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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Jeff Foxworthy, from Redneck to Socialite
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Now that redneck jokes have made him rich and famous, Jeff Foxworthy has gone all uptown.
This Saturday he’s being honored at “Jewel of the Nile,” the black-tie benefit for the Circle for Children. It’s at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. (Info: www.thecircleforchildren.org).
Then on March 31 he’s participating in the Centennial Legacy Golf Classic, held at Country Club of the South to benefit Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Atlanta. Registration’s at 8:30 a.m., followed by a 10 a.m. shotgun start and awards and closing reception at 4 p.m. (info: 404-527-7594, rreid@bgcma.org, www.bgcma.org)
It would appear that Foxworthy is clearly in this one for the altruism. His next book is “How to Stink at Golf.” He recently told my colleague Phil Kloer, “I quit playing golf five years ago cause it made me madder than anything I do in life. People who had known me forever would play golf with me and say they’d never seen me act this way. I haven’t missed it.”
Kidding aside, Foxworthy’s a devoted family man who lends his time and talents to various charity around town. Wonder if there’s a set of “You Might Be a Socialite if…” jokes running through his head?
