Bill Engvall - Biography

Last Editor: karlyrachels				Bill Engvall Biography -   Name : Bill Engvall Profession : Comedian Birth Details : born 27 July 1957 in Galveston, Texas

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William "Bill" Ray Engvall, Jr. (born 27 July 1957 in Galveston, Texas) is an American comedian best known for his work as a stand-up, and as a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group. Starting his career on the Television show Designing Women, Engvall hit his acclaimed first "big break" when he went on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, and from there won the American Comedy Awards Comic of the Year, landing then on the television show Delta Burke, which lasted for one year, and from then on producing his albums. Engvall's career toiled in relative obscurity until he turned his most famous routine, "Here's Your Sign," into a song by country music star Travis Tritt. The song was a hit, catapulting Engvall to comedic stardom. More recently, he recorded a Comedy Central special and starred with fellow comedians Jeff Foxworthy, Larry the Cable Guy, and Ron White in the hit redneck-themed stand-up movie Blue Collar Comedy Tour (as well as its sequel and spin-off TV show). The Blue Collar group has been called the redneck Rat Pack. Foxworthy is both the leader and most famous of the group, like the Rat Pack's Frank Sinatra. Engvall equates to Dean Martin, as both the lead man's best friend and the second most famous of the group. His most famous routine is "Here's Your Sign" (a bit originally used by Foxworthy, a friend of Engvall's) in which he proposes hanging signs on people who are stupid, so others would know not to rely on them for anything. Engvall's criteria for getting signed is asking something stupid or obvious, which he replies to with a sarcastic reply and a "heeeeeeere's your sign." Examples include Engvall is in the park flying a kite with his son. Passerby: "Y'all flyin' a kite?" Engvall: "Nope! Fishin' for birds! Heeeeeeere's your sign." On the phone with his wife when the plane he was on stopped after hitting a deer. Wife: "Oh my God! Were you on the ground?" Engvall: "Nope, Santa was making his rounds early. Heeeeeeeeere's youre sign." On a trip to go deer hunting with his wife: Mrs. Engvall: "Why do they put those signs up? Deer can't read!" Engvall: "No, but they do recognize pictures of themselves. Heeeeeeere's your sign." Truck driver gets his truck stuck under an overpass, with Engvall watching. Cop: "You got your truck stuck?" Engvall: "God bless that trucker, without missing a beat he goes:" Driver: "No sir, I was deliverin a bridge... and I ran outta gas. Heeeeeeere's your sign." Engvall admitting he's not immune to doing it himself: Engvall: "And there's this guy with a coat hanger inside his window... and I could not stop myself - 'You lock your keys in your car?'" Driver: "No, just washed it, gonna hang it up to dry... Heeeeeeere's your sign." Even at home hes not immune to it: Engvalls son Travis: "I'm going to play you a song from Harry Potter dad here on the piano." Engvall: "Oh, the movie?" Travis: "No dad, the book!....Heeeeeere's your sign." (sometimes when doing this bit Bill will "interrupt" his son and go "stop!" or "hey! hey! hey! hey! hey now!!!") Albums 1996 Here's Your Sign 1998 Dorkfish 1999 Here's Your Christmas Album 2000 Now That's Awesome 2002 Cheap Drunk: An Autobiography 2003 Here's Your Sign Reloaded 2004 A Decade of Laughs 2005 Here's Your Christmas Album (Bonus Track)