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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|3|26}}
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| birth_place = [[Hickory, North Carolina]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| birth_place = [[Hickory, North Carolina]], U.S.
| medium = [[Stand-up comedy]], [[film]], [[television]]
| medium = [[Stand-up comedy]], [[film]], [[television]]
| spouse = {{marriage|Genta Trimble|October 5, 2007|March 2013|end=divorced}}<br>{{marriage|Jodie Stidham Patterson|April 15, 2023}}
| nationality = American
| active = 1998–present
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| genre = Stand-up comedy
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| notable_work = Winner of "Last Comic Standing" on NBC Season 5, "Hemi Guy" in Dodge Ram Hemi commercials, host of award winning podcast "Country-ish with Jon Reep"
| notable_work = "Hemi Guy" in Dodge Ram Hemi commercials
| website = [http://www.jonreep.com jonreep.com] [http://www.COUNTRYish.com COUNTRYish.com]
| website = [http://www.jonreep.com jonreep.com]
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==Personal life==
==Personal life==
In 1995, Reep was at a [[Carolina Panthers]] inaugural football game in [[Clemson, South Carolina]] when the Panthers mascot, [[Sir Purr]], called him to the field. Reep started dancing in the endzone until the police arrested him. Reep was then sent some Panther memorabilia for the incident. On October 5, 2007, Reep married Genta Trimble in Maui, Hawaii. They got divorced in 2014.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080522034234/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1388300/Jon-Reep New York Times]</ref>
In 1995, Reep was at a [[Carolina Panthers]] inaugural football game in [[Clemson, South Carolina]] when the Panthers mascot, [[Sir Purr]], called him to the field. Reep started dancing in the endzone until the police arrested him. Reep was then sent some Panther memorabilia for the incident. On October 5, 2007, Reep married Genta Trimble in [[Maui]], Hawaii. In March 2013, his wife Genta Reep filed for divorce. Following his divorce Reep married his long time girlfriend Jodie Stidham Patterson on April 15, 2023, at a charity benefit Reep had for raising funds for Opendoor Homeless Ministry.
Jon Reep's Prom2: The Redo in Hickory, North Carolina was a great success.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080522034234/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/1388300/Jon-Reep New York Times]</ref>


==Television roles==
==Television roles==
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Latest revision as of 09:55, 6 August 2024

Jon Reep
Born (1972-03-26) March 26, 1972 (age 52)
Hickory, North Carolina, U.S.
MediumStand-up comedy, film, television
Years active1998–present
GenresStand-up comedy
Spouse
Genta Trimble
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(m. 2007; div. 2013)​

Jodie Stidham Patterson
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(m. 2023)​
Notable works and roles"Hemi Guy" in Dodge Ram Hemi commercials
Signature
Websitejonreep.com

Jon Reep (born March 26, 1972) is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known as the "That thing got a Hemi?" guy in Dodge commercials starting in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he played the recurring character Police Officer Gerald Bob in the ABC sitcom Rodney. In 2007, Reep won the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.

Early life

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Reep was born and raised in Hickory, North Carolina. He has one younger brother, Jason. Their father, David, worked as the manager of a Goodyear store, and a part-time police officer. Their mother, Betty, was a receptionist at a local telephone company, Sprint. Reep was raised as a Baptist.

Education

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Reep attended Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, North Carolina and played football.

After graduating high school, Reep began attending Catawba Valley Community College, while working at his father's Goodyear store.

In 1992, Reep transferred to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, and graduated in 1996 with a BA degree in theatre, mass communication, and public and interpersonal communication. After graduation, Reep landed a job as a production assistant with UNC-TV.

Personal life

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In 1995, Reep was at a Carolina Panthers inaugural football game in Clemson, South Carolina when the Panthers mascot, Sir Purr, called him to the field. Reep started dancing in the endzone until the police arrested him. Reep was then sent some Panther memorabilia for the incident. On October 5, 2007, Reep married Genta Trimble in Maui, Hawaii. In March 2013, his wife Genta Reep filed for divorce. Following his divorce Reep married his long time girlfriend Jodie Stidham Patterson on April 15, 2023, at a charity benefit Reep had for raising funds for Opendoor Homeless Ministry. Jon Reep's Prom2: The Redo in Hickory, North Carolina was a great success.[1]

Television roles

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Year Title Role Notes
2007 CMT Comedy Club Himself
2007 Last Comic Standing Himself Winner
2007 Bandits vs. Smokies Himself
2004–2006 Rodney Gerald Bob
2006 Comedy Central Presents Himself
2005 Premium Blend Himself
2001 Late Friday Himself
2008 MADtv Himself
2009 Metro Jethro Himself
2010 Good Luck Charlie Charity Collector
2013 R U Faster Than a Redneck? Himself
2013 Eastbound & Down Jed Forney

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Raymus
2014 Into the Storm Reevis
2021 Poker Run Alfie

References

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  1. ^ New York Times
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