American comedian Jeff Foxworthy has a net value of more than 100 million dollars. Foxworthy is famous for his "you may not be a redneck” jokes. He is also a member the Blue Collar Comedy Tour. The group includes Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy. His father was an IBM executive. Foxworthy graduated from Hapeville High School. He was enrolled in Atlanta's Georgia Institute of Technology. However, he dropped out shortly before graduating. Over the next five years, he worked in mainframe computer maintenance at IBM along with his father. He was always making jokes during work hours, and his co-workers urged him to take part in the Great Southern Laugh-off contest at the Punchline comedy club in Atlanta. In 1984, he entered the contest and took home the prize. He then set out to pursue a career as comedian. The show premiered on ABC in 1995. After a single season, the show was cancelled. NBC acquired the show and ran it for a second season before cancelling it. The show aired on reruns in 2005 and 2006 on CMT and Nick at Night. Foxworthy released "Totally Committed" in 1998.
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