Jon Reep

Jon Reep
Medium	Stand-up comedy, film, television
Years active	1998–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
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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.

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

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	CMT Comedy Club	Himself
2007	Last Comic Standing	Himself	Winner
2007	Bandits vs. Smokies	Himself
2004–2006	Rodney	Gerald Bob
2006	Comedy Central Presents	Himself
2005	Premium Blend	Himself
2001	Late Friday	Himself
2008	MADtv	Himself
2009	Metro Jethro	Himself
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	Emmett	Season 12, Episode 2 ("The Lawn Jockey")

Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2008	Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay	Raymus
2014	Into the Storm	Reevis
2021	Poker Run	Alfie

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.

External links

• Jon Reep at IMDb
• Jon Reep on Myspace