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Jim Bakker
Muskegon, Michigan, USA
Jim Bakker is an American televangelist, television host and author best known for co-founding the PTL (“Praise The Lord”) ministry and hosting the widely viewed Christian talk sh…
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Jim Bakker is an American televangelist, television host and author best known for co-founding the PTL (“Praise The Lord”) ministry and hosting the widely viewed Christian talk show The PTL Club throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Born on January 2, 1940, in Muskegon, Michigan, he became a prominent figure in Christian broadcasting alongside his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker. Bakker’s career faced major upheaval in the late 1980s following financial and legal scandals, but he later returned to television with The Jim Bakker Show, focusing on evangelical commentary, survivalist themes and prophetic discussions. Despite controversy, he remains a recognizable and influential figure in American televangelism.
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2024
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2024
Better Angels: The Gospel According to Tammy Faye
TV show Self
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2018
The Front Runner
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2006
One Punk Under God
TV show Self
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2000
The Eyes of Tammy Faye
Movie Himself
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1995
Spin
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1993
Something New to Die for
Movie
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1990
Superstar: The Life and Times of Andy Warhol
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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1988
Praise the Lord
Movie Self
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1988
Thy Kingdom Come ... Thy Will Be Done
Movie Self - TV Evangelist
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The PTL Club
TV show Himself - Host
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The Jim Bakker Show
TV show Himself
