Is Jeff Dunham Married? Know His Wife, Children, Net Worth, Wiki

Jeff Dunham is an American comedian and movie producer. Below is a detailed outline of his life and whether Jeff Dunham is married, his wife, children, net worth, and wiki.

Who is Jeff Dunham? Wiki, Bio

Jeff Dunham, an American ventriloquist, was born on April 18, 1962, in Dallas, Texas in the United States of America. He is a comedian and a movie producer. Jeff was adopted by a wealthy couple; Howard Dunham and wife Joyce Dunham while still a baby.

Jeff started showing his comedy skills at the age of 8. This was after his guardians bought him a doll as Christmas gift and he began practicing ventriloquism using the doll.

When he joined school, he started studying ventriloquism. He started showing his skills by holding performances within the school. His art gained a lot of popularity in Dallas and its environs. In Kentucky, when he appeared at the International Convention, he defeated all other participants.

In 1976, he made his first appearance on TV. He was still in high school when a reporter interviewed him by the name Bill O Reilly. His performance got him jobs to do Datsun’s commercials.

Jeff Dunham attended Baylor University after graduating from high school. He studied communication. He still went on with his shows and reached earnings of up to $70,000 between 1983 and 1984. In 1985, he started showing on the Broadway show; Sugar Babies Show.

His career faced challenges after he graduated as it took some time for it to pick up. However, in 1990, he made a big achievement when he participated in the Tonight Show.  He persistently continued improving his skills and appeared even in small venues to show his skills.

In 2006, he made a DVD comedy Arguing with myself which was aired by Comedy Central the same year. The production was very successful as it gained massive views which were approximated to 2 million.

In 2007, Jeff released a Spark of Insanity which was sold over one million copies. The release got over 140 million YouTube views. In 2008, he did a Very Special Christmas that did very well also.

In 2009, he signed a contract with a Comedy Central TV network and did The Jeff Dunham show that gained a lot of popularity. This show was canceled while in progress. However, the TV continued airing more of his productions.

Jeff Dunham has acted in films and documentaries as well. In 2017 he did Jeff Dunham: Relative Disaster.

What is Jeff Dunham Net Worth?

Jeff Dunham net worth is $ 120 million. He is the fifth most paid comedian in the US. His main source of income is from comedy and film production. He has annual earnings of $13.5 million. He has made over 10 million DVD sales and earned a lot from the venture.

Is Jeff Dunham Married? Know His Wife, Children, Divorce reason

Jeff Dunham is currently married to wife Audrey Murdick. Audrey is his personal trainer and nutritionist. Jeff and his present wife, Audrey were married in 2012 after dating for two years. They were blessed with twin boys in 2015 that they named Jack Steven and James Jeffrey.

Jeff was previously married to Paige Brown. The lady was a single mother of one daughter before they met in 1992 at West Palm Beach in a comedy show tour in Florida. After dating for two years, they exchanged vows. However, Jeff with his first wife Paige got divorced in 2008. Before their divorce, they had two daughters within their marriage, Ashlyn and Kenna.

The reasons behind their divorce were the fact that Jeff was always away for his comedy shows and his wife could stay lonely for a couple of days. She began having an affair with the gym instructor from their children’s school. Jeff got information about that. He was also involved in a series of extramarital affairs with other women.

Jeff noticed that their relationship was not going anywhere and decided to file a divorce in 2008. Their divorce case was finalized in 2010, and the two parted ways, putting their 15-year relationship to an end.

Audrey Murdick was another cause of the divorce. Jeff had met her sometimes before 2008 at a restaurant, and the two fell for each other. Audrey was working as a waitress at the restaurant. Their relationship had intensified even before Jeff filled for a divorce. He had to divorce Paige to get a good opportunity to marry Audrey.

After Paige was divorced, she decided to take advantage of the situation. She used the names of Audrey Dunham, to create three business websites, namely, audreydunhum.com, audreydunham.net, and audreydunham.org. Audrey was very sad about this and sued Paige for using her name to do business. Paige cyber piracy attracted a fine of $300,000 after the court found her guilty.

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