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Use mdy dates|date=June 2011Infobox comedian| image = Larry the Cable Guy.jpg| name = Larry the Cable Guy|caption=Larry the Cable Guy, June 10, 2007| birth_name = Daniel Lawrence Whitney| birth_date = Birth date and age|1963|2|17| birth_place = Pawnee City, Nebraska|Pawnee City , Nebraska , U.S.| medium = Stand-up Television Film Radio Books| nationality = American| active = 1991–present| genre = Character comedy , redneck comedy, country comedy, observational comedy , satire | subject = Culture of the Southern United States , obesity , human sexuality , political correctness , self-deprecation , family , personal hygiene | influences = Steve Martin ,IMDb name|1249256|section=bioDon Rickles , Milton Berle , Henny Youngman , Jeff Foxworthy , Charlie Callas | influenced = Robert Kelly (comedian)|Billy the Bass Man | spouse = Cara Whitney (2005–present; 2 children)| notable_work = Blue Collar Comedy Tour Larry McCoy in Delta Farce Himself in Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector Larry in Witless Protection Mater (Cars)|Mater in Cars (film)|Cars and Cars 2 | website = http://www.larrythecableguy.com/ Official site| religion = Christian Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), best known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy , is an American comedian, actor, musician, and former radio personality.cite web|url= http://movies.nytimes.com/person/357943/Larry-the-Cable-Guy/biography |title=New York Times |publisher=Movies.nytimes.com |accessdate=June 9, 2011
He is one of the co-stars of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour , a comedy troupe which also includes Bill Engvall , Ron White , and Jeff Foxworthy , with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV .
Larry the Cable Guy has released seven comedy albums, of which three have been certified gold album|gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. In addition, he has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour-related movies, as well as in the films Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector , Delta Farce , and Witless Protection . He has also provided the voice of Mater (Cars)|Mater in the The Walt Disney Company|Disney / Pixar films Cars (film)|Cars and Cars 2 . His catchphrase, Git-R-Done! , is the title of his book.
On January 26, 2010, the TV channel History (TV channel)|History announced it was ordering a series starring Larry the Cable Guy, titled Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy , in which the comedian would explore the country and immerse himself in different lifestyles, jobs and hobbies.cite news |url= http://www.reuters.com/article/2010/01/27/us-history-idUSTRE60Q0PB20100127|title=History orders Larry the Cable Guy series|agency=Reuters |date=Jan. 26, 2010 The first episode of the series aired on February 8, 2011.cite web |url= http://www.history.com/shows/only-in-america-with-larry-the-cable-guy/episodes/|title=Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy – episodes| publisher=History Channel
Early life
According to a CMT bio, Whitney grew up on a pig farm in Pawnee City, Nebraska|Pawnee City , Nebraska .cite web|url= http://www.cmt.com/artists/az/guy_larry_the_cable/bio.jhtml |title=Cmt.com |publisher=Cmt.com |accessdate=June 9, 2011 He went to college at the now defunct Baptist University of America .cite web|last=Curtis |first=Bryan |url= http://www.slate.com/id/2129296 |title=America's favorite redneck. By Bryan Curtis |publisher=Slate.com |date=November 2, 2005 |accessdate=June 9, 2011 He credits his roommates from Texas and Georgia for inspiring his imitation Southern American English|Southern accent .cite web|url= http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A59508-2004Sep3? language=printer |title=Guffaw Guys |work=The Washington Post |date=September 5, 2004 |accessdate=June 9, 2011 He dropped out after his junior year after trying his hand at comedy.
Career
Radio career
Whitney started his career in radio as a disc jockey in Blue Springs, Missouri|Blue Springs , Missouri. He became known in the early 1990s when he made regular radio appearances via phone on programs such as Ron and Ron|The Ron and Ron Show , The Chris Baker Show on KOOO and KEZO 's The Todd and Tyler Show in Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha , Nebraska, as well as the Kirk, Mark, and Lopez morning show on WIYY in Baltimore , Maryland. He was also a frequent guest on the The Johnny Dare Morning Show show on 98.9, KQRC , Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City . He also did appearances on WJRR in Orlando, Florida|Orlando , Florida, on the Monsters in the Mid Day (presently the Monsters in the Morning ), as he was a personal friend of BlackBean (Carlos Navarro) with whom he had done voice-over work. He was brought to New England on Greg and the Morning Buzz on WHEB 100.3 and WGIR-FM|WGIR 101.1 in Portsmouth, NH|Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire|Manchester , New Hampshire, respectively, doing two commentaries a week.
Stand-up career
He became famous developing the Larry character, a personality that he now maintains throughout his stage act. The Larry character has a stereotypical redneck appearance, a thick Southern accent, recounts stories about his "family," and uses, among other common expressions, his own catchphrase " Git-R-Done !" A part of Whitney's routine is his affected Southern American English|Southern accent . He says in interviews and in his autobiographical book GIT-R-DONE that he deliberately "turns on" the accent both on and off stage, because he may forget it if he kept his normal accent intact. http://www.dead-frog.com/blog/entry/an_interview_with_larry_the_cable_guy/ An Interview with Larry the Cable Guy, Dead-Frog.com, June 15, 2005 He uses catchphrase|catchphrase humor , including "Git-R-Done," "Lord, I apologize, and be with the starvin' Pygmies down there in New Guinea. Amen." and "I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there" after certain jokes. He appears in Nutrisystem commercials with Dan Marino . Marino delivers the catchphrase, "Git-R-Done," and is shown dressed in Whitney's trademark attire, including a pair of blue jeans|jeans , a cut off, untucked flannel shirt, and camouflage hat.
His first two comedy albums, Lord, I Apologize (2001), and The Right To Bare Arms (2005), have both been RIAA certification|certified gold album|gold by the Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA . A third album, Morning Constitutions , and its accompanying TV special were released in 2007.
Other work
In 2006, he was approached by Comedy Central to voice a character for an as-yet-unnamed animated series. The show would involve his character as one of two owners of a small cable channel (the other, a high-classed, high-attitude woman). A half-hour pilot was ordered by the network, but has yet to air. http://www.showbuzz.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/12/13/tv/main2253184.shtml "Basic Cable Guy: Pilot At Comedy Central – Network Has Ordered Half-Hour Animated TV Show Starring 'Blue Collar' Comedian", HollywoodReporter.com, December 13, 2006
Whitney was Roast (comedy)|roasted in a The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy|Comedy Central special on March 15, 2009.cite web|url= http://www.comedycentral.com/press/press_releases/2009/010709_roastannouncement_larry.jhtml |title=Comedy Central To Rip More Than Flannel Sleeves – Network To Roast Larry The Cable Guy |publisher=Comedycentral.com |date=May 26, 2011 |accessdate=June 9, 2011 During the roast he can be heard greeting roasters out of character and in his normal speaking voice, as well as being called "Dan" by Bill Engvall .
On Tuesday, February 8, 2011 the premiere of his newest travelogue series, "Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy", debuted quite successfully on the History Channel . A total of 4.1 million viewers, 1.7 million adults 25-54, tuned in, nearly doubling the total for the "Top Shot" season 2 opener. http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2011/02/09/only-in-america-with-larry-the-cable-guy-premieres-to-4-1-million-viewers-top-shot-s2-premieres-to-2-8-million/82138/
A company in North Dakota developed a line of Larry the Cable Guy food products, such as boxed hamburger dinners. It is sold in Big Lots stores, and the packaging states proceeds from sales benefit his "Git-R-Done Foundation."
Personal life
Whitney resides in Lincoln, Nebraska . He married his wife Cara in 2005. They have two children together, a son, Wyatt (born August 2006), and a daughter, Reagan (born October 2007). In 2010, Whitney and his wife disclosed in an article that their son Wyatt has Hip dysplasia (human)|hip dysplasia .cite web|last=Donaldson |first=Catherine |url= http://www.aolhealth.com/2010/10/01/tiny-son-of-larry-the-cable-guy-battled-hip-disorder/ |title=Tiny Son of 'Larry the Cable Guy' Battled Hip Disorder |publisher=Aolhealth.com |date=October 1, 2010 |accessdate=June 9, 2011
His home town of Pawnee City, Nebraska has a street named after him. Whitney also donated money to buy new theatrical equipment for the local high school.cite web|author=Jeff Korbelik / Gzo |url= http://journalstar.com/entertainment/arts-and-culture/article_6815bb36-4c79-53b5-a5a1-ac6fca22b290.html |title=Larry the Cable Guy still has hometown pride |publisher=Journalstar.com |date=July 3, 2009 |accessdate=June 9, 2011
He is an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and his signature camouflage hat has the Nebraska "N" emblazoned on it.
Radio shows
Whitney was a radio personality on:
KKAR 1290 AM in Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha , Nebraska
KOOO|KGDE 101.9 The Edge in Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha , Nebraska
KEZO "Z-92" in Omaha, Nebraska|Omaha , Nebraska
KQRC 98.9 FM "The Rock" in Kansas City Metropolitan Area|Kansas City
KMYZ "Z104.5 The Edge" in Tulsa, Oklahoma|Tulsa , Oklahoma
WWRM 94.9 FM "Magic 94.9" in Tampa, Florida|Tampa , Florida
WJRR 101One in Orlando, Florida|Orlando , Florida
WDIZ in Panama City, Florida|Panama City , Florida
WJGH|WPLA "Planet Radio" 107.3 in Jacksonville, Florida|Jacksonville , Florida
WIYY 97.9 "98 Rock" in Baltimore , Maryland
WPYX in Albany, New York|Albany , New York
WHEB in Portsmouth, New Hampshire|Portsmouth , New Hampshire
KTPI-FM in Tehachapi, California|Tehachapi , California
WPBZ 103.1 "The Buzz" in West Palm Beach, Florida|West Palm Beach , Florida
Blue Collar Radio on Sirius XM Radio
Discography
Title
Album details
Peak chart positions
Certifications ( List of music recording sales certifications
US Comedy
US Country
US
Lord, I Apologize
Release date: October 30, 2001
Label: Hip-O Records
Recording Industry Association of America|US : Gold
A Very Larry Christmas
Release date: November 16, 2004
Label: Warner Bros. Records
US: Gold
The Right to Bare Arms
Release date: March 29, 2005
Label: Warner Bros. Records
US: Gold
Morning Constitutions
Release date: April 3, 2007
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Christmastime in Larryland
Release date: October 3, 2007
Label: Warner Bros. Records
On the Can
Release date: July 21, 2009
Label: Warner Bros. Records
Tailgate Party
Release date: September 22, 2009
Label: Warner Bros. Records
The Best of Larry the Cable Guy
Release date: November 16, 2010
Label: Warner Bros. Records
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Filmography
Larry the Cable Guy: Git-R-Done (2003)
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: Rides Again (2004)
Blue Collar TV (2004–2006) as various characters
Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006)
Cars (film)|Cars (2006) as Mater (Cars)|Mater
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road (2006)
Delta Farce (2007) as Larry
Witless Protection (2008) as Deputy Larry Stalder
'' Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales (2008–2011) as Mater (Cars)|Mater
The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy|Comedy Central Roast (2009)
Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party (2010)
Cars 2 (2011) as Mater (Cars)|Mater
Tooth Fairy (film)#Sequel|Tooth Fairy 2 (2012) as Larry Guthrie
Notes
Reflist
External links
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Official website| http://www.larrythecableguy.com/
IMDb name|1249256
http://www.criticizethis.ca/2011/06/dad-gum-larry-the-cable-guy-talks-cars-2.html Interview with Larry the Cable Guy about 'Cars 2'
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