NEWS

June 2, 2025

It's here! Drum roll, please! Here is the guest lineup for Ernest Day 2025! As always, this is subject to change.

Click or tap on their name to see their full list of credits.

Bruce Arntson

   actor ("Dutch") (Knowutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album)

   songwriter ("Our Love Festers" Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   cast member ("Existo", "Bill", "Mr. Clown", various other characters), composer, writer ("Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!")

   actor (Juror), composer (Ernest Goes to Jail)

   composer (Ernest Scared Stupid)

   composer (Ernest Rides Again)

   actor ("Chick Hansen"), composer, writer (Ernest Goes to School)

   actor ("Existo"), composer, writer (Existo)

Mac Bennett

   actor ("Rico"), grip (Knowutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album)

   actor ("VP#1"/"Hodgkins") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   actor ("Technician#1") (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   cast member ("Mac", various characters) ("Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!")

   actor ("Con") (Ernest Goes to Jail)

Daniel Butler

   crew member in various Ernest commercials

   actor ("Poker Crowd"), writer (Knowutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album)

   actor ("Robot Willie", "Aide#1"/"Kegler") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   actor ("Eddie") (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   actor ("Animal Officer") (Ernest Saves Christmas)

   cast member ("Earl", "Ernest's Tongue", "Robot Willie", various characters) ("Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!")

   actor ("Waiter") (Ernest Goes to Jail)

   writer (Ernest segment) ("Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special")

   actor ("Sheriff Cliff Binder") (Ernest Scared Stupid)

   writer (Slam Dunk Ernest)

Carol Sue Byron

   unit manager (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   unit production manager, production accountant (Ernest Saves Christmas)

   unit production manager (Ernest Goes to Jail)

   unit production manager, script supervisor 2nd unit (Ernest Scared Stupid)

Emilie Cherry (daughter of John R. Cherry III)

   uncredited actress in several Ernest commercials

   craft service assistant (Ernest Scared Stupid)

Josh Cherry (John Cherry's son)

   actor ("Rudd Hardtact's Boy Scout") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   actor uncredited camper (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   apprentice editor (Ernest Scared Stupid)

   actor ("Cpl. Davis") (Ernest in the Army)

Cylk Cozart

   actor ("Barry Worth") (Slam Dunk Ernest)

Harvey Godwin, Jr.

   actor ("Brave's Father") (Ernest Goes to Camp)

Mary Jane Harvill

   actress ("Lance's Mom") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   actress ("Mother") (Ernest Scared Stupid)

Esther Huston Casstevens

   actress ("Tina Nelson") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   actress ("Amanda Binder") (Ernest Scared Stupid)

Aaron Keister

   songwriter ("Attack & Coffin Themes") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

Shane Keister

   composer (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   composer (Ernest Goes to Camp)

Alec Klapper

   actor ("Joey") (Ernest Scared Stupid)

Justin Lloyd (Jim Varney's nephew)

   author ("The Importance of Being Ernest")

Todd Loyd

   actor ("Chip Ozgood") (Ernest Goes to Camp)

Corey Perkins

   writer ("Ernest & the Dream Stone" graphic novel)

Coke Sams

   crew member on various Ernest commercials

   extra ("Hey Vern, Win $10,000"/"Ernest's Greatest Hits Vol. 2")

   writer, producer ("Knowutimean? Hey Vern, It's My Family Album")

   writer, producer, songwriter ("The Riddle") (Dr. Otto & the Riddle of the Gloom Beam)

   writer, second unit director, creative consultant (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   co-producer, second unit director (Ernest Saves Christmas)

   producer, director ("Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!")

   co-producer (Ernest Goes to Jail)

   co-producer (Ernest Scared Stupid)

   executive producer (Ernest Rides Again)

   writer, director (Ernest Goes to School)

   writer, director (Existo)

Eddy Schumacher

   actor ("Counselor Stennis") (Ernest Goes to Camp)

Andy Stahl

   actor ("Jerry") (Ernest Goes to Jail)

Stacy Williams

   producer (Ernest Goes to Camp)

   producer (Ernest Saves Christmas)

   producer ("Hey, Vern, It's Ernest!")

   producer (Ernest Goes to Jail)

   producer (Ernest Scared Stupid)

   producer (Ernest Rides Again)

   producer (Ernest Goes to School)

   producer (Slam Dunk Ernest)