Tik Tok Voice Over Artist Jimmy Hughes Jr. portrays Ernest Worrell

Jimmy Hughes Jr., who has a talent for his animated impersonations which he developed at a young age, showcases his talent on Tiktok under the profile @_justjimmy. Jimmy Hughes, Jr. has developed a following of close to 300, 000 followers with 4.2 million likes on his videos.

Jimmy Hughes, Jr. is a Marine Corps Veteran who first joined the Marine Corps in April 2005, a year after he graduated from high school in Washington, Pennsylvania. Hughes, Jr. was then stationed at Camp Pendleton in California in August 2005, stating, “Shortly after arriving at my new unit, I was told we were going to Camp Fallujah Iraq for 14 months around December of that year. Fast forward 14 months later, I made it back home to California, and then spent six or so months stateside. I was then told we were going back to Iraq for another 14 months. 14 months later, I finally made it back home again to California. In April of 2009 Jimmy Hughes, Jr. was honorably discharged from the Marine Corps.

“Acting and voice-over work has helped me tremendously to find joy in each day by providing uplifting and humorous content to others. Artists have the ability to heal and uplift, and that is what I love doing daily while engaging with people online.” Stating, “I love making people smile. Starting young, my family and I were huge movie quote buffs, we would go back and forth with doing impressions, and I would add in the facial expressions and movements and they all thought it was hysterical, as I naturally threw my own twists to each depicted scene. I have always been animated, so the ability came pretty naturally.”

In 2019, Jimmy Hughes, Jr. discussed how someone on Tiktok commented on one of his videos that he should do a Jim Varney impression. Hughes Jr. recalled, “I think his name was Caleb, he really encouraged me, telling me I would go viral. So I did. I did a lip-sync video of one of Jim’s skits, “Well there's your problem right there Vern..” people loved it, telling me that I “brought back their childhood memories, when things were simpler, and that my impersonation made them remember his (Jim Varney’s) movies and and of course, the beloved character, Ernest Worrell portrayed by Varney. Concluding, “THIS made my heart happy. I hope I inspire others to have passion in whatever they do, and to always build up those around you. I want to use my abilities to bring a little joy to this world - I firmly believe it’s needed.”

Jimmy Hughes, Jr. also does impersonations of other Jim Varney characters, to honor his memory and bring back some of his comedic relief. Hughes, Jr. also performs skits on Tiktok of impersonations of Tim Blake Nelson, Dana Carvey in Master of Disguise, Dustin Hoffman in Hook, Ben Stiller in Dodgeball, as well as many others. Jimmy Hughes, Jr concluded, “This ability to act and impersonate through expression and voice I love and, I want to show the TV and film industry that I’m not afraid to switch it up - is a wig and full costume needed, I’m there for it.” Continuing, “I’m definitely ready to take this talent and love for doing it to a professional level. Seeing a script or a character come to life is just a magical experience, and I want to be that character that people will forever remember.” Hughes Jr. discussed that it is “important to him too to provide a flawless voice recording. “The timing, tone and emotion needed to embody the script I bring to the table, so that I can bring it to life. I want the audience to have a memorable experience. Laughter, sadness, guilt, empathy,etc: we all relate as humans to these emotions, but we can never really express them at times. I believe artists are there as a sense of therapeutic relief for those who struggle.”

Jimmy Hughes, Jr. is seeking representation from an agency who represents voice-over actors. His IMDb profile may be found here: Jimmy Hughes, Jr. on IMDb. In the meantime, engage with him on Tiktok at _JustJimmy.

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