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Jimmy Dean (Jimmy Ray Dean) was born on 10 August, 1928 in Plainview, Texas, USA, is an Actor, Soundtrack. Discover Jimmy Dean's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is He in this year and how He spends money? Also learn how He earned most of Jimmy Dean networth?

Popular As Jimmy Ray Dean
Occupation actor,soundtrack
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 10 August 1928
Birthday 10 August
Birthplace Plainview, Texas, USA
Date of death 13 June, 2010
Died Place Varina, Virginia, USA
Nationality United States

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Jimmy Dean Height, Weight & Measurements

At 82 years old, Jimmy Dean height is 6' 3" (1.91 m) .

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Height 6' 3" (1.91 m)
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Who Is Jimmy Dean's Wife?

His wife is Donna Meade (27 October 1991 - 13 June 2010) ( his death), Mary Sue Wittauer (11 July 1950 - 30 October 1990) ( divorced) ( 3 children)

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Wife Donna Meade (27 October 1991 - 13 June 2010) ( his death), Mary Sue Wittauer (11 July 1950 - 30 October 1990) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
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Jimmy Dean Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Jimmy Dean worth at the age of 82 years old? Jimmy Dean’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from United States. We have estimated Jimmy Dean's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
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Source of Income Actor

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Timeline

2004

In the fall of 2004, Jimmy Dean published his autobiography, "30 Years of Sausage, 50 Years of Ham.

1990

His last theatrical feature film appearance would be top billing in "Big Bad John" (1990), which was inspired by his big crossover hit song.

1984

Jimmy Dean had a #1 hit in the US and England with his song "Big Bad John," which established his fame, a fame that continues to this day due to his long stint as a spokesman for "Jimmy Dean Pure Pork Sausage," a company he founded and then sold to Consolidated Foods in 1984. He continued on as the pitchman for the eponymous brand for 20 years.

1971

Aside from a featured part as a Howard Hughes-like billionaire in the James Bond movie Diamonds Are Forever (1971) (Dean said he was offered the role on the basis of his having had a #1 hit with "Big John" in Britain, which surprised him as it had been a decade before), Dean has mostly stuck to his music and the business he founded in 1969, "Jimmy Dean Pure Pork Sausage. " The TV commercials featuring the very likable Dean were the best advertising the new brand could have had, and it became #1 in its product category.

1969

Founded the Jimmy Dean Breakfast Foods (sausage, bacon, sandwiches, etc.) and Sausage Company in 1969 - out of his Texas hometown, Plainview - and sold it to the Sara Lee Corporation 15 years later, in 1984. Twenty years after that, in 2004, Dean was dismissed by Sara Lee as product spokesman for his own sausage brand. The Chicago-based food products firm retains the rights to Dean's name and likeness. Even years after he passed away, his image and voice are still used in commercials for Jimmy Dean Sausage products.

1963

In 1963, he became Johnny Carson's first guest host on "The Tonight Show".

1962

1 on the Billboard charts and won him the 1962 Grammy Award for Best Country & Western Recording.

Several of his subsequent songs charted in the Top 40, and he scored a Top 10 hit in 1962 with a song commemorating President John F. Kennedy's plywood torpedo boat, "PT 109. " Because of his affability and his burgeoning popularity, he occasionally was booked to guest-host "The Tonight Show.

1961

In 1961, his song "Big Bad John" went to No.

1960

Jimmy Dean, the musician, actor and entrepreneur, was instrumental in the mainstreaming of country music, a genre that now ranks as the most popular in the United States but which, back in the 1960s, was accorded little respect in the mass media.

" ABC offered him a variety show in the mid-1960s, and Dean used it as a forum to present country music on his terms, as a mainstream entertainment. His show offered the first major TV exposure to a number of country singers, including George Jones, Charlie Rich, and Buck Owens. His show also introduced the first Muppet, Jim Henson's Rowlf the Dog.

1953

In 1953, he scored his first hit, "Bummin' Around. "Dean landed a gig as the host of a TV program in the Washington D. C. market, "Town and Country Time. " (The District of Columbia has in many ways always been a Southern town. ) Dean was a promoter of rising country acts, and such top country singers as Clark and Patsy Cline got their starts with Dean. (He eventually fired Clark but later promoted his career. ) Dean subsequently moved to New York after signing with Columbia Records, where he hosted a TV variety show for the CBS network.

1940

Air Force during the late 1940s. Dean began building his reputation as a musician touring with his band, The Texas Wildcats, which featured Roy Clark as lead guitarist.

1928

Jimmy Dean, a distant cousin of the actor James Dean, was born Jimmy Ray Dean on August 10, 1928 in Plainview, Texas. He took to the life of a professional singer after serving in the U. S.