Jon Reep Bio Wiki Age Wife Dodge Commercial Satnd Up and Net Worth
Jon Reep is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known as the “That thing got a Hemi?” guy in Dodge commercials starting in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, Jon played the recurring character Police Officer Gerald Bob in the ABC sitcom Rodney. In 2007, he received the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.
While attending North Carolina State University Jon started performing stand-up comedy at the Goodnights comedy club. After graduating he was employed at UNC-TV where he became the assistant director of TV shows such as “North Carolina Now” & “Legislative Week in Review”, while at night simultaneously honing his skills as a stand-up comedian. In 1998 Jon left UNC-TV to pursue comedy full time.
Jon was born on March 26, 1972, in Hickory, North Carolina,United States. He is50 years old.
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 9 in(Approx. 1.75 m).
He was born and raised in Hickory, North Carolina by his parentsDavid ReepandBetty Reep. Jon’s father worked as the manager of a Goodyear store and a part-time police officer. His mother served as a receptionist at a local telephone company, Sprint. Jon has one younger brother,Jason. They grew up Baptist. He lived in Hickory, NC, and left in 1992 for Raleigh, NC.
Jon was married to his ex-wifeGenta Trimble. The two celebrated their wedding on October 5, 2007, in Maui, Hawaii. In March 2013, his wife Genta filed for divorce in the state of California.
He attended Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, North Carolina, and played football. Later, Jon enrolled at the Catawba Valley Community College, while working at his father’s Goodyear store.
In 1992, he transferred to North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina. Jon graduated in 1996 with a BA degree in theatre, mass communication, and public and interpersonal communication. After graduation, he landed a job as a production assistant with UNC-TV.
Jon is known as the “That thing got a Hemi?” guy in Dodge commercials starting in 2004. Dodge is an American brand of automobiles and a division of Stellantis, based in Auburn Hills, Michigan. Dodge vehicles have historically included performance cars, and for much of its existence, Dodge was Chrysler’s mid-priced brand above Plymouth.
In 1998 he left UNC-TV to pursue comedy full time. Jon traveled all over the country performing in comedy clubs and colleges in every state in America. In 2000, he was invited to perform at the Montreal Just for Laughs festival, and shortly thereafter moved to Los Angeles, CA to further his career as a stand-up comedian and actor.
Jon has been on the half-hour special “Comedy Central Presents: Jon Reep”, Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend”, and on special “Jon Reep: Metro Jethro”. He’s been on TBS’s “Pit Stop Comedy”, NBC’s “Late Friday” or CMT’s “Comedy Club” & “Comedy stage.”
In 2007, he won the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC. Last Comic Standing is an American reality television talent competition show on NBC that aired from 2003 to 2010, then again in 2014 and 2015. The aim of the program was to select a comedian from an initially large group of hopefuls. For the first seven seasons, the winner received a cash prize and a television special. For season eight in 2014, the winner received a cash prize, a talent deal with NBC, and a half-hour scripted project developed by Universal Television.
On his Tv show Ginger Beard Man, Jon leaves audiences in splits with his opinion on everything, from outdated state laws to giant satellite dishes.
In 1995, Jon was at a Carolina Panthers’ inaugural football game in Clemson, South Carolina. The Panthers mascot, Sir Purr, called him to the field and he started dancing in the endzone until the police arrested him. Jon was then sent some Panther memorabilia for the incident.
He hosts a podcast called Country-ish and his pals from Hickory. From Hickory to Hollywood and back to Hickory again, Jon brings his unique, Country-ish point-of-view to his weekly podcast. He chats with his Hickory friends, his parents, other comedians & even celebrity guests. He has ongoing segments such as “Small Town News”, “Good Will Hunting”, “How Much Is That Screen Actors Guild Residual Check?”, “Member Me”, and “Jon’s Journal.
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. Jon’s estimated net worth is$1 million.
Jon is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He became known as the “That thing got a Hemi?” guy in Dodge commercials starting in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, Jon played the recurring character Police Officer Gerald Bob in the ABC sitcom Rodney. In 2007, he received the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.
