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| birth_name = Jeffrey Allen Mishler |
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| birth_place = [[Sauk Village, Illinois |
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| website =https://www.jeffallencomedy.com |
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== Personal life == |
== Personal life == |
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He resides in [[Fairview, Tennessee]] with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His |
He resides in [[Fairview, Tennessee]] with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His older son served with the [[101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne]] in Iraq.<ref name= NZanies /> |
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== References == |
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[[Category:American male comedians]] |
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[[Category:Film directors from Illinois]] |
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 3 September 2024
| Jeff Allen | |
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| Birth name | Jeffrey Allen Mishler |
| Born | June 5, 1956 Sauk Village, Illinois, U.S.[1] |
| Medium | Film, Comedy, Stand Up, Public Speaker |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Spouse | Tami Mishler |
| Website | https://www.jeffallencomedy.com |
Jeffrey Allen Mishler (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Jeff Allen, is an American comedian best known for his film Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited.[2] He is also known for his starring roles in several full-length comedy films, including: Bananas,[3] Thou Shalt Laugh,[4] Apostles of Comedy,[5] and Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards.[6]
Early life
[edit]He was born in Sauk Village, Illinois.[1] Allen's father, Jack Mishler, aspired to be a painter but could only support his family as a construction worker.[7] His mother, Arlene Mishler, worked for 30 years at Stauffer Chemical Company.
Early career
[edit]Allen began his career in 1978 in the comedy clubs of Chicago. Humiliated by the low pay and lack of respect, Allen, then a self-declared atheist, turned to drugs and alcohol.[7] In 1987 he got sober and in 1997 he became a born-again Christian. As he worked clean, in the style of Bill Cosby and Jerry Seinfeld, churches became a significant venue for his act.
Personal life
[edit]He resides in Fairview, Tennessee with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His older son served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Apostles of Comedy". nashville.zanies.com. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited". Amazon.com. 9 October 2007.
- ^ "Bananas". amazon.com. November 2004.
- ^ "Thou Shalt Laugh". amazon.com. 7 November 2006.
- ^ "Apostles of Comedy". amazon.com. 9 September 2008.
- ^ "Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards". amazon.com. 25 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Christian Comedy: And He Saw That It Was Funny". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2011.
External links
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