Jeff Dunham is an American comedian, ventriloquist, and actor. He studies at Baylor University and the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College in the late 1970s. His entertainment career began in the 1990s with stand-up comedy shows, where he would use comedy and ventriloquism to bring out his characters. He is best known for his characters such as Walter, Peanut, Bubba J, and Achmed the Dead Terrorist. He appeared on Comedy Central Presents in 1998, and gained international fame after his 2006 comedy tour. Jeff has created four Showtime specials, and performed for the troops in Iraq and Kuwait in 2005. His television show, The Jeff Dunham Show, aired from 2009 to 2011. He currently has an estimated net worth of more than $60 million.