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'''Melvin, the [[Superhero]] Guy''' has only two real [[Superpower (ability)|powers]], [[flight]] and [[X-ray vision]], although he can't see through [[silicone]], and can only fly as far as Jeff can throw him. |
'''Melvin, the [[Superhero]] Guy''' has only two real [[Superpower (ability)|powers]], [[flight]] and [[X-ray vision]], although he can't see through [[silicone]], and can only fly as far as Jeff can throw him. He claims his wife has superpowers, by "becoming evil" once a month and that he cannot defeat her. He said he once dated [[Catwoman]], but had to end it because she gave him something he "had to take medication to get rid of, and it itches like crazy!" His ([[Batman|Bat signal]] like) beacon is a nose, and his arch enemy is [[Pinocchio]]. |
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==Personal life== |
==Personal life== |
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| Jeff Dunham | |
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 Dunham signing autographs on April 12, 2008. | |
| Birth name | Jeff Dunham |
| Born | 1960 (Age 48) Dallas, Texas |
| Genres | Stand up, ventriloquism |
| Spouse | Paige Dunham (1990-present) |
| Website | Jeff Dunham.com |
Jeff Dunham (born 1960 in Dallas, Texas) is an American ventriloquist and stand-up comedian. A graduate from Baylor University, he has performed on numerous comedy shows, including Comedy Central Presents in 2003. His usual puppets include a woozle named Peanut; a bitter old man named Walter; José Jalapeño, a talking jalapeño pepper on a stick; Achmed the Dead Terrorist; and an unusual superhero named Melvin.
His first DVD, Jeff Dunham: Arguing With Myself, was released in April 2006. In this stand-up offering, Jeff opens his show playing straight-man to his usual crew and includes two other characters: Sweet Daddy D and Bubba J, in place of Achmed and Melvin. His comedy special "Jeff Dunham: Spark of Insanity" was available at Redbox stands on 4 September, 2007,[1] and was released to buy on DVD 18 September, 2007. Dunham has a third Comedy Central Christmas Special that was taped June 7th and will be aired in October.
Puppets
Peanut
Peanut is a Woozle with a small tuft of green hair on his head, and only one shoe. Peanut was made in Salem, Virginia. Unlike most of Jeff Dunham's puppets, Peanut's eyes and eyebrows are immobile. This allows for a greater range of motion for his head. Peanut also has a rod attached to his left elbow, which Jeff operates to further the range of the puppet's movement. For comic moments, he usually waves his left arms over his head and through his hair shouting "Neeeooow!," referring to a joke going over someone's head.
Walter
Walter is a retired and grumpy old man with arms always crossed in discontent. Married for 48 years (as of 2008), he has a brash, negative, and often sarcastic view on today's world. He is a Vietnam War veteran and a former welder, and "doesn't give a damn" about anyone, especially his own wife and certain audience members. He often complains about his marriage, makes sexual jokes and uses the term "dumbass" often. According to both Achmed and Melvin, Walter has terrible gas. Achmed even said, "Saddam's mustard gas was nothing compared to a Walter fart."
José Jalapeño on a Stick
José is a jalapeño pepper José's movement is restricted to one single motion of the mouth which Jeff operates by using his thumb on the back of José's stick. Although hindered from doing much else, José makes up for his lack of mobility with his personality, his singing ability, and most of all, his stick. He lives in a plain pine box, one of Jeff's original character storage trunks.
Bubba J.
Bubba J. loves beer and NASCAR. The "J." is short for his last name: Junior. Bubba is married, and is assumed to have at least one child. As outlandish as his characteristically redneck attitude is, Bubba's oddity is that the dummy can move just his left eye from center to left.
Sweet Daddy D
Sweet Daddy D is an African American "Player In a Management Profession" (pimp) who is referenced as Jeff's new agent. He hates NASCAR and loves women. Sweet Daddy has a signature move of lifting his lips and making a snake slither. He also fears white people; after he tells his African-American jokes, "Is there any other brother in the house? Yo dawg, RUN!"
Sweet Daddy was also seen in Arguing With Myself in a room with two ladies telling them about the show, saying stuff like "I made that joke."
Achmed, the Dead Terrorist
Achmed, the Dead Terrorist is a skeleton suicide bomber, with a beard and a white turban. He is used by Dunham to perform comedy based on the contemporary issue of terrorism. He is known for yelling "Silence! I keel you!" at anyone in the audience who dares laugh at him, as well as "Holy crap!," and "You racist bastard!".
Melvin, the Superhero Guy
Melvin, the Superhero Guy has only two real powers, flight and X-ray vision, although he can't see through silicone, and can only fly as far as Jeff can throw him. He claims his wife has superpowers, by "becoming evil" once a month and that he cannot defeat her. He said he once dated Catwoman, but had to end it because she gave him something he "had to take medication to get rid of, and it itches like crazy!" His (Bat signal like) beacon is a nose, and his arch enemy is Pinocchio.
Personal life
Jeff has been married since 1990. He has three daughters: Bree, Ashlyn, and Kenna. In his show "Spark of Insanity" (2007) He says that his daughters are 9, 11 and 15 years of age. And that Kenna is the youngest.[citation needed] He also played a small part in Delta Farce with José Jalapeño on a Stick, and has a hobby of building miniature helicopters and flying them himself. He designs puppets during his free time as well.
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