Character actor Bill Byrge, best known for appearing alongside Jim Varney in the Ernest films, has passed away. According ...

NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE: Bill Byrge, the actor beloved for his role as Bobby in the popular 'Ernest' movie series, has died at ...

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

"He was a beautiful soul who made people laugh without even trying," his cousin, Sharon Chapman, wrote on Facebook.