Marvin “Jim Tom” Hedrick, the colorful master distiller from Discovery’s Moonshiners, passed away this morning, according to his co-stars Eric “Digger” Manes and Mark Ramsey. He was 82.
Hedrick was on Moonshiners almost since the show’s inception. He joined the cast for Season 2 in 2012 and remained with the show through Season 6. He left to go legit, helping start Sugarland Shine, a distillery in Gatlinberg, Tn.
The company’s web site describes him as a “moonshiner, master storyteller and still maker,” and “one of the most skilled moonshiners in Appalachia.”
See him hold forth on the ways of a master shiner in the Moonshiners clip below.
In August, Digger and Mark posted photos of Jim Tom convalescing, with the note, “Prayers for our buddy Jim Tom! Praying for comfort and peace! We love you Jt!”
Five days ago, the duo posted a message from Jim Tom’s cousin, Tina.
“He...
Hedrick was on Moonshiners almost since the show’s inception. He joined the cast for Season 2 in 2012 and remained with the show through Season 6. He left to go legit, helping start Sugarland Shine, a distillery in Gatlinberg, Tn.
The company’s web site describes him as a “moonshiner, master storyteller and still maker,” and “one of the most skilled moonshiners in Appalachia.”
See him hold forth on the ways of a master shiner in the Moonshiners clip below.
In August, Digger and Mark posted photos of Jim Tom convalescing, with the note, “Prayers for our buddy Jim Tom! Praying for comfort and peace! We love you Jt!”
Five days ago, the duo posted a message from Jim Tom’s cousin, Tina.
“He...
- 9/6/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Marvin “Jim Tom” Hedrick, who starred in Discovery‘s distillery-themed reality show Moonshiners for five seasons, died of kidney cancer at age 82, according to TMZ. According to a source close to the outlet, Hedrick had been on dialysis for months and had been in a nursing home for the last year. Moonshiners launched in 2012, and it follows the lives of individuals who produce illegal moonshine in the Appalachian mountains. Hedrick joined the cast in Season 2 and remained with the show for five years, through Season 6. Jim Tom was one of the veteran moonshiners in the area for Sugarlands Distilling Co., which embraced them when it opened their doors. “Jim Tom’s well-earned reputation as one of the most skilled moonshiners in the South earned him a role on the hit television program Moonshiners, where his colorful personality endeared [him] to… millions,” Sugarlands Distilling Co said in a statement online. “Jim Tom...
- 9/6/2023
- TV Insider
Jim Tom Hedrick, star of Discovery Channel’s “Moonshiners,” died Sept. 6 of kidney cancer. He was 82.
“Jim Tom Hedrick was a treasured member of the Moonshiners family and we share our condolences with his family and all those who loved him,” a Discovery Channel spokesperson said in a statement to Variety.
“Jim Tom dedicated much of his life to the art of moonshining, becoming a legend in Appalachia along the way,” Sugarlands Shine Distillery, the moonshine distillery company featured on “Moonshiners,” said in a statement. “Jim Tom’s well-earned reputation as one of the most skilled moonshiners in the South earned him a role on the hit television program ‘Moonshiners,’ where his colorful personality endeared Jim Tom to the hearts of millions.”
“Jim Tom touched the lives of countless individuals and was especially eager to pass along his lifetime of moonshining knowledge to a new generation of distillers, ensuring the craft would endure,...
“Jim Tom Hedrick was a treasured member of the Moonshiners family and we share our condolences with his family and all those who loved him,” a Discovery Channel spokesperson said in a statement to Variety.
“Jim Tom dedicated much of his life to the art of moonshining, becoming a legend in Appalachia along the way,” Sugarlands Shine Distillery, the moonshine distillery company featured on “Moonshiners,” said in a statement. “Jim Tom’s well-earned reputation as one of the most skilled moonshiners in the South earned him a role on the hit television program ‘Moonshiners,’ where his colorful personality endeared Jim Tom to the hearts of millions.”
“Jim Tom touched the lives of countless individuals and was especially eager to pass along his lifetime of moonshining knowledge to a new generation of distillers, ensuring the craft would endure,...
- 9/6/2023
- by McKinley Franklin
- Variety Film + TV
Marvin “Jim Tom” Hedrick, who for five seasons starred on Discovery’s distillery-themed reality show Moonshiners, died Wednesday of kidney cancer, TMZ reports. He was 82.
The series, which launched in 2012, follows the lives of individuals who produce illegal moonshine in the Appalachian mountains. Hedrick joined the cast in Season 2 and remained with the show for five years, through Season 6.
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