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Biography
BLP sources|date=November 2007Infobox comedian| name = Ralphie May| image = ralphie_may.jpeg| caption =Ralphie May in August 2009| pseudonym =| birth_name = Ralphie D. May| birth_date = Birth date and age|1972|2|17| birth_place = Chattanooga , Tennessee , United States|USA | raised in = raised in Clarksville, Arkansas| death_place =| medium = stand-up comedy|stand-up , television , radio | nationality = United States|American | active = 1989–present| genre = Observational comedy , Wit / Word play , Satire | subject =| influences = Sam Kinison , Lenny Bruce , Buddy Hackett and Richard Pryor | spouse = Lahna Turner 2 children| notable_work =| signature =| website = http://www.ralphiemay.com/ www.ralphiemay.com| footnotes =| grammyawards =| britishcomedyawards = Ralphie O. May (born February 17, 1972) is an United States|American stand-up comedian .
Early life
May was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee , but raised in Clarksville, Arkansas . When he was seventeen years old, he won a contest to open for comedian Sam Kinison , whom he considered his idol. http://ralphiemay.com/? page_id=2 Kinison suggested he move to Houston, Texas to further develop his comedy routine. May then studied at the Performing Arts in Houston and graduated. He then moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment.
Career
In 2003, May was chosen to participate in the first season of Last_Comic_Standing#Season_1:_Summer_2003|Last Comic Standing . He finished in second place in the competition, with Dat Phan winning first place. After that, he started appearing in numerous comedy shows like The Wayne Brady Show and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno . In 2005, he was the only white comedian to perform on The Big Black Comedy Show , which also featured Mo'Nique , Rodman, and Vince Morris.
In 2005, May released his comedy album, Just Correct . Since then, he has recorded four Comedy Central specials: Girth of a Nation (2006), Prime Cut (2007), Austin-tatious (2008), and Too Big To Ignore (2012). He has also appeared on films like For Da Love of Money .
Filmography
2002: For Da Love Of Money
2003: Just Correct
2005: Big Black Comedy: Vol. 2
2005: Big Black comedy: Vol. 4
2006: Girth of a Nation
2007: Prime Cut
2007: ''Bangin' With Ralphie May
2008: Comics Unleashed|The Best of Comics Unleashed With Byron Allen
2008: Austin-Tatious
2012: Too Big To Ignore
Discography
2005: Just Correct
2006: Girth of A Nation
2007: Prime Cut
2008: Austin-Tatious
Personal life
May married comedian Lahna Turner http://celebritybabies.people.com/2007/09/17/comedians-ralph/ on July 3, 2005.
References
Reflist
External links
Official website| http://www.ralphiemay.com/
IMDb name|1166257
Last Comic Standing 1 Persondata |NAME= May, Ralphie |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= |DATE OF BIRTH= February 17, 1972 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Chattanooga , Tennessee , United States|USA |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= | NAME= May, Ralphie | DATE OF BIRTH= February 17, 1972 | PLACE OF BIRTH= Chattanooga , Tennessee , United States|USA DEFAULTSORT:May, Ralphie Category:1972 births Category:Living people Category:Participants in American reality television series
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