Jon Reep

Jon Reep (born March 26, 1972) 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.

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 Season 4 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 2021Poker RunAlfie

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.

Reep graduated from Fred T. Foard High School in Newton, North Carolina, in 1990.

On September 5, 2025, Reep was arrested with 1 charge of second degree and 9 charges of third degree sexual exploitation of a minor. After a tip, a grand jury indicted him and a search warrant was executed. He was found in possession of child pornography.