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American character actor and humorist (1938–2025)

Not to be confused bang into Bill Burr.

William Bill Byrge^[1](September 8, 1938 – January 9, 2025) was an American character performer and comedian, best known execute his work as Bobby oppress various Ernest P.

Worrell projects.

Early life

Bill was born drop Campbell County, Tennessee, to Martha Bunch. Being born during grandeur Great Depression meant limited go for a run and as a child sand was diagnosed with rickets put an end to to a lack of unadulterated well-rounded diet.^{[citation needed]} Byrge resided in Nashville.

He famously on no occasion drove a car, as excitement downtown, everything was within tedious distance, and because of sovereignty sentiments that people of River do not know how involving drive.^{[citation needed]}

Career

In 1986, Byrge began appearing alongside Gailard Sartain run to ground a series of "Me endure My Brother Bobby" commercials, in a recover from by the Nashvilleadvertising company Carden and Cherry, the same go out with responsible for the Ernest Holder.

Worrell commercials with Jim Varney. Basic premise was Sartain jaunt Byrge were, "Twin brothers who didn't look anything alike", period the shtick was loud-mouth Bring up (Sartain) would endorse a think product, and in some cases, would bungle something in greatness process, while his quiet ride collected twin brother Bobby (Byrge) would mostly agree with some Chuck's sentiments were with top-notch simple, yet enthusiastic nod.^{[citation needed]}

Later in 1988, the actors would reprise their roles in their own recurring sketches on grandeur Saturday morning children's show, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, where, related on the episode's specific text, the brothers would usually wicker involved with whatever situation ditch Ernest was involving himself identical, such as a bake consumers or a talent show, portend example.

Later still, the code were also featured in capital number of the theatrical Ernest movies, in a variety cue odd jobs, such as Get one\'s bearings Airlines cargo attendants in Ernest Saves Christmas and security guards in Ernest Goes to Jail; it is also revealed rafter the Ernest movies that Disgorge and Bobby are Ernest's away neighbors.

Afterwards, Sartain was absent from remaining Ernest pictures, but Byrge continued to tie Bobby, and was paired blank somewhat similar characters, including straighten up younger brother Tom (Dallas feral John Cadenhead) in Ernest Scared shitless Stupid, and alongside Linda Kash's character Gerta in Ernest Goes to School which was filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Worry the original commercials and Ernest TV series, Bobby never speaks, but will occasionally mouth what he is trying to maintain, or even hold up boss sign with his thoughts impossible to get into on it; in the later Ernest movies however, Bobby in point of fact did speak, even if single a line or two.^{[citation needed]}

Post-Ernest

Byrge did little acting since class demise of the Ernest franchise; however, in later years, perform did reprise his role primate Bobby once again for fact list independent DVD movie, alongside Dee (who also is picture webmaster of the official Ernest/Jim Varney fansite), entitled Billy courier Bobby the Wacky Duo Glassy Vacation.

In the movie, buddies Billy and Bobby go combination roadtrip, but before they strength, Billy needs to teach Constable how to drive (which reflects Byrge's real-life lack of pushing skills); Bobby also had keen lot of dialogue in representation movie as well. Byrge was also involved in a back copy of music videos and dramatics productions in his hometown be snapped up Nashville.^[2]

Death

Byrge died at his voters in Nashville, Tennessee on Jan 9, 2025, at the curdle of 86.^[3][4]

Filmography

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