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Larry The Cable Guy Bio
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Larry the Cable Guy Politically incorrect comic Larry the Cable Guy was born Daniel Lawrence Whitney on February 17, 1963, in Pawnee City, Nebraska. Raised on a Nebraskan pig farm, Larry and his family moved to the affluent area of West Palm Beach, Florida, when he was sixteen. Larry’s father, who had been a preacher as well as a guitar player with the Everly Brothers, became the principal of The King's Academy school in West Palm Beach, where Larry was a student. At twenty-two years old, Larry began performing stand-up comedy on amateur nights at the Comedy Club in West Palm Beach. By his late twenties, Larry was into radio comedy, and had taken to calling up local stations as fictional characters. At this time he created the character of Larry the Cable Guy, upon the urging of a friend that he call into the station as a cable installer.
During the late 90s, Larry became a regular guest on 101.9 The Edge, in Omaha, Nebraska, where he would call into the morning show as Larry the Cable Guy – a humorous redneck who relayed farcical stories of his fictional family and delivered the catchphrase, "Git-R-Done!" Some of his other signature statements include "madder than a skinhead watching The Jeffersons" and "madder than a car load of queers getting pulled over for doin' a 69 in a 55." Larry’s more controversial catchphrases are often followed up with "Lord, I apologize for that there..."
Larry’s popularity was fueled by appearances on Evening at The Improv and Comic Strip Live; however, it was the nationally syndicated radio program Bob and Tom Show that garnered him the most exposure. After landing a regular spot on Jeff Foxworthy's Country Countdown Show, he got his big break into the mainstream when Jeff invited him to join his successful and high-grossing 2000 Blue Collar Comedy Tour.
In 2001, Larry released his comedy album, Lord, I Apologize. His 2005 comedy album, The Right To Bare Arms, has also been certified gold by the RIAA. His other comedy albums include Salutations & Flatulations, released in 1997, and A Very Larry Christmas, released in 2004.
Larry made an appearance in country songstress Gretchen Wilson's music video for "All Jacked Up," playing both himself, as well as a transvestite bar patron. In 2006, Larry starred in his own film, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector. He has also lent his voice to the character of Mater the tow truck in Disney/Pixar's animated film Cars in 2006.
As one of the more enigmatic comics who rarely speaks out of character, Larry’s official biographies only chronicle the fictional life of Larry the Cable Guy. A revealing documentary about the real life of this reticent performer was planned, but ultimately dropped from the Git-R-Done DVD.
Larry’s controversial brand of comedy has not escaped criticism. In a 2005 interview with Rolling Stone, comedian David Cross remarked that Larry is "in the right place at the right time for that gee-shucks, proud-to-be-a-redneck, I'm-just-a-straight-shooter-multimillionaire-in-cutoff-flannel-selling-ring-tones act. That's where we are as a nation now. We're in a state of vague American values and anti-intellectual pride." Larry has countered with "the only people who are uptight at my shows are politically correct white people."
Larry currently lives just outside of Orlando in Sanford, Florida. He also has a home in Lincoln, Nebraska, where he is reportedly a proud member of the Husker Nation, as well as a supporter of the University of Nebraska football team. On August 2, 2006, Larry’s wife Cara gave birth to the couple’s son, Wyatt. YUDDY |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Cheech Marin in Cars |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Tony Shalhoub in Cars |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Guido Quaroni in Cars |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Jenifer Lewis in Cars |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Paul Dooley in Cars |
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Larry The Cable Guy - Appeared with Michael Wallis in Cars |
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Larry the Cable Guy - Launched the Blue Collar Comedy tour with Jeff Foxworthy |
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