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Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963 in
Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA), better known by the stage name Larry the Cable Guy,
is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and one of the co-stars of the Blue
Collar Comedy Tour and the subsequent series Blue Collar TV. He starred in the
feature-length movie Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, which was filmed
entirely in Orlando, Florida, and will soon star alongside close friend Bill
Engvall in the upcoming film Delta Farce.
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Born: February 17, 1963
Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA
Occupation: Comedian, Actor
Spouse: Cara Whitney (1 child)
Website: www.larrythecableguy.com
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Biography
Early
life
Whitney, who grew up in Nebraska, moved to West
Palm Beach, Florida when he was 16 where he attended The King's Academy. His
father, a preacher who once played guitar with the Everly Brothers, worked as
the principal of the nearby King's Academy elementary school. Whitney played an
instrument in the King's Academy pep band and worked at Wendy's until 1985 when
he began doing stand-up comedy. He started at the Comedy Club in Blue Springs,
Missouri, on amateur nights at the encouragment of friends and coworkers. In
1991, he began doing radio comedy, where he would call into stations as
fictional characters. The "Larry" character was created after a friend from one
of the stations asked him to call in as a cable installer.
Comedy
career
Whitney started in Blue Springs, Missouri, followed
by stints at Rock 100 WDIZ and 101.1 WJRR in Orlando before meeting the Blue
Collar Boys. He became known in the South in the early 90s when he made regular
radio appearances via phone on programs such as the Ron and Ron Show. He was
also a regular during the late 90s on Z-92's The Todd and Tyler Show in Omaha,
Nebraska, on the Chris Baker Show Friday mornings, as well as the Kirk, Mark,
and Lopez morning show on 98 Rock in Baltimore, MD. Larry's trademarks are
Redneck-style humor delivered in an affected thick Southern dialect, recounting
bizarre stories about his "family," and using the phrase "Git-R-Done!" He is
also known for other commonly used expressions.
He also sings Christmas songs like "Donny the
Retard," "Titty Bars Christmas," and "I Pissed My Pants". He uses "Madder than"
analogies like "Madder than a skinhead watching The Jeffersons," "Madder than a
carload of queers getting pulled over for doin' a 69 in a 55," "Madder than a
one-legged waitress at the IHOP," and possibly his most famous, "Happier than a
tornado in a trailer park," from his character in the film Cars.
In 2005, he was featured in Gretchen Wilson's music
video for the song "All Jacked Up," playing dual roles as himself and a
transvestite bar patron. In 2006, he starred in the film Larry the Cable Guy:
Health Inspector, was the voice of Mater, the tow truck, in Disney/Pixar's
animated film Cars, as well as the voice of Ryder, a crazy cat in the Walt
Disney animated film The Fox and the Hound 2.
Whitney has also seen considerable success from his
comedic recordings. His comedy albums Lord, I Apologize (2001), and The Right To
Bare Arms (2005), have both been certified gold by the RIAA.
Private life
The real Daniel Lawrence Whitney himself is
somewhat of an enigma. A few biographies of him describe only the fictional life
of Larry the Cable Guy, as he rarely speaks out of character when in public.
In a 60 Minutes report, correspondant Bob Simon
reveals Dan Whitney's "happy-go-lucky" lifestyle: "Unlike many comedians the '60
Minutes' team has met, Larry is not angry, he’s not depressed, he’s not
paranoid. He’s a hard-working, supremely confident, happy-go-lucky funnyman."
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Current life
Whitney lives in Sanford, Florida, just outside of
Orlando and has a home in Lincoln, Nebraska. He's a huge supporter of the
University of Nebraska football team (he purchased one of the new skyboxes at
Memorial Stadium).
Whitney and his wife, Cara, have a son named Wyatt
who was born August 2, 2006.
Southern accent
Before he moved to West Palm Beach in South
Florida, he grew up in Nebraska as a teenager. He openly says in interviews (and
his autobiographical book, GIT-R-DONE) that he willingly "turns on" the accent.
Catch
phrases
Larry the Cable Guy is one of a handful of
comedians who use catchphrase humor. He uses catch phrases such as his most
famous one, "Git-R-Done", as well as "Lord, I apologize" and "I don't care who
you are, that's funny right there."
Fictional family
His often-heard-of fictional family includes the
following:
A grandma who gets the "walkin' farts"
A grandpa who uses a device to speak due to throat
cancer
A brother who is not only deaf but has Tourette's
syndrome (and often flips the bird while speaking in sign language)
A sister, Liddie, who is very overweight; this
sister was also immortalized in a sketch on Blue Collar TV.
Another sister who looks like DeeWayne from the
Ozarks and has numerous moles; Larry has nicknamed her "Old Moley," "Holy
Moley," and "Guacamole". This sister also is overweight.
His sister's husband, who is originally from Mexico
His sister's baby, whom Larry has nicknamed "Rolie
Polie Moley"
A niece and nephew, parents unclear, who bring home
fairy tale books that are now "politically correct," as read by Larry on Blue
Collar TV
A 370-pound hypochondriac aunt.
A dog named Wilson whose tail was docked a little
too long.
Trivia
He was a radio personality on:
KEZO "Z-92" in Omaha, Nebraska
KQRC in Kansas City, Missouri
KMYZ in Tulsa, Oklahoma
WJRR in Orlando, Florida
WDIZ in Orlando, Florida
WIYY in Baltimore, Maryland
He has mentioned Tulsa, Owasso, and Ponca City,
Oklahoma, in his comedic performances.
He does not believe in global warming as stated in
his stand-up and on his Web site.
He is a conservative Republican and supports
President George W. Bush.
He claims to be a Christian, thanking Jesus Christ
on his concert end credits and apologizing to God for becoming a comedian.
His redneck accent is fake, saying that he trained
to emulate it while growing up in Nebraska.
Discography
Salutations & Flatulations (1997)
Lord, I Apologize (2001)
A Very Larry Christmas (2004)
The Right to Bare Arms (2005)
Bibliography
Larry the Cable Guy (2005) GIT-R-DONE Crown ISBN
0-307-23742-7
Filmography
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: Rides Again (2004)
Blue Collar TV (2004)
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Cars (Film & Video Game) (2006) (voice) - Mater
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006)
Delta Farce (2007)
The Fox and the Hound 2 (2006) (voice) - Ryder
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