Victor Darrell Henley (October 2, 1962 – April 6, 2020), was an American comedian. Henley appeared on
HBO
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CBS
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NBC
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Fox
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,
BRAVO
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,
CMT, XM radio
MTV
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A&E,
The History Channel
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. He was a
VH1
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VJ and had his own
Comedy Central
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half-hour special as well as performances on
The Late Show The Late Show may refer to:
Books
* ''The Late Show'' (book), a 2017 book by Michael Connelly
Film
* ''The Late Show'' (film), a 1977 film
* ''Late Show'', a 1999 German film by director Helmut Dietl
Music
* ''The Late Show'' (Eddie "Loc ...
and ''
The Tonight Show
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''.
Early life
Henley was born on October 2, 1962, in
Oxford, Alabama
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, and was a graduate of
Auburn University
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. He was set to become a
stockbroker
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before he landed a spot in comedy.
Career
Henley was co-author of the national best-selling book ''
Games Rednecks Play
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Th ...
'' with fellow comedian Jeff Foxworthy. Henley was a close friend of
Kathleen Madigan
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Early life and education
Kathleen Madigan is one of seven children in t ...
and
Ron White
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.
He was a regular contributor and guest on the "Opie and Anthony Show With Jim Norton”,on XM radio.
He had appeared on HBO, CBS, NBC, FOX, BRAVO, CMT, MTV, A&E, The History Channel. He was a VH-1 VJ and has his own Comedy Central half-hour special, as well as performances on ''The Late Show'' and ''The Tonight Show''.
Death and legacy
Henley died after suffering a
pulmonary embolism
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April 6, 2020, aged 57.
References
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1962 births
2020 deaths
Comedians from Alabama
Deaths from pulmonary embolism
American male comedians
Writers from Alabama
People from Oxford, Alabama
Auburn University alumni
Place of death missing