Jeff Wayne

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Jeff "Big Daddy" Wayne got the "Big Daddy" nickname from Robin Williams and Billy Crystal when they introduced him on HBO's Comic Relief. The Big Daddy identity comes from a one- man show Wayne wrote and performed over 1,000 times in theaters across the country, "Big Daddy's Barbeque". Like many comedians, Jeff packed his bags many years ago and headed from Kentucky to California to join the World-Famous Comedy Store; there was no plan "B." It paid off big time for Jeff. He's performed all over the world in clubs, concerts, casinos, cruise ships and on TV, including a TV pilot that was created from his persona and act, for NBC. With career spanning performances alongside the likes of Tiffany Haddish, Sheryl Crow, Judd Apatow, Byron Allen and B.B. King, Big Daddy's got stories for days. Jeff is a divorced dad of three, a showbiz junkie who collects vintage movie memorabilia. He's working on his 8th comedy CD and has even penned a book about his son's battle with schizophrenia. His favorite movie quote is from the 1942 classic Sullivan's Travels: "There's a lot to be said for making people laugh. Did you know that's all some people have?" Big Daddy is fighting to keep us laughing-because if they take that away, what's left?