Bill Engvall: The thing that makes any entertainer successful is the ability to connect with an audience. It's that quality and the ability to share the humor in everyday situations people relate to, that has made Bill Engvall one of the country's top comedians. Engvall's act encompasses insightful material on a wide range of topics that include kids, family life and animals. But it's his "Here's Your Sign" routine that has garnered him national attention for which his audiences remember and come back. A native of Galveston, Texas, Engvall moved to Dallas and was working as a disc jockey at a nightclub when he decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy.
Though he originally planned to be a teacher, Bill soon found that making people laugh was really his forte. Engvall then made the move to Los Angeles to pursue film and television opportunities.
Starting with the Showtime special A Pair Of Jokers with Rosie O'Donnell, Bill has hosted A&E's Evening At The Improv and made several appearances on The Tonight Show. The year 1992 was special for Bill. He was nominated for and won the American Comedy Award for Best Male Stand-Up Comedian. After appearing in episodes of Designing Women and Golden Palace, Engvall went on to portray Buck Overton on the ABC sitcom Delta starring Delta Burke, thus solidifying his status as a sought-after comic actor. Though he loves television roles, Engvall says he would never give up performing live. "When you're doing stand-up live, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV," he says. "There's not a better feeling in the world than when you look out and see the audience is identifying with you. It's wonderful. It's nice when people come up to you and say 'I was having a bad day and you made it worthwhile.' There are enough problems in everyday life. If you can come to my show for an hour and just enjoy life again, then I've done my job."
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