Lexington native/actor Jim Varney was best known for his character Ernest P. Worrell, a fixture in 1980s and '90s commercials and movies.

Actor Bill Byrge in an undated photo. Bill Byrge, an actor best known for his role in the Ernest movies with Jim Varney, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 86. Byrge's cousin Sharon Chapman ...

Hey Vern, it’s another annual Ernest Day in Dickson County this weekend. Yes, that famed catchphrase is required in every “Ernest P. Worrell” story. And, yep, Ernest Day is indeed a big deal, ...

Most longtime Nashvillians — moreover, most fans of high-quality Southern cinema — know Middle Tennessee’s many connections to Ernest P. Worrell, a character created and portrayed by outsized talent ...

Really sad news, Vern. One of the men who brought Ernest P. Worrell to life has died. Filmmaker John Cherry died Sunday after a long battle with Parkinson's disease at the age of 73. "Buster, as his ...