Jon Reep

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Jon Reep
Medium Stand-up comedy, film, television
Years active1998–present
Genres Stand-up comedy
Spouse
Genta Trimble
(m. 2007;div. 2013)

Jodie Stidham Patterson
(m. 2023)
Notable works and roles"Hemi Guy" in Dodge Ram Hemi commercials
Signature Jon Reep Autograph.svg
Website jonreep.com

Jon Reep is an American stand-up comedian and actor, known as the "That thing got a Hemi?" guy in Dodge commercials starting in 2004. From 2004 to 2006, he played the recurring character Police Officer Gerald Bob in the ABC sitcom Rodney . In 2007, Reep won the fifth season of Last Comic Standing on NBC.

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Personal life

In 1995, Reep was at a Carolina Panthers inaugural football game in Clemson, South Carolina when the Panthers mascot, Sir Purr, called him to the field. Reep started dancing in the endzone until the police arrested him. Reep was then sent some Panthers memorabilia for the incident. On October 5, 2007, Reep married Genta Trimble in Maui, Hawaii. In March 2013, his wife Genta Reep filed for divorce. Following his divorce Reep married his long time girlfriend Jodie Stidham Patterson on April 15, 2023, at a charity benefit Reep had for raising funds for Opendoor Homeless Ministry.

On September 5, 2025, Reep was arrested on charges of second and third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. [1]

Television roles

YearTitleRoleNotes
2007 CMT Comedy ClubHimself
2007 Last Comic Standing HimselfWinner
2007 Bandits vs. SmokiesHimself
20042006 Rodney Gerald Bob
2006 Comedy Central Presents Himself
2005 Premium Blend Himself
2001 Late Friday Himself
2008 MADtv Himself
2009 Metro JethroHimself
2010 Good Luck Charlie Charity Collector
2013 R U Faster Than a Redneck? Himself
2013 Eastbound & Down Jed Forney
2020 American Dad! Cleonard (voice)Season 17, Episode 19 ("Dammmm, Stan!")
2024 Curb Your Enthusiasm EmmettSeason 12, Episode 2 ("The Lawn Jockey")

Filmography

YearTitleRole
2008 Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay Raymus
2014 Into the Storm Reevis
2021Poker RunAlfie

References

  1. Faherty, Dave; wsoctv.com; Schulman, Mark; wsoctv.com (2025-09-05). "Hickory-native, comedian arrested on multiple sex crime charges". WSOC TV. Retrieved 2025-09-05.