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Varney was a long-time chain smoker. During the filming of Treehouse Hostage in August 1998, [ 21 ] Varney developed a nagging cough, which he initially believed to be caused by a cold. However, as his condition worsened, Varney sought medical treatment and was diagnosed with lung cancer .
Treehouse Hostage is a 1999 family film directed by Sean McNamara and starring Jim Varney and Joey Zimmerman. It was Varney's final on-screen role before his death; he was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer during production of the film in August 1998.
He died of lung cancer. Was he a smoker?Lestrade 20:21, 22 March 2009 (UTC)Lestrade. Yes, Jim Varney was a heavy smoker. According to the E! True Hollywood Story episode on him, he started smoking after seeing Sean Connery as James Bond smoke. In that same episode, Jim's sister talked about how he always smoked non-flitered cigarettes.
Byrge did little acting since the demise of the Ernest franchise; however, in later years, he did reprise his role as Bobby once again for an independent DVD movie, alongside Billy Dee (who also is the webmaster of the official Ernest/Jim Varney fansite), entitled Billy and Bobby the Wacky Duo On Vacation. In the movie, buddies Billy and Bobby ...
Bill Byrge, an actor best known for his role in the Ernest movies with Jim Varney, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 86. Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman announced his death on Facebook Thursday ...
Byrge also reprised the character and produced 2010's Billy & Bobby the Whacky Duo on Vacation!, which was released 10 years after Varney died in 2000 of lung cancer at age 50.
It stars Jim Varney, Gailard Sartain, Barbara Bush, Charles Napier, Randall "Tex" Cobb, Bill Byrge, Barry Scott and Dan Leegant. It is the fourth film to feature the character Ernest P. Worrell and the third film in the Ernest series, after Ernest Goes to Camp (1987) and Ernest Saves Christmas (1988). It was released on April 6, 1990.
A Legacy of Dumplings JASON VARNEY. When the first Din Tai Fung opened in Taipei, in 1972, the restaurant had four tables. Its owners, the Yang family, lived upstairs. Fifty-three years later ...