Jeff Dunham is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian who has also appeared on numerous television shows, including Star Search, Late Show with David Letterman, Comedy Central Presents and The Tonight Show. He is familiar to Comedy Central audiences for his three specials on that network: Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself, Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity, and Jeff Dunham's Very Special Christmas Special. His style has been described as "a dressed-down, more digestible version of Don Rickles with multiple personality disorder.
In addition to his comedy and puppetry, Dunham, who says he has loved helicopters since childhood, is fond of building his own kit helicopters from Rotorway helicopter kits. He also flies these helicopters, as depicted in his appearance on the CMT television magazine Fast Living. Although his creations are unlicensed by the FAA, he can fly them up to 600 feet in the air, and up to 90 miles an hour. They use ordinary automobile gasoline, allowing him to fly them for approximately $50.00 USD an hour.
As of May 2009 Dunham was in the process of divorcing his wife Paige, with whom he has three daughters.
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