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{{short description|American comedian}}
{{Short description|American comedian (born 1956)}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Jeffrey Allen (disambiguation)|Jeff Allan}}
{{For|those of a similar name|Jeffrey Allen (disambiguation)|Jeff Allan}}

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| birth_name = Jeffrey Allen Mishler
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|5|mf=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|5|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Sauk Village, Illinois|Sauk Village]], [[Illinois]], U.S.
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| medium = [[Film]]
| medium = [[Film]], Comedy, Stand Up, Public Speaker
| years_active = 1978–present
| years_active = 1978–present
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'''Jeffrey Allen Mishler''' (born June 5, 1956<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=385 |title=“Announcing Apostles of Comedy” Zanies.com, September 8, 2008 |website=nashville.zanies.com}}</ref>), known professionally as '''Jeff Allen''', is an American comedian best known for his film ''Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited''.<ref>''[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TSJ01S?keywords=happy+wife+happy+life+revisited Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited]''</ref> He is also known for his starring roles in several full-length comedy films, including: ''Bananas'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Z2KQQ?keywords=Bananas+featuring+jeff+allen |title= Bananas |website=amazon.com}}</ref> ''Thou Shalt Laugh'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HEWEIK?keywords=thou+shalt+laugh+jeff+allen |title=Thou Shalt Laugh |website=amazon.com}}</ref> ''Apostles of Comedy'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001957A12?keywords=apostles+of+comedy |title=Apostles of Comedy |website=amazon.com}}</ref> and ''Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSU0FSI?keywords=apostles+of+comedy |title=Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards |website=amazon.com}}</ref>
'''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''.<ref>{{cite web | url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000TSJ01S?keywords=happy+wife+happy+life+revisited | title= Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited | website= Amazon.com | date= 9 October 2007| accessdate=}}</ref> He is also known for his starring roles in several full-length comedy films, including: ''Bananas'',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0006Z2KQQ?keywords=Bananas+featuring+jeff+allen |title= Bananas |website= amazon.com|date= November 2004 }}</ref> ''Thou Shalt Laugh'',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000HEWEIK?keywords=thou+shalt+laugh+jeff+allen |title=Thou Shalt Laugh |website= amazon.com|date=7 November 2006 }}</ref> ''Apostles of Comedy'',<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001957A12?keywords=apostles+of+comedy |title=Apostles of Comedy |website= amazon.com|date=9 September 2008 }}</ref> and ''Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards''.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BSU0FSI?keywords=apostles+of+comedy |title=Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards |website=amazon.com|date=25 June 2013 }}</ref>


== Early life ==
== Early life ==
Born in [[Sauk Village, Illinois]], he moved to Sauk Village, Illinois at age five.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=385 |title=“Announcing Apostles of Comedy” Zanies.com, September 8, 2008 |website=nashville.zanies.com}}</ref> Allen's father, Jack Mishler, aspired to be a painter but could only support his family as a construction worker.<ref name="ItWasFunny">{{cite web |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-11-07-ct-ent-1108-focus-christian-comedy-20111107-story.html |title=Christian Comedy: And He Saw That It Was Funny|date=November 7, 2011 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> His mother, Arlene Mishler, worked for 30 years at [[Stauffer Chemical Company]].
He was born in [[Sauk Village, Illinois]].<ref name= NZanies>{{cite web |url= http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=385 |title= Apostles of Comedy| date= September 8, 2008 |website=nashville.zanies.com | archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140106040520/http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=385 | archivedate= 2014-01-06 | accessdate= 2023-05-26}}</ref> Allen's father, Jack Mishler, aspired to be a painter but could only support his family as a construction worker.<ref name="ItWasFunny">{{cite web |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2011-11-07-ct-ent-1108-focus-christian-comedy-20111107-story.html |title=Christian Comedy: And He Saw That It Was Funny| date= November 7, 2011 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> His mother, Arlene Mishler, worked for 30 years at [[Stauffer Chemical Company]].


== Early career ==
== Early career ==
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== Personal life ==
== Personal life ==
He lives in [[Fairview, Tennessee]] with his wife Tami and two children (his wife has one additional child from a previous marriage). His oldest son served with the [[101st Airborne Division|101st Airborne]] in Iraq.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nashville.zanies.com/news.php?NewsSectionId=385 |title=“Announcing Apostles of Comedy” Zanies.com, September 8, 2008 |website=nashville.zanies.com}}</ref>
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 />


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:America's Got Talent contestants]]

Latest revision as of 13:27, 3 September 2024

For those of a similar name, see Jeffrey Allen (disambiguation) and Jeff Allan.
Jeff Allen
Birth nameJeffrey Allen Mishler
Born (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 68)
Sauk Village, Illinois, U.S.[1]
MediumFilm, Comedy, Stand Up, Public Speaker
Years active1978–present
SpouseTami Mishler
Websitehttps://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

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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

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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

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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 older son served with the 101st Airborne in Iraq.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Apostles of Comedy". nashville.zanies.com. September 8, 2008. Archived from the original on 2014-01-06. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
  2. ^ "Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited". Amazon.com. 9 October 2007.
  3. ^ "Bananas". amazon.com. November 2004.
  4. ^ "Thou Shalt Laugh". amazon.com. 7 November 2006.
  5. ^ "Apostles of Comedy". amazon.com. 9 September 2008.
  6. ^ "Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards". amazon.com. 25 June 2013.
  7. ^ a b "Christian Comedy: And He Saw That It Was Funny". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2011.
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