| birth_place = , U.S. | nationality = American | active = 1990–present | genre = Country Comedy | spouse = Mary Gail Watson (1982-present) | children = 1 son (Travis), 1 daughter (Emily) | website = www.billengvall.com }} William Ray "Bill" Engvall, Jr. (born July 27, 1957)[1] is an American comedian best known for his work as a stand-up comic and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group. In 2007 TBS began airing his sitcom The Bill Engvall Show. He has released multiple comedy albums on Warner Bros. Records as well. ContentsBiography Early life Personal life Career Comedy Discography Albums Singles Music videos List of works Bibliography Filmography References External links Biography Early lifeEngvall was born in Galveston, Texas. He attended Richardson High School in Richardson, Texas. He attended Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas, where he was a member of Xi Chapter of the Kappa Alpha Order fraternity. A staff member confirmed that Bill Engvall worked there at Inner Space Caverns many years ago when he was attending college, quickly mentioned in Engvall's autobiography, "Just A Guy." He also briefly mentioned this in one of the Blue Collar Comedy Tours. He left college, though, to pursue a career in the world of comedy. Personal life Bill and Gail Engvall (born August 1960) have been married since December 18, 1982. They have a daughter named Emily (born 1986), a recent graduate from the University of Puget Sound, as well as a son, Travis (born 1991), a sophomore at Northern Arizona University, who both appear regularly in his humor. CareerEngvall began his career on the sitcom Designing Women. He hit his first big break when he went on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and from there won the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year. He then joined the cast of Delta Burke's self-titled series Delta, which lasted for one year. He then began producing his own albums. Before becoming a well-known comedian, Engvall joined the popular talent show Star Search. Engvall toiled in relative obscurity for several years until he turned his most famous routine, "Here's Your Sign," into a song by country music star Travis Tritt. The routine involves Bill offering signs (Which read "I'm stupid") to people to identify them as foolish upon them asking a redundant or obvious question. He has appeared on The Jeff Foxworthy Show alongside best friend and fellow comic Jeff Foxworthy, with whom he starred in the hit film Blue Collar Comedy Tour (as well as its sequels and spin-off TV show). In the films and TV shows, Engvall performed his standup alongside Foxworthy, Ron White, and Larry the Cable Guy. He recentley guest starred on the TNT series Leverage ComedyOverall, Engvall has released eight comedy albums, seven on Warner Bros. Records and one on BNA Records. His debut, Here's Your Sign, is certified platinum by the RIAA, while 1998's Dorkfish is certified gold. Discography Albums YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications(sales thresholds) US CountryUSUS Comedy 1996Here's Your Sign'''[A]''' Released: May 28, 1996 Label: Warner Bros. Records 550— US: Platinum 1998Dorkfish Released: October 13, 1998 Label: Warner Bros. Records 16119— US: Gold 1999Here's Your Christmas Album'''[B]''' Released: September 28, 1999 Label: Warner Bros. Records 44—— 2000Now That's Awesome Released: August 22, 2000 Label: Warner Bros. Records 14133— 2002Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography Released: September 24, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. Records 37—— 2003Here's Your Sign Reloaded Released: November 11, 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Records 37—12 2004A Decade of Laughs Released: October 26, 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Records 271831 200715° Off Cool Released: February 27, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Records 16931 2009Aged and Confused Released: October 6, 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Records 291592 Notes A '''^''' Here's Your Sign peaked at #3 on Top Heatseekers. B '''^''' Here's Your Christmas Album peaked at #33 on Top Holiday Albums. It was re-released in 2005. Singles YearSinglePeak chart positionsAlbum US CountryUSCAN Country 1997"Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (with Travis Tritt)294372single only "Warning Signs" (with John Michael Montgomery)56—— 1998"It's Hard to Be a Parent"72—— "I'm a Cowboy"60——Dorkfish "Here's Your Sign Christmas"50——Dorkfish / Here's Your Christmas Album 1999"Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry)39—— "Hollywood Indian Guides"72——single only 2000"Here's Your Sign Christmas" (re-entry)46——Dorkfish / Here's Your Christmas Album "Blue Collar Dollar" (with Jeff Foxworthy and Marty Stuart)63——Blue Collar Comedy Tour "Now That's Awesome"(with Neal McCoy, Tracy Byrd and T. Graham Brown)59——Now That's Awesome "Shoulda Shut Up"71—— Music videos YearVideoDirector 1997"Here's Your Sign (Get the Picture)" (with Travis Tritt)Jim Yukich "Warning Signs" (with John Michael Montgomery)Peter Zavadil 1998"I'm a Cowboy" "Here's Your Sign Christmas" 1999"Hollywood Indian Guides" 2000"Blue Collar Dollar" (with Jeff Foxworthy and Marty Stuart)Thomas Smugala "Now That's Awesome"Peter Zavadil List of works Bibliography Just a Guy: Notes from a Blue Collar Life St. Martin's Press ISBN 0312362676 (2007) Filmography Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again (2004) Blue Collar TV (2004) Mobile Home Disaster (2005) Country Fried Home Videos (Host) (2006-Present) Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006) The Bill Engvall Show (2007-2009) Delta Farce (2007) Bait Shop (2008) Country Fried Planet (2008) Celebrity Family Feud (2008) Strawberry Wine (2009) Leverage (2010) (guest star) as Duke Penzer References External links Official website Bill Engvall cast bio on The WB

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