Timothy Aaron Hawkins (born March 30, 1968) is an American
Christian
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comedian, songwriter, and singer, best known for parodying popular songs such as
Carrie Underwood
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's "
Jesus, Take the Wheel
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",
Kansas
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Dust in the Wind
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The song peaked at No. 6 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 the wee ...
", and "
The Candy Man
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", along with stand-up material based on topics such as marriage,
homeschooling
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, and parenting.
Hawkins began to release his comedy on the Internet, with his videos gaining more than 200 million views on YouTube,
GodTube
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, and Facebook as of early 2013.
Biography
Tim has one brother, Todd Hawkins, who is also his stage manager. He married his best friend Heather in 1993 and they have four children (three boys and a girl – Spencer, Olivia, Levi, and Jackson). They live in
St. Charles, Missouri
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.
He played baseball as an outfielder for the
University of Missouri
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. He is a cousin of
Freight Mabrey.
Discography
Hawkins has released six CDs and eight DVDs since 2002.
CDs
*''My Arms Are Broken'' (2002)
*''Tunafish Sandwich'' (2002)
*''Extremely Madeover'' (2004)
*''Cletus Take the Reel'' (2008)
*''Pretty Pink Tractor'' (2010)
*''Rockshow Comedy Tour'' (2011)
References
External links
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American performers of Christian music
American comedy musicians
American male comedians
American singer-songwriters
American male singer-songwriters
Comedians from Missouri
Living people
Missouri Tigers baseball players
Place of birth missing (living people)
1968 births
21st-century American comedians