By CAROLYN BROWN Staff Writer Jonathan Edwards, one of Northampton’s most famous residents, was a revolutionary preacher ...

Bill Byrge, who played Bobby in the Ernest films, has passed away at 92. Known for his humor and kindness, Byrge started acting in 1985 and appeared in several Ernest movies before returning to ...

“He was the ‘Bobby’ character in several Ernest movies with Jim Varney. I always teased him of being a ‘star’ in our family,” she continued. Bill Byrge, best known for playing Bobby in ...

While he worked at a library in Nashville, he played Bobby in four of those films and on a Saturday morning kids show.

1990’s “Ernest Goes to Jail,” 1991’s “Ernest Scared Stupid” and 1994’s “Ernest Goes to School.” Within the “Ernest” franchise, Varney played the title character Ernest P.

Carden and Cherry was also behind the Ernest P. Worrell series of commercials, in which actor Jim Varney's Ernest character similarly endorsed a variety of products in advertisements. Eventually ...