.B. King.[10] Following his bit, he was invited to sit on Johnny Carson’s couch, a mark of approval that only three comedians had ever garnered during their first Carson appearance.[2][10] Upon sitting down next to Carson's desk, Dunham pulled out Walter, who told Carson sidekick Ed McMahon, "Stop sending me all your damn mail." At the time, Dunham saw his Tonight Show appearance as his big break, but was frustrated at his parents' initial disapproval over Walter's use of the words "hell" and "damn",[10] and he would toil in obscurity for another twelve years, continuing his stand up at venues such as The Improv chain, and appearing in small roles on TV.[5] One of these was such as a 1996 episode of Ellen, in which he appeared with Walter.[1] Dunham also appeared with Walter in a TV commercial for Hertz.[15] Dunham would appear on The Tonight Show a total of four times, as well as similar TV venues such as Hot Country Nights, appearing in one segment on that show with singer Reba McEntire. This exposure helped make Dunham a large theater headliner, a rare accomplishment for a ventriloquist, but by the mid 1990s, his television appearances had dwindled, and with them, so did his stage audiences.[10]

    Dunham moved back to clubs, more than 200 appearances a year. To maintain a connection with his fan base, he would use question cards that he had audiences fill out for his performances to build a database, which was tailor-made for the burgeoning World Wide Web. Though he was voted Funniest Male Standup at the American Comedy Awards in 1998, his club work kept him away from his wife and daughters between two and three weeks each month, which put a strain on his marriage, and made paying bills for his expanded family difficult. By 2002, Dunham was hoping to obtain more TV work to raise his profile and ease his standup schedule. Such exposure was elusive until a successful appearance on The Best Damn Sports Show Period, where Dunham and Walter made jokes at the expense of co-hosts Tom Arnold, Michael Irvin, John Salley and John Kruk, generating laughter from them, and giving Dunham much-needed exposure. In 2003, Dunham was the frontrunner to replace Jimmy Kimmel on Fox NFL Sunday, but hosts Howie Long and Terry Bradshaw were not amenable to the idea of being upstaged by a puppet, and, as Dunham tells it, did not provide a welcoming atmosphere to Dunham, nor allow him to get a word in edgewise during his appearance.[10]

    Finding stardom: Dunham's first Comedy Central specials[link]

    On July 18, 2003, Dunham appeared on Comedy Central Presents, his first solo appearance on Comedy Central. During his half hour piece, he showcased José Jalapeño on a Stick, Walter, an early version of Melvin the Superhero Guy and Peanut, whom Dunham had begun to merchandise into a line of dolls. The appearance was successful, but Comedy Central resisted giving Dunham more airtime, feeling that he was not a good fit for them.[1] By 2005 Dunham decided to gamble on financing his own comedy DVD, Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself, which was taped in Santa Ana, California.[10] Dunham’s manager, Judi Brown-Marmel, lobbied the network to air it, pointing to Dunham's drawing power and merchandising profits, and arguing that the network needed more diverse content. Surprised by the high ratings of the first Blue Collar Comics concert movie that same year, the network began to reconsider its brand. In late 2006, Comedy Central aired Arguing with Myself, drawing two million viewers when it aired,[1] and selling two million DVDs.[10]

    In 2007, Dunham appeared as The Amazing Ken with José Jalapeño on a Stick in the Larry the Cable Guy feature film Delta Farce.

    His second special, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, was taped at the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C. that same year. It served not only to cement Dunham's stardom, but to introduce his most controversial character, Achmed the Dead Terrorist, which became a viral Internet sensation. A clip of Achmed from Insanity attracted over 140 million hits on YouTube,[10] making it the ninth most watched clip on that website as of October 2009.[1] By 2008, Dunham's characters had crossed language barriers, with his specials dubbed for audiences in various countries such as France, and Dunham attracting requests for performances in South Africa, Australia, Norway, Denmark, China and the Middle East.[10] Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special was taped at the Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that same year, and premiered on Comedy Central on November 16, 2008, watched by 6.6 million people.[1] It became available on DVD and Blu-ray on November 18, 2008.[16] The special's premiere was the highest rated telecast in Comedy Central's history.[3][17]

    In September 2008, Dunham's career reached new heights as he began performing in arenas filled with tens of thousands of people. Dunham was somewhat wary of such large venues, but adapted by adjusting the timing of his often rapid exchanges with the puppets so that audience members farthest from the stage could have time to react.[10]

    In addition to his comedy specials, Dunham also released his first music album, Don't Come Home for Christmas, on November 4, 2008.[18] It contains original Christmas songs as well as a parody of "Jingle Bells" by Achmed entitled "Jingle Bombs". All the songs, with the exception of "Jingle Bombs", were written and accompanied by Brian Haner, who joined Dunham's act as "Guitar Guy". His first onscreen appearance was in Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special.

    2009 – present[link]

    In March 2009, Dunham signed a multi-platform deal with Comedy Central. It included a fourth stand-up special to air in 2010, DVDs, a consumer products partnership, a 60-city tour beginning in September 2010, and an order for a television series called The Jeff Dunham Show that premiered on October 22, 2009.[6][19] Despite having the most-watched premiere in Comedy Central history, and higher average ratings than other shows on that network initially, the show was canceled after only one season, amid poor reviews, dwindling ratings and higher production costs than other Comedy Central shows.[20] [21]

    Dunham appeared in a guest role with Bubba J on NBC's sictom 30 Rock, playing a ventriloquist named Rick Wayne and his dummy Pumpkin from Stone Mountain, Georgia.[22] In November 2009 Dunham also appeared with Walter in "Hart to Hart", an episode of the Disney Channel series Sonny With a Chance, as two security guards.

    Dunham appeared in the 2010 Steve Carell/Paul Rudd comedy, Dinner for Schmucks, as Lewis, with a new puppet named Diane.[23]

    His fourth special, Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos, premiered on September 25, 2011 on Comedy Central.

    Critical praise and controversy[link]

    In January 2008, Dunham was voted by fans the Top Comic in Comedy Central's “Stand-Up Showdown.” He is the only person ever to win the "Ventriloquist of the Year" Award twice, was nominated "Comedian of the Year" by the TNN Music City News Country Awards,[14] and has drawn praise from the Dallas Morning News for his technique and timing.[14]

    Some have accused Dunham's characters of being racist caricatures, sexist, and homophobic.[5][24] In 2008, a TV commercial for a ringtone featuring Dunham's character Achmed the Dead Terrorist (see Characters below) was banned by the South African Advertising Standards Authority after a complaint was filed by a citizen stating that the ad was offensive to Muslims, and portrayed all Muslims as terrorists. Dunham responded that "Achmed makes it clear in my act that he is not Muslim." However, the Advertising Standards Authority noted that the name Achmed was of Arab origin and was one of the names of Muhammad. Dunham responded, "I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job to make the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech." He further commented, "I'm considering renaming Achmed, 'Bill.'"[25][26] Dunham has conceded that he does exhibit particular sensitivity to the "conservative country crowd," or those characterized by "basic Christian values," as they are one of his largest constituencies, and part of his upbringing.[1]

    Dunham was heckled and criticized for mocking TV critics during a July 2009 press tour to promote his then-upcoming Comedy Central TV series, The Jeff Dunham Show, as well as Comedy Central programming chief Lauren Correo.[1][27] In October 2009 The Jeff Dunham Show enjoyed good initial ratings, but was not well liked by critics,[28] who did not find it funny, and either questioned the wisdom of translating his act into a series, or conceded a prejudice against Dunham, his previous specials, or ventriloquism itself.[29][30][31][32]

    J.P. Williams, the producer of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, has opined that Dunham's act is not funny on its own merits, and that his material gets a greater reaction because of the puppet characters that it would otherwise not garner by itself.[1] Blue Collar veteran Bill Engvall, a friend of Dunham's insists otherwise, saying that Dunham is inherently funny with or without the puppets.[10]

    Books[link]

    In 2003, BRASMA Publications released Dear Walter, a collection of questions asked of Dunham's fictional curmudgeon at live performances, authored by Dunham, and Walter Cummings.[33]

    Dunham's autobiography, All By My Selves: Walter, Peanut, Achmed and Me, was published by Dutton in November 2010.[13]

    Characters[link]

    Walter[link]

    Dunham with Walter, in a shot from a 2007 performance.

    Walter is a retired, grumpy old man with arms always crossed in discontent. Dunham was inspired to create Walter when he watched Bette Davis' final appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, giving her honest, unfiltered candor to Walter, and patterning Walter's frown on Dunham's own.[10] He has a brash, negative and often sarcastic view on today's world. He is a Vietnam War veteran and a former welder, and "doesn't give a damn" about anyone, especially his own wife and certain audience members. Walter has appeared in all four Comedy Central specials. He's been married for several decades, and when Dunham asks him if he remembers the happiest moment of his life after Walter tells him he has been married for forty-six years, Walter responds, "Forty-seven years ago!" Dunham created the Walter puppet himself, including both the initial sculpture and the silicon mold, though he eventually began using professional effects companies for the latter stages with his subsequent puppets.[34]

    Peanut[link]

    Peanut is a hyperactive,[1] purple-skinned "woozle"[35] with white fur covering most of his body, a tuft of green hair on the top of his head, and one sneaker on his left foot. Dunham explains in Arguing with Myself that Peanut is from a small Micronesian island, and that they met in Florida. Peanut's humor is not based on a particular motif or stereotype, as those of the other characters, and has been described as "the bad kid".[3] He often makes fun of Dunham, and torments and mocks José Jalapeño on a Stick. Touching upon his unusual appearance and personality, he asks Dunham in Arguing with Myself, after Dunham denies ever having done drugs, "Then how the hell did you come up with me?"

    José Jalapeño on a Stick[link]

    José is a talking jalapeño pepper on a stick who wears a small sombrero. José, who speaks with a thick Spanish accent, is typically paired with Peanut, who often makes fun of José, uses appeals to Latino stereotypes when doing so, and makes fun of his being on a stick.[36] Although José was not Dunham's first puppet, it was the first that Dunham made himself.[37]

    Bubba J[link]

    Bubba J is a beer-drinking redneck that Dunham describes in Arguing with Myself and A Very Special Christmas Special as "white trash trailer park", and whom Dunham uses for humor centered on such stereotypes. To this end, he frequently does jokes involving Bubba J's love of drinking beer and NASCAR, and his low intelligence. Touching upon such stereotypes, Bubba mentions in Arguing with Myself that he met his wife at a family reunion, and remembers seeing her with a corn dog in one hand, a beer in another, and leaning against a ferris wheel, "making it tilt".[36] Although he does not appear onstage, Bubba has a prominent role as the backstage security guard in Controlled Chaos.

    Sweet Daddy Dee[link]

    Dunham introduces Sweet Daddy Dee in Arguing with Myself as his "new manager". He calls himself a "pimp", which he says stands for "Player In the Management Profession." According to Sweet Daddy, because he is a pimp, that makes Jeff the "ho". When Dunham objects, Daddy Dee points out that Dunham makes people laugh and feel good for a living. When Dunham agrees that this is the case, Daddy Dee says, "You a ho." When Dunham asks what he would say if he told him that he was a comedian only because he enjoyed it, Daddy Dee responds, "You a dumb ho."[36]

    Melvin the Superhero Guy[link]

    Melvin wears a blue superhero costume, and is used to poke fun at superheroes. When asked about his superhuman powers, he indicates that he has X-ray vision, adding, "I love looking at boobies!" He appears to have no other powers, however: When Dunham asks how far he can fly, he responds, "How far can you throw me?", and when asked if he can stop a bullet like Superman, he responds, "Yeah. Once." Dunham portrays Melvin as unimpressed with other superheroes: When told Superman can leap tall buildings in a single bound, Melvin dismisses him as a "showoff," arguing that he can simply walk around them, observes that Aquaman has the same powers as SpongeBob SquarePants, asserts that the Flash's super speed is derived from methamphetamine, that the Hulk's vaunted ability to get stronger as he gets angrier merely mirrors "every white trash guy on COPS," and makes innuendo about the questionable relationship between Batman and the underage Robin. Melvin's first onscreen appearance was in the July 2003 Comedy Central Presents episode, in which he had small, black, beady eyes. By his next appearance, in Spark of Insanity, he had been modified to have large, blue, crossed eyes. He also has an enormous nose, which he claims is his symbol, and whose similarity in shape to that of a penis is alluded to in the act. Dunham sculpted the current version of Melvin's head himself, and hired an effects company called Renegade Effects Groups to create the rubber mold and complete the puppet, before then installing the mechanics himself.[34]

    Achmed the Dead Terrorist[link]

    Achmed is the skeletal corpse of an incompetent suicide bomber, whom Dunham uses to satirize the contemporary issue of terrorism. He is known for yelling, "Silence! I kill you!" to Dunham and people laughing in the audience. Achmed first appeared in Spark of Insanity, and later made an appearance in the Very Special Christmas Special, singing a song called "Jingle Bombs". He also dubs the so-called Guitar Guy "You racist bastard"! for warming up with typical Arab chords. Most of the humor Dunham expresses with Achmed centers on this motif. When mentioning that Achmed appears to be dead because he's a skeleton, Achmed responds, "It's a flesh wound." When Dunham inquires as to how he died, Achmed explains his incompetence with explosives, while also casting aspersions on Dunham's sexual prowess, by saying that they both suffer from "premature detonation." Although he frequently mentions working for Osama Bin Laden, Achmed claims he does not think he's a Muslim ("look at my ass! It says 'Made in China'"). As of June 2009, the sketch in which Dunham introduced Achmed is the fourth most watched online video ever, having amassed nearly 200 million views.[3][38] The large, round, articulated eyes of puppets such as Achmed and Achmed Junior are constructed by the same effects artist who created the dinosaur eyes for the Jurassic Park films.[10]

    Diane[link]

    Diane first appeared with Dunham in the 2010 film Dinner for Schmucks as "Debbie", his character's "wife". She made her stand-up debut in Dunham's Identity Crisis Tour 2010.[39]

    Achmed Junior[link]

    Achmed Junior is the estranged son of Achmed. He first appeared during the Identity Crisis Tour 2010, and makes his first onscreen appearance in Dunham's fourth special, Jeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos. Like his father, Achmed Junior is the victim of a bomb, which resulted in the destruction of the half of his face and body. He speaks with a British accent, and does not wish to be a suicide bomber.

    Others[link]

    Other characters that Dunham has voiced include a miniature puppet of Peanut's, which turns out to be a small version of Dunham himself, and an unseen worm inside a bottle of tequila, both of which he has used, for example, in his appearance on A&E's An Evening at The Improv.[40] The miniature Dunham puppet was also used in Dunham's 2011 Comedy Central special, Controlled Chaos.

    Personal life[link]

    Dunham met his first wife, Paige Brown, at the Comedy Corner in West Palm Beach, Florida. They began dating in December 1992. In May 1994, Dunham married Brown and adopted her one and a half year-old daughter, Bree. Their daughters Ashlyn and Kenna were born in 1995 and 1997, respectively. Dunham's time away while performing proved a strain on the marriage,[10] and in November 2008 he filed for divorce.[1][3][10][13] By mid-2009, Dunham was in a relationship with fellow Texan Audrey Murdick, a certified nutritionist, personal trainer and competition bodybuilder,[10][13] and on December 25, 2011 they became engaged.[41]

    In addition to building the dummies he uses in his act, Dunham also restores antique ones as a hobby, such as The Umpire, a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) mechanized dummy built in 1941 to work the plate at a girl's softball game, but which went unused and packed away for 50 years, before Dunham acquired it in early 2008.[1]

    Dunham has harbored a love of helicopters since childhood and is fond of building and flying his own kit helicopters from Rotorway helicopter kits. At the time he finished writing his autobiography in June 2010, he was beginning to build his fourth kit.[10][11][13] He is also an aficionado of muscle cars and Apple Computer products.[13]

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    Jeff Hardy
    Ring name(s) Galaxion[1]
    Gladiator[1]
    The Iceman[1]
    Jeff Hardy[2]
    Mean Jimmy Jack[1]
    Willow the Whisp[3]
    Wolverine[1]
    Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[4]
    Weight 215 lb (98 kg)[4]
    Billed height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[5]
    Billed weight 215 lb (98 kg)[5]
    Born (1977-08-31) August 31, 1977 (age 34)[6]
    Cameron, North Carolina[5]
    Resides Raleigh, North Carolina
    Billed from Cameron, North Carolina[2]
    Trained by Dory Funk, Jr.[2]
    Michael Hayes[2]
    Debut October 15, 1993

    Jeffrey Nero "Jeff" Hardy[6] (born August 31, 1977)[3] is an American professional wrestler, painter, poet, singer-songwriter and musician who is currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA).[7] He is also known for his stint with the World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment (WWE).

    Before gaining prominence in WWE, Hardy performed for the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA), a promotion he ran with his brother Matt.[3] After being signed by WWE, the brothers worked as jobbers,[8] before gaining notoriety in the tag team division, partly due to their participation in Tables, Ladders, and Chairs matches.[9] With the addition of Lita, the team became known as Team Xtreme and continued to rise in popularity.[2] As a tag team wrestler, Hardy is a six-time World Tag Team Champion and a one-time WCW Tag Team Champion.[2][10] Noted for his seemingly fearless airborne moves, Hardy's offensive toolbox more resembles a stunt man's than a pro wrestler's.[11]

    Hardy has also experienced success as a singles wrestler and is a five-time world champion, having held the WWE Championship once, the World Heavyweight Championship twice and the TNA World Heavyweight Championship twice, a four-time Intercontinental Champion, and has held the Light Heavyweight, and European Championships once each. He is also a former Hardcore Champion, having held the championship on three occasions. Between WWE and TNA, Hardy has won 21 total championships.[10] He received his first major main event push in WWE towards the end of 2007, including challenging for the WWE Championship at the Royal Rumble in 2008, and eventually won the WWE Championship at the Armageddon pay-per-view in December 2008.[12][13] Hardy went on to win the World Heavyweight Championship twice, before he left WWE in mid-2009. He returned to TNA in January 2010, and in October of that year, he won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. Moreover, Hardy is involved in motocross, music, painting, and other artistic endeavors.[14] He is currently a member of the band Peroxwhy?gen.[15]

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    Early life[link]

    Hardy is the son of Gilbert and Ruby Moore Hardy, and the younger brother of Matt.[2][8][16] Their mother died of brain cancer in 1986, when Hardy was nine.[8][17][18] He developed an interest in motocross aged 12 and got his first bike, a Yamaha YZ-80, at age 13.[19] He had his first race when he was in ninth grade.[20] Hardy played baseball as a child, but had to stop after he crashed during a motocross race, injuring his arm.[20] He also played football during high school as a fullback and linebacker.[19] He briefly competed in amateur wrestling in high school.[21] He had to stop playing sports in high school, after he was ordered to pick between professional wrestling and playing sports, and he chose wrestling.[22] Hardy's favorite subjects in school were U.S. history and art, which he did for extra credit.[23]

    Professional wrestling career[link]

    Early career[link]

    Hardy cites Sting, The Ultimate Warrior, and Shawn Michaels as his childhood inspirations to wrestle.[24] Hardy had been on World Wrestling Federation (WWF) television as a jobber—a wrestler who consistently loses to make his opponents look stronger—as early as age sixteen. His first WWF match was against Razor Ramon on May 24, 1994 in Youngstown, Ohio, with "Macho Man" Randy Savage mentioning on-air in a commentary role "Welcome to the big leagues".[25] The next day he wrestled against The 1-2-3 Kid, and the match aired on the June 25 episode of Superstars.[26] He occasionally wrestled as a jobber as late as 1997 (including a match against Rob Van Dam during the ECW "invasion" storyline that had Hardy billed as being from Virginia instead of Cameron, North Carolina)[27] before beginning his first major run in 1998.[8] Hardy, along with his brother Matt and friends, started their own federation, the Trampoline Wrestling Federation (TWF) and mimicked the moves they saw on television.[8] Later on, the TWF went under several different names, eventually being integrated into a county fair in North Carolina. The brothers and their friends then began to work for other independent companies. They drove all over the East Coast of the United States, working for companies such as ACW and other small promotions.[6]

    Before arriving in the WWF, Matt formed his own wrestling promotion, the Organization of Modern Extreme Grappling Arts (OMEGA) with Thomas Simpson.[3] The promotion was a more successful version of the original TWF and included talent such as both Hardy brothers, Shannon Moore, Gregory Helms, Joey Matthews, and Steve Corino, among others.[28] In OMEGA, each of the brothers portrayed several different characters; Hardy portrayed such characters as Willow the Wisp, Iceman, Mean Jimmy Jack Tomkins, and The Masked Mountain.[3] While there, Hardy held the New Frontier Championship as a singles competitor and the Tag Team Championship with Matt.[3][29][30] The promotion folded in April 1998 when they signed contracts with the WWF.[31]

    World Wrestling Federation/Entertainment[link]

    The Hardy Boyz (1998–2002)[link]

    Team Xtreme at King of the Ring in 2000.

    The Hardy brothers eventually caught the eyes of the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). After being signed to a contract in 1998,[8][32] they were trained by Dory Funk, Jr. in his Funkin' Dojo with other notable wrestlers such as Kurt Angle, Christian, Test, and A-Train.[6] When the team was finally brought up to WWF television, after months of 'jobbing' and live events, they formed the acrobatic tag team called the Hardy Boyz.[3] While feuding with The Brood in mid-1999, they added Michael Hayes as their manager.[3] On July 5, they won their first WWF Tag Team Championship by defeating the Acolytes, but lost it back to them a month later.[33] After the dissolution of the Brood, the Hardys joined forces with Gangrel as The New Brood and feuded with Edge and Christian.[3][34] This stable did not last long, however, and on October 17, 1999 at No Mercy, the Hardy Boyz won the managerial services of Terri Runnels in the finals of the Terri Invitational Tournament in the WWF's first ever tag team ladder match against Edge and Christian.[8][35]

    In 2000, the Hardy Boyz found a new manager in their real-life friend Lita.[2] Together, the three became known as "Team Xtreme".[2] They continued their feud with Edge and Christian throughout 2000, defeating them for the WWF Tag Team Championship on two occasions.[36][37] At SummerSlam the Hardy Boyz competed in the first ever Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match (TLC match), for the Tag Team Championship against the Dudley Boyz and Edge and Christian, but were unsuccessful.[9]

    Hardy gained attention for his high risk stunts in the TLC matches in the year 2000,[9] 2001,[38] and 2002.[39] He made a name for himself as one of the most seemingly reckless and unorthodox WWF performers of his time.[40] In 2001, Hardy received a push as a singles competitor, and he held the WWF Intercontinental (defeating Triple H),[41] Light Heavyweight (defeating Jerry Lynn)[42] and Hardcore Championships (defeating Mike Awesome and Van Dam on two separate occasions).[43] At the end of 2001, the Hardys began a storyline in which they began to fight, which led to Matt demanding a match at Vengeance, with Lita as the special guest referee.[44] After Hardy beat Matt at Vengeance, while Matt's foot was on the ropes, Hardy and Lita began feuding against Matt.[45] In the middle of the feud, however, Hardy faced The Undertaker in a Hardcore Championship match and lost.[46] After the match, the Undertaker was scripted to attack both Hardy and Lita, injuring them.[46] On the next episode of SmackDown!, the Undertaker also attacked Matt, also injuring him, in storyline.[47] The Hardys and Lita were not seen again until the Royal Rumble, because WWE did not have another storyline for their characters.[48] The Hardys later came back as a team, and there was never any mention of their previous storyline split.[48]

    Jeff Hardy during an autograph signing session

    In early April 2002, the Hardy Boyz began a feud with Brock Lesnar after Lesnar gave Matt an F-5 on the steel entrance ramp, which led to an angered Hardy seeking revenge on Lesnar.[49] At Backlash, Hardy faced-off against Lesnar in his first televised match.[50] Lesnar dominated Hardy and won the match by knockout.[51] Lesnar and the Hardys continued to feud over the next few weeks, with the Hardys coming out victorious only once by disqualification.[52] At Judgment Day, Lesnar gained the upper hand on the Hardy Boyz before tagging his partner, Paul Heyman, in to claim the win for the team.[53] In July 2002, Hardy won his third Hardcore Championship by defeating Bradshaw.[10][43]

    Singles competition (2002–2003)[link]

    After years in the tag team division, Hardy took on The Undertaker in a ladder match for the Undisputed Championship.[3][54] Hardy came up short, but earned the Undertaker's respect.[3] Hardy competed for singles titles on several occasions and defeated William Regal for the WWE European Championship.[55] Hardy was defeated a few weeks later by Rob Van Dam in a match to unify the European Championship and the Intercontinental Championship, and the European Championship was dropped.[55] Finally, the Hardy Boyz split apart, as Hardy continued to pursue his singles ambitions on Raw and his brother, Matt was drafted to the SmackDown! brand.[56]

    In January 2003, he briefly turned into a heel (villain) after he attacked Van Dam and Shawn Michaels.[6][57][58] It ended a month later when he saved Stacy Keibler from an attack by then-villain, Christian.[59] In February, he had a brief program with Michaels, which saw the two team up.[54][60] Then, in storyline, Hardy began dating Trish Stratus after saving her from Steven Richards and Victoria in March.[61] Hardy and Stratus had a brief on-screen relationship that saw the duo talking backstage, kissing, and teaming together in matches.[6][62] Hardy, however, was released from WWE on April 22, 2003.[6][63] The reasons given for the release were Hardy's erratic behavior, drug use, refusal to go to rehab, deteriorating ring performance, as well as constant tardiness and no-showing events.[2][63] Hardy also cites "burn out" and the need for time off as reasons for leaving WWE.[24]

    Independent circuit (2003)[link]

    Hardy made his first wrestling appearance after being released from WWE at an OMEGA show, on May 24.[3] Using his old gimmick, "Willow the Wisp", Hardy challenged Krazy K for the OMEGA Cruiserweight Championship, but lost the match.[3] Hardy performed with the Ring of Honor (ROH) promotion on one occasion.[64] Hardy appeared at ROH's 2003 show, Death Before Dishonor, under his "Willow the Wisp" gimmick, wearing a mask and trench coat.[64] Hardy was quickly unmasked and lost his jacket, wearing attire similar to that he wore in WWE.[64] Hardy was booed and heckled before, during, and after the match by the ROH audience, who chanted "We want Matt!" and "You were fired!" during his match with Joey Matthews and Krazy K, which Hardy won.[64] Hardy then took a whole year off of wrestling to concentrate on motocross and finish his motocross track.[14]

    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (2004–2006)[link]

    Hardy in TNA in 2005

    Hardy debuted in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) on June 23, 2004, at the Second Anniversary Show, in a match against TNA X Division Champion A.J. Styles, for the title.[65] He also debuted his new entrance theme "Modest", a song performed by Hardy himself,[66] and a new nickname, "The Charismatic Enigma".[3] The match ended in a no contest when Kid Kash and Dallas interfered.[65] Hardy returned to TNA on July 21 and was awarded a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[67] Hardy challenged for the title on September 8, losing to NWA World Heavyweight Champion Jeff Jarrett.[68] In October 2004, he won a tournament,[69] earning a shot at the NWA World Heavyweight Championship on November 7 at Victory Road, TNA's first monthly pay-per-view.[70] Hardy was defeated by Jarrett once again in a ladder match at Victory Road following interference from Kevin Nash and Scott Hall.[70] One month later at Turning Point, Hardy, Styles and Randy Savage defeated Jarrett, Hall and Nash (collectively known as the Kings of Wrestling).[71] Hardy went on to defeat Hall in a singles match, substituting for Héctor Garza at Final Resolution on January 16, 2005.[72]

    At Against All Odds in February 2005, Hardy lost to Abyss in a "Full Metal Mayhem" match for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.[73] Hardy returned the favor by defeating Abyss in a Falls Count Anywhere match at Destination X in March.[74] Hardy then went on to feud with Raven,[75][76] with Hardy booked to defeat Raven in a steel cage match at Lockdown in April.[77] Hardy was suspended from TNA after no-showing his "Clockwork Orange House of Fun" rematch with Raven at Hard Justice on May 15, allegedly due to travel difficulties.[3][78][79] Hardy's suspension was lifted on August 5, and he returned at Sacrifice approximately a week later, attacking Jeff Jarrett.[80] He wrestled his first TNA match in four months at Unbreakable on September 11, losing to Bobby Roode following interference from Jarrett.[81] Throughout October 2005, Hardy became embroiled in a feud with Abyss, Rhino and Sabu.[82][83] The four way feud culminated in a Monster's Ball match at Bound for Glory on October 23, which Rhino won after delivering a second rope Rhino Driver to Hardy.[6][84] In the course of the match, Hardy delivered a Swanton Bomb to Abyss from a height of approximately 17 ft 0 in (5.18 m).[84] Later that night, Hardy competed in a ten-man battle royal for the number one contendership to the NWA World Heavyweight Championship, which Rhino also won.[84] At Genesis in November, Hardy lost to Monty Brown in another number one contender match.[85]

    Hardy was scheduled to wrestle on the pre-show of Turning Point in December 2005, but once again no-showed the event, again citing traveling problems.[3][6] Hardy was suspended as a result and did not appear on TNA television again.[3] In March, April, and May 2006, Hardy appeared on several live events promoted by TNA in conjunction with Dave Hebner and the United Wrestling Federation.[3][6]

    Return to World Wrestling Entertainment[link]

    Raw (2006)[link]

    Jeff Hardy performing a low dropkick on Umaga in a tag-team match during 2007

    On August 4, 2006, WWE announced that Hardy had re-signed with the company.[63] In the following weeks, vignettes aired hyping his return on the August 21 episode of Raw.[86] On the day of his return, Hardy received a push and defeated then-WWE Champion Edge by disqualification when Lita pulled Edge out of the ring.[87] After failing to capture the Intercontinental Championship from Johnny Nitro over the next few weeks, including at Unforgiven,[88] Hardy finally defeated Nitro to win his second Intercontinental Championship on the October 2 episode of Raw.[89] On the November 6 episode of Raw, Hardy lost the Intercontinental Championship back to Nitro, after Nitro hit him with the Intercontinental Championship title belt.[90] One week later, Hardy regained it on the November 13 episode of Raw, with a crucifix pin.[91] This marked Hardy's third reign as Intercontinental Champion.[41]

    The Hardys reunion (2006–2007)[link]

    On the November 21 episode of ECW on Sci Fi Hardy teamed with his brother, Matt, for the first time in almost five years to defeat the Full Blooded Italians.[92] At Survivor Series, they both were a part of Team D-Generation X, which gained the victory over Team Rated-RKO with a clean sweep.[93] The brothers then received their first opportunity since Hardy's return to win a tag team championship at Armageddon.[94] They competed in a four-team ladder match for the WWE Tag Team Championship, but they came up short in their attempt.[94] In the course of the match, however, they inadvertently legitimately injured Joey Mercury's face.[95]

    The Hardy Boyz, Jeff (far left) and Matt (far right).

    With Hardy still feuding with Johnny Nitro and the other members of MNM into 2007, he was challenged once again by Nitro at New Year's Revolution in a steel cage match for the Intercontinental Championship.[96] Hardy once again defeated Nitro.[96] Hardy then teamed with Matt to defeat MNM at both the Royal Rumble and No Way Out pay-per-views.[97][98] The next night on Raw, February 19, Hardy was defeated for the Intercontinental Championship by Umaga.[99] In April 2007, Hardy competed in the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania 23.[100] During the match, Matt threw Edge onto a ladder and encouraged Hardy, who was close to the winning briefcase, to finish him off.[100] Hardy then leaped off the 20-foot-high (6.1 m) ladder, drove Edge through the ladder with a leg drop, seemingly injuring both Edge and himself.[100] The two were unable to continue the match and were removed from ringside on stretchers.[100]

    The next night on Raw, April 2, the Hardys competed in a 10-team battle royal for the World Tag Team Championship.[101] They won the titles after eliminating Lance Cade and Trevor Murdoch.[101] They then began a feud with Cade and Murdoch, with the Hardys retaining the Championship in their first title defense against them at Backlash and again at Judgment Day.[102][103] The Hardys, however, dropped the titles to Cade and Murdoch on June 4 on Raw.[104] The Hardys earned a rematch at Vengeance: Night of Champions but were defeated.[105]

    Main event status and departure (2007–2009)[link]

    Jeff Hardy worked closely with Triple H during late 2007, and again in late 2008.

    In the midst of feuding with Umaga, who defeated Hardy at The Great American Bash to retain the Intercontinental Championship in late July,[106] Hardy was abruptly taken off WWE programming.[3] He posted on his own website and in the forums of TheHardyShow.com that it was time off to heal, stemming from a bad fall taken in a match against Mr. Kennedy on the July 23 episode of Raw.[3] He made his return on the August 27 episode of Raw beating Kennedy by disqualification after Umaga interfered.[107] The following week, on September 3, Hardy successfully captured his fourth Intercontinental Championship by defeating Umaga for the title.[108]

    This was the start of a push for Hardy, and at Survivor Series, Hardy and Triple H were the last two standing to win the traditional elimination match.[109] Hardy began an on and off tag team with Triple H,[110][111] which eventually led to a respectful feud between the two.[111] The scripted rivalry continued at Armageddon, when Hardy defeated Triple H to become the number one contender for the WWE Championship.[112] In the weeks leading up to the Royal Rumble, Hardy and Randy Orton engaged in a personal feud, which began when Orton kicked Hardy's brother, Matt, in the head in the storyline.[113] Hardy, in retaliation, performed a Swanton Bomb on Orton from the top of the Raw set and seemed to have all the momentum after coming out on top in their encounters.[13][114][115] Hardy, however, lost the title match at the Royal Rumble,[13] but was named as one of six men to compete in an Elimination Chamber match at No Way Out, where he survived to the final two before being eliminated by the eventual winner, Triple H.[116]

    During the March 3 episode of Raw, Hardy appeared on Chris Jericho's "Highlight Reel" segment as a special guest, but ended up attacking Jericho.[117] This led to an Intercontinental title match on the following Raw where Hardy dropped the title to Jericho.[118] Off-screen, Hardy dropped the title after he was suspended for sixty days, as of March 11, for his second violation of the company's Substance Abuse and Drug Testing Policy.[119] Hardy was also removed from the Money in the Bank ladder match at WrestleMania XXIV after the suspension was announced.[119][120] Hardy returned on the May 12 episode of Raw, defeating Umaga.[121] This reignited the rivalry between the two, and they met in a Falls Count Anywhere match at One Night Stand, which Hardy won.[122]

    Hardy as WWE Champion at the start of 2009.

    On June 23, 2008, Hardy was drafted from the Raw brand to the SmackDown brand, as a part of the 2008 WWE Draft.[123] Hardy made his SmackDown debut on the July 4 episode, defeating John Morrison.[124] Hardy participated in the WWE Championship Scramble match at Unforgiven and also challenged for the Championship at No Mercy and Cyber Sunday, but failed to win each time.[125][126][127] He was originally scheduled to be in the WWE Championship match at Survivor Series, but, in storyline, was found unconscious in his hotel, allowing the returning Edge to replace him in the match and win the title.[128][129] At Armageddon in December 2008, Hardy defeated the defending champion Edge and Triple H in a triple threat match to capture the WWE Championship, his first world heavyweight championship.[12][130]

    In January 2009, Hardy's next storyline led to his involvement in scripted accidents, including a hit-and-run automobile accident and an accident involving his ring entrance pyrotechnics.[131][132] At the 2009 Royal Rumble, Hardy lost his WWE Championship to Edge after Hardy's brother, Matt, interfered on Edge's behalf and hit Hardy with a steel chair.[133] The buildup to this feud involved Matt implying that he was responsible for all of Hardy's accidents over the past few months, and at WrestleMania XXV, Hardy was defeated by Matt in an Extreme Rules match.[134][135] In a rematch at Backlash, however, Hardy defeated Matt in an "I Quit" match.[136]

    At Extreme Rules, Hardy defeated Edge to win the World Heavyweight Championship in a ladder match. Immediately after the match, however, CM Punk cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase, which gave him a guaranteed world championship match at any time he wanted, and defeated Hardy to win the championship.[137] Hardy received his rematch at The Bash, and won the match via disqualification, with Punk still retaining the title.[138] At Night of Champions, however, Hardy won the championship for the second time, by defeating Punk.[139][140] At the SummerSlam pay-per-view in August, Hardy lost the title back to Punk in a Tables, Ladders, and Chairs match.[141] On the August 28 episode of SmackDown, Punk defeated Hardy in a steel cage rematch for the World Heavyweight Championship, resulting in Hardy being forced to leave WWE, in storyline, per the pre-match stipulation.[142] This storyline was put in place to allow Hardy to leave WWE to heal his injuries, including a neck injury.[143][144] Hardy also had two herniated discs in his lower back and was suffering from Restless legs syndrome.[143][144]

    Total Nonstop Action Wrestling return[link]

    Early storylines (2010)[link]

    Hardy during his return to TNA at the live Impact! on January 4.

    On TNA's first live Monday episode of Impact! on January 4, 2010, Hardy made his return to TNA, along with Shannon Moore.[145] He was attacked by Homicide after emerging from the crowd, but hit Homicide with a steel chair and performed the Twist of Fate on the Impact! Zone ramp.[145] He later appeared in backstage segments throughout the evening.[146] The following day, it was reported that Hardy had signed a new contract with TNA.[7] Hardy would make his next appearance for the company on the March 8 episode of Impact!, saving D'Angelo Dinero, Abyss and Hulk Hogan from A.J. Styles, Ric Flair and Desmond Wolfe.[147] The following week Hardy defeated the TNA World Heavyweight Champion A.J. Styles in a non-title match.[148] On the April 5 episode of Impact! Hardy was introduced as a member of Team Hogan for the annual Lethal Lockdown match, where they would face Team Flair.[149] At Lockdown Team Hogan (Hardy, Abyss, Jeff Jarrett and Rob Van Dam) defeated Team Flair (Sting, Desmond Wolfe, Robert Roode and James Storm).[150] At Sacrifice Hardy defeated Mr. Anderson.[151] After the event, Anderson turned face and eventually managed to convince the skeptical Hardy that he really had changed, after which the two went on to form a tag team.[152][153] At Slammiversary VIII Hardy and Anderson, now known as Enigmatic Assholes, defeated Beer Money, Inc. (Robert Roode and James Storm) in a tag team match.[154]

    Immortal and World Heavyweight Champion (2010–2011)[link]

    Hardy as the TNA World Heavyweight Champion in November 2010

    On the August 19 episode of Impact! the TNA World Heavyweight Championship was vacated and Hardy was entered into an eight man tournament for the championship, defeating Rob Terry in his first round match.[155] At the semifinals at No Surrender Hardy first wrestled Kurt Angle to a twenty minute time-limit draw, after which Eric Bischoff ordered a five minute period of extra time. After that and a second five minute extra time period also ended in draws, it was ruled that Angle was unable to continue and the match ended in a no contest.[156] After wrestling a draw on the September 16 episode of Impact!, it was announced that both Hardy and Angle would advance to the finals at Bound for Glory, where they would compete with Mr. Anderson in a three–way match.[157]

    At Bound for Glory, Hardy turned heel with Hulk Hogan and Eric Bischoff and with their help defeated Angle and Anderson to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship for the first time. They were then joined by Jeff Jarrett and Abyss, revealing the group that Abyss had been referring to as "they" for several months.[158] On the following episode of Impact! the stable was named Immortal, as it formed an alliance with Ric Flair's Fortune. Meanwhile, Hardy debuted a new dark character, using cryptic messages as he explained the reasons behind his turn.[159] At Turning Point Hardy retained his title in a defense against Matt Morgan, a replacement for Mr. Anderson, who was sidelined after suffering a concussion during an attack by Hardy.[160] On the following episode of Impact! Hogan presented Hardy with a new design of the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, which he dubbed the TNA Immortal Championship.[161] At Final Resolution in December, Hardy successfully defended the championship in a rematch against Morgan after incapacitating the special guest referee Mr. Anderson and having a replacement referee count the pinfall.[162] On January 4, 2011, Hardy made his debut for New Japan Pro Wrestling (NJPW) at Wrestle Kingdom V in Tokyo Dome, where he successfully defended the TNA World Heavyweight Championship against Tetsuya Naitō.[163][164]

    On January 9 at Genesis, Hardy's brother, Matt, made his TNA debut as a surprise member of Immortal and defeated Rob Van Dam to prevent him from receiving a match at Hardy's championship. That same night Hardy gave Anderson a match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, immediately following Anderson's victory in a number one contender's match. Despite Matt, Flair, and Bischoff interfering in an attempt to help Hardy, Anderson defeated Hardy for the championship.[165] On the January 13 episode of Impact! the Hardy Boyz reunited and defeated Anderson and Van Dam in a tag team match, following interference from Beer Money, Inc.[166] On the February 3 episode of Impact!, Hardy received his rematch for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship. The rest of Immortal interfered in the match, but were stopped by Fortune, which led to Anderson retaining the championship.[167] On February 13 at Against All Odds Hardy defeated Anderson in a ladder match to regain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[168] Hardy held the championship for less than two weeks, defending it once against Rob Van Dam, before losing it to Sting on February 24, at the tapings of the March 3 episode of Impact!.[169][170][171] On March 13 at Victory Road, Hardy received a rematch for the title under No Disqualification rules, but was defeated in ninety seconds.[172] TNA had made the decision to cut the match short after deeming that Hardy was in no condition to wrestle.[173] The following day it was reported that TNA had sent Hardy home from the week's Impact! tapings.[173] On the March 17 episode of Impact!, Immortal severed their ties with Hardy.[174]

    Return (2011–present)[link]

    On August 23, 2011, TNA announced that Hardy would be making his return to the promotion at the Impact Wrestling tapings on August 25 in Huntsville, Alabama.[175] The return would take place only five days after Matt Hardy was released from his TNA contract.[176] In his return, which was taped for the September 8 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy spoke to the audience, acknowledging that he had hit rock bottom at Victory Road in March, before asking the fans for "one more shot".[177][178] Hardy wrestled his first match in six months on September 15 at a live event in York, Pennsylvania, defeating Jeff Jarrett.[179] Hardy then began feuding with his former stable Immortal, attacking Eric Bischoff on the October 6 episode of Impact Wrestling and engaging in brawls with Jeff Jarrett at Bound for Glory and on the October 20 episode of Impact Wrestling.[180][181][182] Hardy wrestled his first televised match since his return on the October 27 episode of Impact Wrestling, defeating Immortal member Bully Ray.[183] On November 13 at Turning Point, Hardy defeated Jeff Jarrett three times, first in six seconds, the second in six minutes, and the third in ten seconds.[184] On December 11 at Final Resolution, Hardy defeated Jarrett in a steel cage match to become the number one contender to the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[185] On January 8, 2012, at Genesis, Hardy defeated TNA World Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode via disqualification; as a result, the title remained with Roode.[186] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, a rematch between Hardy and Roode ended in a no contest, following interference from Bully Ray.[187] The following week, Hardy was entered into a number one contender's match against James Storm, which ended in a no contest following interference from Ray and Roode.[188] On February 12 at Against All Odds, Hardy was unable to capture the TNA World Heavyweight Championship from Roode in a four-way match, which also included Bully Ray and James Storm.[189] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy lost his shot at the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, following interference from the returning Kurt Angle.[190] On March 18 at Victory Road, Hardy was defeated by Angle in a singles match.[191] On April 15 at Lockdown, Hardy defeated Angle in a rematch, contested inside a steel cage.[192] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy and Mr. Anderson were defeated by Rob Van Dam in a three-way number one contender's match for the TNA World Heavyweight Championship.[193] During the first "Open Fight Night" the following week, Hardy teamed up with Anderson to unsuccessfully challenge Magnus and Samoa Joe for the TNA World Tag Team Championship.[194] On May 13 at Sacrifice, Hardy was defeated by Anderson in a singles match.[195] On the following episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy defeated Anderson in a rematch.[196] On the live May 31 episode of Impact Wrestling, Hardy won a fan voting to become the number one contender to the TNA Television Championship. However, his title match with Devon ended in a no contest, following interference from Robbie E and Robbie T.[197]

    Other media[link]

    Hardy appeared on the February 7, 1999 episode of That '70s Show entitled "That Wrestling Show", along with Matt, as an uncredited wrestler.[198][199] Hardy and Matt also appeared on Tough Enough in early 2001, talking to and wrestling the contestants.[200] He appeared on the February 25, 2002 episode of Fear Factor competing against five other World Wrestling Federation wrestlers.[201] He was eliminated in the first round.[201] Hardy also appears on The Hardy Show, an internet web show which features the Hardys, Shannon Moore and many of their friends.[202] In September 2009, Hardy signed a deal with Fox 21 studios to appear in a reality television show.[143]

    In 2001, Hardy, Matt and Lita appeared in Rolling Stone magazine's 2001 Sports Hall of Fame issue.[203] In 2003, Hardy and Matt, with the help of Michael Krugman, wrote and published their autobiography The Hardy Boyz: Exist 2 Inspire.[204]

    As part of WWE, Hardy has appeared in several of their DVDs, including The Hardy Boyz: Leap of Faith (2001) and The Ladder Match (2007).[205][206] He is also featured in the Total Nonstop Action Wrestling release Enigma: The Best of Jeff Hardy (2005) and Pro Wrestling's Ultimate Insiders: Hardy Boys – From the Backyard to the Big Time (2005). On April 29, 2008, WWE released "Twist of Fate: The Matt and Jeff Hardy Story".[205] The DVD features footage of the brothers in OMEGA and WWE, and also briefly mentions Hardy's first run with TNA.[205] In December 2009, WWE released a DVD about Hardy entitled Jeff Hardy: My Life, My Rules.[207]

    Artistic pursuits[link]

    Hardy has an eclectic set of interests outside of wrestling. He calls his artistic side "The Imag-I-Nation".[208] At one stage, Hardy constructed a 30-foot (9.1 m) statue of an "aluminummy" named "Neroameee" out of tin foil outside of his recording studio (a spray painted trailer).[2] On another occasion, he created an artificial volcano in his front yard, which he then jumped over on his motocross dirtbike. On another occasion Hardy created a large sculpture of his brother Matt's hand signal "V1", which was seen on "The Hardy Show", an Internet web show which features both the Hardys, Shannon Moore and many of their friends.[209] Hardy is also an artist and poet.[2]

    Hardy taught himself how to play guitar and later bought a drum kit.[210] In 2003, Hardy formed a band, Peroxwhy?gen, with members of the band Burnside 6, and Moore, who later left.[66][210] He also converted a trailer into a recording studio.[210] The band recorded two songs;[17] One song was "September Day", a song Jeff wrote in reaction to the September 11, 2001 attacks.[211] Rumors arose that Peroxwhy?gen split up in 2004 shortly after recording the second song, "Modest", which Hardy later used as his entrance music in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling.[66] On the official Peroxwhy?gen MySpace, however, the rumors were denounced.[15] Currently, Peroxwhy?gen only has three members, Hardy, Shannon Moore and JR Merrill.[15]

    Personal life[link]

    Hardy at an autograph signing, showing his roots tattoo on his arm

    He has a tattoo of roots that starts on his head, behind his ear, and finishes at his hand.[212] He also has a few other signature designed tattoos, one of which, a dragon, he hid from his father.[212] It was also the first tattoo he got in 1998.[213] He later got tattoos of the Chinese symbols for "Peace" and "Health", as well as tattoos of fire and a wave.[213] Hardy regards his tattoos as his "artistic impulses".[214] Hardy is very good friends with Shannon Moore, who he has known since around 1987.[215] He is also good friends with Marty Garner, Jason Arhndt and John Morrison .[216][217] He regards Vanilla Ice as a big influence on him,[218] and he was even nicknamed "Ice" by Scott Hall.[219]

    Hardy met his girlfriend Beth Britt in 1999, shortly after the Hardy Boyz had won the WWF Tag Team Championship for the first time.[220] Hardy and his brother Matt went to a club in Southern Pines, North Carolina, where Hardy met her.[220] On March 15, 2008, it was reported that Hardy's house had burned to the ground in a fire.[119][120] Hardy and his girlfriend were not home at the time, but his dog, Jack, was killed in the fire.[119][120] It is believed that the fire was started by faulty electrical wiring.[221] In October 2008, Hardy was building a new home in the same area, which was expected to be completed by early 2009.[119][120] In August 2010, Hardy announced that Britt was pregnant with the couple's first child,[222] a daughter, who was born on October 28, 2010.[223][224] Hardy married Britt on March 9, 2011.[225]

    On September 17, 2008, Hardy was involved in an incident at the Nashville International Airport's Southwest gate.[226] A Southwest Airline employee reported that Hardy appeared to be intoxicated and therefore, he was not allowed to board the flight.[226] He was not, however, arrested as he was said to be "calm" and "co-operative", and he made other arrangements to get home.[226]

    On September 11, 2009 Hardy was arrested on charges of trafficking in controlled prescription pills and possession of anabolic steroids, after a search of his house yielded 262 Vicodin prescription pills, 180 Soma prescription pills, 555 milliliters of anabolic steroids, a residual amount of powder cocaine, and drug paraphernalia.[227] Over a year later, the district attorney announced that Hardy would plead guilty to the charges.[228] On September 8, 2011, Hardy was sentenced to ten days in jail, 30 months of probation and a fine of $100,000.[229][230] Hardy served his jail sentence from October 3 to October 13, 2011.[231]

    In wrestling[link]

    Hardy performing a 'Swanton Bomb' on Chris Jericho in 2002.
    Hardy performing the 'Whisper in the Wind' on Edge
    Hardy performing 'Poetry in Motion' on Billy Gunn at WrestleMania X8.
    Hardy performing his 'Twist of Hate' on Mr. Anderson.
    • Nicknames
      • "The Charismatic Enigma"[3][241] (TNA / WWE)
      • "The Legend Thriller"[242] (WWE)
      • "The Rainbow–Haired Warrior"[13] (WWE)
      • "The anti-Christ of professional wrestling" (TNA)[243]

    Championships and accomplishments[link]

    • New Dimension Wrestling
      • NDW Light Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
      • NDW Tag Team Championship (1 time)1[252] – with Matt Hardy
    • New Frontier Wrestling Association
      • NFWA Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]
    • North East Wrestling
      • NEW Junior Heavyweight Championship (1 time)[6]

    1The titles have been vacant since 1999 due to the Hardy Boys signing contracts with the WWF and have been declared inactive until they defend the titles again.

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    Jeff Beck

    Jeff Beck at the Palais, Melbourne, Australia
    26 January 2009
    Background information
    Birth name Geoffrey Arnold Beck
    Also known as A.N. Other
    Born (1944-06-24) 24 June 1944 (age 68)
    Wallington, Surrey England, United Kingdom
    Genres Blues rock, jazz fusion, instrumental rock, hard rock, electronica, progressive rock
    Occupations Musician, songwriter, actor
    Instruments Guitar, bass, backing vocals, contrabass
    Years active 1964-present
    Labels EMI, Epic
    Associated acts The Yardbirds, The Jeff Beck Group, The Honeydrippers, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Big Town Playboys, Upp, Eric Clapton, Suzi Quatro, Duff McKagan, Tal Wilkenfeld
    Website www.jeffbeck.com
    Notable instruments
    Fender Jeff Beck Signature Model Stratocaster
    Jeff Beck 1954 Les Paul Oxblood

    Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born 24 June 1944) is an English rock guitarist. He is one of three noted guitarists to have played with The Yardbirds (Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page are the other two). Beck also formed The Jeff Beck Group and Beck, Bogert & Appice.

    Much of Beck's recorded output has been instrumental, with a focus on innovative sound and his releases have spanned genres ranging from blues-rock, heavy metal, jazz fusion and an additional blend of guitar-rock and electronica. Although he recorded two hit albums (in 1975 and 1976) as a solo act, Beck has not established or maintained the sustained commercial success of many of his contemporaries and bandmates.[1][2] Beck appears on albums by Mick Jagger, Kate Bush, Roger Waters, Donovan, Stevie Wonder, Les Paul, Zucchero, Cyndi Lauper, Brian May and ZZ Top. In 1988, he made a cameo appearance in the movie Twins.

    He was ranked 5th in Rolling Stone's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"[3] and the magazine has described him as "one of the most influential lead guitarists in rock".[4] MSNBC has called him a "guitarist's guitarist".[1] Beck has earned wide critical praise and received the Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance six times and Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance once. He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice: as a member of The Yardbirds (1992) and as a solo artist (2009).[5]

    Contents

    Biography[link]

    Early life[link]

    "I was interested in the electric guitar even before I knew the difference between electric and acoustic. The electric guitar seemed to be a totally fascinating plank of wood with knobs and switches on it. I just had to have one."

    Beck[6]

    Beck was born in 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck at 206 Demesne Road, Wallington, England. As a ten year old Beck sang in a church choir. As a teenager he learned to play a borrowed guitar and made several attempts to build his own instrument, first by gluing and bolting together cigar boxes for the body and an unsanded fence-post for the neck with model aircraft control-lines and frets simply painted on. When fabricating a neck for his next try he attempted to use measurements for a bass guitar.

    Beck has cited Les Paul as the first electric guitar player who impressed him.[6] Beck has said that he first heard an electric guitar when he was six years old and heard Paul playing "How High the Moon" on the radio. He asked his mother what it was and after she replied it was an electric guitar and was all tricks, he said, "That's for me".[7] Cliff Gallup, lead guitarist with Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps was also an early musical influence, followed by B.B. King and Steve Cropper.[8]

    Upon leaving school he attended Wimbledon College of Art, after which he was briefly employed as a painter and decorator, a groundsman on a golf course and a car paint-sprayer. Beck's sister Annetta introduced him to Jimmy Page when both were teenagers.

    Early career[link]

    Beck began his career in the 1960s. He joined The Rumbles, a Croydon band, in 1963 for a short period as lead guitarist, playing Gene Vincent and Buddy Holly songs, displaying a talent for mimicking guitar styles. His first appearance on vinyl was as a session guitarist on a 1964 Parlophone single by The Fitz and Startz entitled "I'm Not Running Away", with B-side "So Sweet".

    In March 1965, Beck was recruited by The Yardbirds to replace Eric Clapton on the recommendation of fellow session man Jimmy Page, who had been their initial choice.[9] The Yardbirds recorded most of their Top 40 hit songs during Beck's short but significant 20-month tenure with the band allowing him only one full album which became known as Roger the Engineer (titled Over Under Sideways Down in the U.S.), released in 1966. Beck was actually pictured on the cover of For Your Love which was released by the Yardbirds' American label in June 1965, however Clapton played guitar on most of the songs. From September to November 1966, Beck shared lead guitar duties with Page in the Yardbirds, who initially joined as bass player[9] in June of that year. A clip of this iteration of the band can be seen in the 1966 British film Blow Up.

    Beck with the Jeff Beck Group, 1968

    Beck was fired in the middle of a US tour for being a consistent no-show -- as well as difficulties caused by his perfectionism and explosive temper.[10] After leaving the Yardbirds, Beck recorded the one-off "Beck's Bolero" (with Jimmy Page, John Paul Jones, Nicky Hopkins and Keith Moon) and two solo hit singles in the UK, "Hi Ho Silver Lining" and "Tallyman". He then formed The Jeff Beck Group, which featured Rod Stewart on vocals, Ronnie Wood on bass, Nicky Hopkins on piano and, after a series of drummers, eventually Micky Waller in early 1967.

    The group produced two albums for Columbia Records (Epic in the US): Truth (August 1968) and Beck-Ola (July 1969). Truth, released five months before the first Led Zeppelin album, features "You Shook Me", a song written and first recorded by Willie Dixon that was also covered on the Led Zeppelin debut. It sold well (reaching number 15 on the Billboard charts). Beck-Ola saw drummer Micky Waller replaced by Tony Newman, and, while well-received, was less successful both commercially and critically. Resentment, coupled with touring incidents, led the group to dissolve in July 1969.

    Nick Mason recalls in his autobiography that during 1967 Pink Floyd had wanted to recruit Beck to be their guitarist after the departure of Syd Barrett[11] but "None of us had the nerve to ask him".[12] In 1969, following the death of Brian Jones, Beck was approached about joining the Rolling Stones.[10]

    After the break-up of his group, Beck took part in the Music from Free Creek "super session" project, billed as "A.N. Other" and contributed lead guitar on four songs, including one co-written by him. Next he teamed with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, the rhythm section of Vanilla Fudge, in September 1969, when Bogert and Appice came to England to resolve contractual issues, but when Beck fractured his skull in a car accident near Maidstone in December the plan was postponed for two-and-a-half years, during which time Bogert and Appice formed Cactus. Beck later remarked on the 1960s period of his life: "Everyone thinks of the 1960s as something they really weren't. It was the frustration period of my life. The electronic equipment just wasn't up to the sounds I had in my head."[13]

    In 1970, when Beck had regained his health, he set about forming a band with drummer Cozy Powell. Beck, Powell and producer Mickie Most flew to the US and recorded several tracks at Motown's famed Studio A in Hitsville U.S.A. with The Funk Brothers, Motown's in-house band, but the results remained unreleased. By April 1971 Beck had completed the line-up of this new group with guitarist/vocalist Bobby Tench, keyboard player Max Middleton and bassist Clive Chaman. The new band performed as the "Jeff Beck Group" but had a substantially different sound from the first line-up. Rough and Ready (October 1971), the first album they recorded, on which Beck wrote or co-wrote six of the album's seven tracks (the exception being written by Middleton), included elements of soul, rhythm-and-blues and jazz, foreshadowing the direction Beck's music would take later in the decade.

    Beck playing in 1973

    A second album Jeff Beck Group (July 1972) was recorded at TMI studios in Memphis, Tennessee with the same personnel.[14] Beck employed Steve Cropper as producer[15] and the album displayed a strong soul influence, five of the nine tracks being covers of songs by American artists. One, "I Got To Have A Song", was the first of four Stevie Wonder compositions covered by Beck. Shortly after the release of the Jeff Beck Group album the band was dissolved and Beck's management put out the statement that: "The fusion of the musical styles of the various members has been successful within the terms of individual musicians, but they didn't feel it had led to the creation of a new musical style with the strength they had originally sought."[16]

    Beck then started collaborating with bassist Tim Bogert and drummer Carmine Appice, who became available following the demise of Cactus but continued touring as Jeff Beck Group in August 1972, to fulfil contractual obligations with his promoter, with a line-up including Bogert, Appice, Max Middleton and vocalist Kim Milford. After six appearances Milford was replaced by Bobby Tench, who was flown in from the UK[17] for the Arie Crown Theatre Chicago performance and the rest of the tour,[18] which concluded at the Paramount North West Theatre, Seattle.[19] After the tour Tench and Middleton left the band and the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice appeared: Appice took on the role of vocalist with Bogert and Beck contributing occasionally.[19] They were included on the bill for Rock at The Oval in September 1972, still as the "Jeff Beck Group", which marked the start of a tour schedule of UK, the Netherlands and Germany. Another US tour began in October 1972, starting at the Hollywood Sportatorium Florida and concluding on 11 November 1972 at The Warehouse, New Orleans.[20] In April 1973 the album Beck, Bogert & Appice was released (on Epic Records). While critics acknowledged the band's instrumental prowess the album was not commercially well received except for its cover of Stevie Wonder's hit "Superstition".

    On 3 July 1973 Beck joined David Bowie on-stage to perform "The Jean Genie"/"Love Me Do" and "Around and Around". The show was recorded and filmed but none of the released editions included Beck. During October 1973 Beck recorded tracks for Michael Fennelly's[21] album Lane Changer and attended sessions with Hummingbird, a band derived from The Jeff Beck Group, but did not to contribute to their eponymous first album.[22]

    Early in January 1974 the band played at the Rainbow Theatre, as part of a European tour. The concert was broadcast in full on the US show Rock Around the World in September of the same year. This last recorded work by the band previewed material intended for a second studio album, included on the bootleg At Last Rainbow. The tracks Blues Deluxe and BBA Boogie from this concert were later included on the Jeff Beck compilation Beckology (1991).[23] Beck, Bogert & Appice dissolved in April 1974 before their second studio album (produced by Jimmy Miller) was finished. Their live album Beck, Bogert & Appice Live in Japan, recorded during their 1973 tour of Japan, was not released until February 1975 by Epic/Sony.

    After a few months Beck entered Underhill Studio and met with the group Upp, whom he recruited as backing band for his appearance on the BBC TV programme Guitar Workshop in August 1974. Beck produced and played on their self-titled debut album and their second album This Way Upp, though his contributions to the second album went uncredited. In October Beck began to record instrumentals at AIR Studios with Max Middleton, bassist Phil Chen and drummer Richard Bailey, using George Martin as producer and arranger. Blow by Blow (March 1975) evolved from these sessions and showcased Beck's technical prowess in jazz-rock. The album reached number four in the charts and is Beck's most commercially-successful release. Beck, fastidious about overdubs and often dissatisfied with his solos, often returned to AIR Studios until he was satisfied. A couple of months after the sessions had finished Martin received a telephone call from Beck, who wanted to record a solo section again. Bemused, Martin replied: "I'm sorry, Jeff, but the record is in the shops!"[6]

    Beck performing in Amsterdam; 1979

    Beck put together a live band for a US tour, preceded by a small and unannounced gig at The Newlands Tavern in Peckham, London. He toured through April and May 1975, mostly supporting the Mahavishnu Orchestra, retaining Max Middleton on keyboards but with a new rhythm section of bassist Wilbur Bascomb and noted session drummer Bernard "Pretty" Purdie. In a May 1975 show in Cleveland, Ohio (Music Hall), he became frustrated with an early version of a talk box he used on his arrangement of The Beatles' "She's a Woman," and after breaking a string, tossed his legendary Yardbirds-era Stratocaster off the stage. He did the same with the talk box and finished the show playing a Les Paul and without the box. During this tour he performed at Yuya Uchida's "World Rock Festival," playing a total of eight songs with Purdie. In addition he performed a guitar and drum instrumental with Johnny Yoshinaga and, at the end of the festival, joined in a live jam with bassist Felix Pappalardi of Mountain and vocalist Akira "Joe" Yamanaka from the Flower Travellin' Band. Only his set with Purdie was recorded and released.

    He returned to the studio and recorded Wired (1976), which paired drummer and composer Narada Michael Walden and keyboardist Jan Hammer. The album used a jazz-rock fusion style which sounded similar to the work of his two collaborators. To promote the album, Beck joined forces with the Jan Hammer Group, playing a show supporting Alvin Lee at The Roundhouse in May 1976, before embarking on a seven-month long world tour. This resulted in the live album Jeff Beck with the Jan Hammer Group Live (1977).

    At this point, Beck was a tax exile and took up residency in the US, remaining there until his return to the UK in the autumn of 1977. In the spring of 1978, he began rehearsing with bassist Stanley Clarke and drummer Gerry Brown towards a projected appearance at the Knebworth Festival, but this was cancelled after Brown dropped out. Beck toured Japan for three weeks in November 1978 with an ad-hoc group consisting of Clarke and newcomers Tony Hymas (keyboards) and Simon Phillips (drums) from Jack Bruce's band. Work then began on a new studio album at The Who's Ramport Studios in London and continued sporadically throughout 1979, resulting in There and Back in June 1980. It featured three tracks composed and recorded with Jan Hammer, while five were written with Hymas. Stanley Clarke was replaced by Mo Foster on bass, both on the album and the subsequent tours. Its release was followed by extensive touring in the USA, Japan and the UK.

    1980s[link]

    In 1981 Beck made a series of historic live appearances with his Yardbirds predecessor Eric Clapton at the Amnesty International-sponsored benefit concerts dubbed The Secret Policeman's Other Ball shows. He appeared with Clapton on "Crossroads", "Further On Up The Road", and his own arrangement of Stevie Wonder's "Cause We've Ended As Lovers". Beck also featured prominently in an all-star band finale performance of "I Shall Be Released" with Clapton, Sting, Phil Collins, Donovan and Bob Geldof. Beck's contributions were seen and heard in the resulting album and film, both of which achieved worldwide success in 1982. Another benefit show, the ARMS Concert for Multiple Sclerosis featured a jam with Beck, Eric Clapton and Jimmy Page. They performed "Tulsa Time" and "Layla". This is the only time all of the Yardbirds lead guitarists appeared on stage together.[citation needed]

    In 1985 Beck released Flash, featurng a variety of vocalists, but most notably former bandmate Rod Stewart on a rendition of Curtis Mayfield's "People Get Ready".

    After a four year break, Jeff made a return to instrumental music with the album Jeff Beck's Guitar Shop (1989), the first album to feature Beck as a fingerstyle guitarist, leaving the plectrum playing style. It was only his 3rd album to be released in the 1980s. Much of Beck's sparse and sporadic recording schedule was due in part to a long battle with noise-induced tinnitus.

    1990s[link]

    Jeff Beck at the Enmore Theatre, Sydney

    In the 1990s, Beck had a higher musical output. He is featured on lead guitar on Roger Waters' 1992 concept album Amused to Death, and on Kate Bush's 1993 album The Red Shoes.

    He recorded the instrumental soundtrack album Frankie's House (1992), as well as Crazy Legs (1993), a tribute album to 50's rockabilly group Gene Vincent and the Blue Caps and their influential guitarist Cliff Gallup.

    Beck rehearsed with Guns N' Roses for their concert in Paris in 1992, but did not play in the actual concert due to ear damage caused by a Matt Sorum cymbal crash, causing Beck to become temporarily deaf.[24] The Yardbirds were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1992. In Beck's acceptance speech he humorously noted that:

    Someone told me I should be proud tonight... But I'm not, because they kicked me out. ...They did... Fuck them![25]

    He accompanied Paul Rodgers of Bad Company on the album Muddy Water Blues: A Tribute to Muddy Waters in 1993. Jeff's next release would not be until 1999, his first foray into guitar based electronica, Who Else! The album also marked Beck's first collaboration with a female musician, Jennifer Batten, in touring, writing, and recording as well as the first time he had worked with another guitarist on his own material since playing in The Yardbirds. Beck continued to work with Batten through the post-release tour of You Had It Coming in 2001.[26]

    2000s[link]

    Jeff Beck won his third Grammy Award, this one for 'Best Rock Instrumental Performance' for the track "Dirty Mind" from You Had It Coming (2001).

    The song "Plan B," from the 2003 release Jeff, earned Beck his fourth Grammy Award for Best Rock Instrumental Performance, and was proof that the new electro-guitar style he used for the two earlier albums would continue to dominate. Jeff Beck was the opening act for B.B. King in the summer of 2003 and appeared at Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival in 2004.

    Beck with Tal Wilkenfeld on the 2007 Crossroads Guitar Festival tour

    In 2007, he accompanied Kelly Clarkson for her cover of Patty Griffin's "Up to the Mountain (MLK Song)", during the Idol Gives Back episode of American Idol. The performance was recorded live and afterwards was immediately released for sale. In the same year, he appeared once again at Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival, performing with Vinnie Colaiuta, Jason Rebello, and the then 21-year-old bassist Tal Wilkenfeld.

    Beck announced a world tour in early 2009 and remained faithful to the same lineup of musicians as in his tour two years before, playing and recording at Ronnie Scott's in London to a sold out audience. Beck played on the song "Black Cloud" on the 2009 Morrissey album Years of Refusal and later that year, Harvey Goldsmith became Beck's Manager.[27]

    Beck was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on 4 April 2009, as a solo artist.[28] The award was presented by Jimmy Page.[29] On 4 July 2009, David Gilmour joined Beck onstage at the Albert Hall. Beck and Gilmour traded solos on "Jerusalem" and closed the show with "Hi Ho Silver Lining".

    2010s[link]

    Beck's latest album, Emotion & Commotion, was released in April 2010. It features a mixture of original songs and covers such as "Over the Rainbow" and "Nessun Dorma". Joss Stone provides some of the guest vocals.[30] Two tracks from Emotion & Commotion won Grammys in 2011: "Nessun Dorma" won the Best Pop Instrumental Performance and "Hammerhead" won the Best Rock Instrumental Performance".[31] Beck collaborated on "Imagine" for the 2010 Herbie Hancock album, The Imagine Project along with Seal, P!nk, India.Arie, Konono N°1, Oumou Sangare and others and received a third Grammy in 2011 for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals for this track.[32][33]

    Beck's 2010 World Tour band featured Grammy winning musician Narada Michael Walden on drums, Rhonda Smith on bass and Jason Rebello on keyboards. He has also released a live album titled Live and Exclusive from the Grammy Museum on October 25, 2010.

    In 2011, Beck received two honorary degrees from British universities. On 18 July 2011, he was honoured with a fellowship from University of the Arts London in recognition of his "outstanding contribution to the field of Music".[34] He was also presented with an honorary doctorate from University of Sussex by Sanjeev Bhaskar, the university's chancellor for “an outstanding musical career and celebrated the relationship between the university and the Brighton Institute of Modern Music (BIMM)" on 21 July 2011.[35][36]

    Influences[link]

    One of the most influential guitarists in the history of rock music,[4][37][38] Jeff Beck has cited his major influences as Les Paul,[6] The Shadows, Cliff Gallup, Ravi Shankar, Roy Buchanan,[39] Chet Atkins, Django Reinhardt, Steve Cropper and Lonnie Mack.[40] Of John McLaughlin, he said: "he has given us so many different facets of the guitar and introduced thousands of us to world music, by blending Indian music with jazz and classical. I'd say he was the best guitarist alive."[41]

    While Beck was not the first rock guitarist to experiment with electronic distortion, he nonetheless helped to redefine the sound and role of the electric guitar in rock music. Beck's work with The Yardbirds and The Jeff Beck Group's 1968 album Truth were seminal influences on heavy metal music, which emerged in full force in the early 1970s.[42]

    Technique and equipment[link]

    "...we shared a dressing room with the Yardbirds. At that point, it was kind of a peak period, Jimmy Page was playing bass; he had just joined the band. Chris Dreja was still playing rhythm guitar, Jeff Beck was playing lead through a Super Beatle and using banjo strings for the unwound G, 'cos they didn't make sets with an unwound G at that point. So he used banjo strings to complete his set. When he was in the dressing room, our guitar player went into his guitar case trying to find out his secrets and found a banjo string. I think he actually took one."

    Beck stopped regular use of a pick (plectrum) in the 1980s. He produces a wide variety of sounds by using his fingers and the vibrato bar on his signature Fender Stratocaster, and he frequently uses a wah-wah pedal both live and in the studio. As Eric Clapton once said, "With Jeff, it’s all in his hands".[43] Along with Fender Stratocasters, Beck occasionally plays Fender Telecaster and Gibson Les Paul models as well. His amplifiers are primarily Fender and Marshall. In his earlier days with the Yardbirds, Beck also used a 1954 Fender Esquire guitar (now owned by Seymour W. Duncan, and housed in the Cleveland Rock and Roll Hall of Fame[44]) through Vox AC30s. He has also played through a variety of fuzz pedals and echo-units along with this set-up and has used the Pro Co RAT distortion pedal. The Seymour Duncan JB model's name is an acronym for both Jazz & Blues and Jeff Beck, as it was designed in conjunction with the guitarist.

    During the ARMS Charity Concerts in 1983 Beck used his battered Fender Esquire along with a 1954 Fender Stratocaster and a Jackson Soloist. On the Crazy Legs (1993) he played a Gretsch Duo Jet, his signature Fender Stratocaster and various other guitars. Recently[when?] Fender created a Custom Shop Tribute series version of his beat-up Fender Esquire as well as his Artist Signature series Stratocaster.

    Personal life[link]

    Beck has been married to Sandra Cash since 2005.[45] Beck describes himself as a vegetarian. He has an interest in classic Ford hot rods, performing much of the work on the exteriors and engines of the cars by himself.[46]

    Discography[link]

    See also[link]

    Bibliography[link]

    • Carson, Annette. Jeff Beck: Crazy Fingers. Backbeat books (2002). ISBN 0-87930-632-7
    • Horjt, Chris and Hinman, Doug. Jeff's book : A chronology of Jeff Beck's career 1965-1980 : from the Yardbirds to Jazz-Rock. Rock 'n' Roll Research Press, (2000). ISBN 0-9641005-3-3
    • Foster, Mo.17 watts?: The Birth of British Rock Guitar. Sanctuary (1997 and 2000). ISBN 978-1-86074-267-5

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    Ronnie Scott
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    Background information
    Birth name Ronald Schatt
    Born 28 January 1927
    Aldgate, England
    Died 23 December 1996(1996-12-23) (aged 69)
    Genres Jazz
    Instruments Tenor saxophone

    Ronnie Scott (28 January 1927 – 23 December 1996) was an English jazz tenor saxophonist and jazz club owner.

    Contents

    Life and career[link]

    Ronnie Scott (originally Ronald Schatt) was born in Aldgate, east London, into a family of Russian Jewish descent on his father's side, and Portuguese antecedents on his mother's.[1] Scott began playing in small jazz clubs at the age of sixteen. (His claim to fame being, he was taught to play by "Vera Lynn's father-in-law!") He toured with Johnny Claes, the trumpeter, from 1944 to 1945 and with Ted Heath in 1946, as well as working with Ambrose, Cab Kaye, and Tito Burns. He was involved in the short-lived musicians' co-operative Club Eleven band and club (1948–1950), with Johnny Dankworth and others, and was a member of the generation of British musicians who worked on the Cunard liner Queen Mary (intermittently 1946–c. 1950) in order to visit New York and hear the new music directly. Scott was among the earliest British musicians to be influenced in his playing style by Charlie Parker and other bebop musicians.

    In 1952 Scott joined Jack Parnell's orchestra, then led his own nine-piece group and quintet featuring among others, Pete King, with whom he would later open his jazz club, Victor Feldman, Hank Shaw and Phil Seamen from 1953 to 1956. He co-led The Jazz Couriers with Tubby Hayes from 1957 to 1959, and was leader of a quartet including Stan Tracey (1960–1967).

    During this period he also did occasional session work; his best-known work here is the solo on The Beatles' "Lady Madonna". He was said to be upset at the amount of his saxophone that made the final cut on the original record[citation needed]. He also played on film scores, including "Fear Is the Key", composed by Roy Budd. He continued to be in demand for guest appearances in later years, such as providing the tenor sax solo on Phil Collins's 1981 hit single "I Missed Again".

    From 1967–69, Scott was a member of The Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band which toured Europe extensively and which also featured fellow tenor players Johnny Griffin and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, at the same time running his own octet including John Surman and Kenny Wheeler (1968–1969), and a trio with Mike Carr on keyboards and Bobby Gien on drums (1971–1975). He then went on to lead various groups, most of which included John Critchinson on keyboards and Martin Drew on drums.

    Ronnie Scott's playing was much admired on both sides of the Atlantic. Charles Mingus said of him in 1961: "Of the white boys, Ronnie Scott gets closer to the negro blues feeling, the way Zoot Sims does."[2] Despite his central position in the British jazz scene, Scott recorded infrequently during the last few decades of his career. He suffered periods of depression and, while recovering slowly from surgery for tooth implants, died at age 69 from an accidental overdose of barbiturates prescribed by his dentist.[3]

    He was cremated at the Golders Green Crematorium.

    The author Joel Lane is Scott's nephew.

    Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club[link]

    Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club at 47 Frith Street, Soho, London.

    Scott is perhaps best remembered for co-founding, with former tenor sax player Pete King, the Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club, which opened on 30 October 1959 in a basement at 39 Gerrard Street in London's Soho district, with the debut of a young alto sax player named Peter King (no relation), before later moving to a larger venue nearby at 47 Frith Street in 1965. The original venue continued in operation as the "Old Place" until the lease ran out in 1967, and was used for performances by the up and coming generation of domestic musicians.

    Scott regularly acted as the club's genial Master of Ceremonies, and was (in)famous for his repertoire of jokes, asides and one-liners. A typical introduction might go: "Our next guest is one of the finest musicians in the country. In the city, he's crap".

    After Scott's death, King continued to run the club for a further nine years, before selling the club to theatre impresario Sally Greene in June 2005.

    Selected band line-ups[link]

    As well as participating in name orchestras, Scott led or co-led numerous bands featuring some of Britain's most prominent jazz musicians of the day.

    Alan Dean's Beboppers
    1949
    Ronnie Scott (ts), Johnny Dankworth (as), Hank Shaw (tp), Tommy Pollard (p), Pete Chilver (g), Joe Muddel (b), Laurie Morgan (d), Alan Dean (vocal).
    Ronnie Scott Orchestra
    - 1954, 1955
    Ronnie Scott (ts), Derek Humble (as), Pete King (ts), Hank Shaw (tp), Ken Wray (tb), Benny Green (bs), Victor Feldman (p), Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d).
    Ronnie Scott Quintet
    - 1955
    Ronnie Scott (ts), Hank Shaw (tp), Victor Feldman (p), Sammy Stokes/Lennie Bush (b), Phil Seamen (d).
    Ronnie Scott Big Band
    - 1955
    Ronnie Scott, Pete King, (ts), Joe Harriott, Doug Robinson (as), Benny Green (bs), Stan Palmer, Hank Shaw, Dave Usden, Jimmy Watson, (tp) Jack Botterill, Robin Kaye, Mac Minshull, Ken Wray (tb), Norman Stenfalt (p), Eric Peter (b), Phil Seamen (d).
    The Jazz Couriers
    Ronnie Scott (ts), Tubby Hayes (ts, vib), Terry Shannon (p), Phil Bates (b), Bill Eyden (d).
    (On 7 April 1957, The Jazz Couriers co-led by Tubby Hayes and Ronnie Scott, debuted at the new Flamingo Club in Wardour Street, Soho. The group lasted until 30 August 1959).
    Ronnie Scott Quartet
    (1964)
    Ronnie Scott (ts), Stan Tracey (p), Malcolm Cecil (b), Jackie Dougan (d).
    Ronnie Scott Quintet
    (1990)
    Dick Pearce (tp), Ronnie Scott (ts), John Critchinson (p), Ron Mathewson (b), Martin Drew (d).

    Selected discography[link]

    • 1948: Boppin' at Esquire (indigo)
    • 1958: The Couriers of Jazz! (Carlton/Fresh Sounds)
    • 1965: The Night Is Scott and You're So Swingable (Redial)
    • 1965: When I Want Your Opinion, I'll Give it to You (Jazz House)
    • 1969: Live at Ronnie Scott's (Columbia)
    • 1977: Serious Gold (Pye)
    • 1990: Never Pat a Burning Dog (Jazz House)
    • 1997: If I Want Your Opinion (Jazz House)
    • 1997: The Night Has a Thousand Eyes (Jazz House)
    • 2000: Boppin' at Esquire (Indigo)
    • 2002: Ronnie Scott Live at the Jazz Club (Time Music)

    See also[link]

    References[link]

    • Clarke, Donald (Ed.). The Penguin Encyclopedia of Popular Music, Viking, 1989.
    • Kernfeld, Barry Dean (Ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz, Macmillan Press, 1988.
    • Kington, Miles; Gelly, Dave. The Giants of Jazz, Schirmer Books, 1986.
    • Larkin, Colin. The Encyclopedia of Popular Music, 3rd edition, Macmillan, 1998.
    • Ruppli, Michel; Novitsky, Ed. The Mercury Labels. A discography, Vol. V., Record and Artist Indexes, Greenwood Press, 1993.
    1. ^ The Man Behind The Club (Retrieved March 10, 2010)
    2. ^ "Ronnie Scott", Brian Priestley, in Carr et al.
    3. ^ Jazz and death: medical profiles of jazz greats By Frederick J. Spencer. University Press of Mississippi. Page 2010

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