Jeff Allen (comedian)

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Jeff Allen
Comedian Jeff Allen.jpg
Birth nameJeffrey Allen Mishler
Born (1956-06-05) June 5, 1956 (age 65)
Sauk Village, Illinois, U.S.
MediumFilm
Years active1978–present
SpouseTami Mishler

Jeffrey Allen Mishler (born June 5, 1956[1]), 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[]

Born in Sauk Village, Illinois, he moved to Sauk Village, Illinois at age five.[7] Allen's father, Jack Mishler, aspired to be a painter but could only support his family as a construction worker.[8] His mother, Arlene Mishler, worked for 30 years at Stauffer Chemical Company.

Early career[]

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.[8] 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[]

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 in Iraq.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ ""Announcing Apostles of Comedy" Zanies.com, September 8, 2008". nashville.zanies.com.
  2. ^ Happy Wife, Happy Life, Revisited
  3. ^ "Bananas". amazon.com.
  4. ^ "Thou Shalt Laugh". amazon.com.
  5. ^ "Apostles of Comedy". amazon.com.
  6. ^ "Apostles of Comedy: Onwards and Upwards". amazon.com.
  7. ^ ""Announcing Apostles of Comedy" Zanies.com, September 8, 2008". nashville.zanies.com.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b "Christian Comedy: And He Saw That It Was Funny". Chicago Tribune. November 7, 2011.
  9. ^ ""Announcing Apostles of Comedy" Zanies.com, September 8, 2008". nashville.zanies.com.

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