The couple started the Git-R-Done Foundation in 2009 to provide assistance to those that have experienced hardships beyond their control. The Whitney family resides in Lincoln, Nebraska, on a 180-acre (73 ha) farm. They have a son, Wyatt and a daughter, Reagan. Whitney and his wife Cara married in 2005. Whitney competed in season six of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant "Baby" which was the show's first human character. īektrom Foods of North Dakota developed a line of Larry the Cable Guy food products, such as boxed hamburger dinners, with some of the proceeds from its sales benefiting the "Git-R-Done Foundation". In June 2012, Disneyland's California Adventure theme park's "Cars Land" features a ride called "Mater's Junkyard Jamboree" that features Whitney's voice as his character Mater from the Disney/ Pixar Cars movies. During season two in the episode "Larry Goes To Washington", Whitney was the first on-air talent from a non- news crew allowed in the War Room, also known as the Command Center, as he explained during the program. 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. On February 8, 2011, the premiere of his newest travelogue series, Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, was broadcast on the History Channel.
Whitney was roasted in a Comedy Central special on March 15, 2009.
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A third album, Morning Constitutions, and its accompanying TV special were released in 2007. His first two comedy albums, Lord, I Apologize (2001) and The Right to Bare Arms (2005), have both been certified gold by the RIAA. Amen" after telling jokes of questionable taste and, "I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there" after jokes that evoke raucous laughter. He uses catchphrase humor, including "Lord, I apologize for that, there, and be with the starvin' Pygmies in New Guinea. 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. The Cable Guy character has a stereotypical redneck appearance and a thick Southern accent, recounts stories about his "family", and uses, among other common expressions, his own catchphrase "Git-R-Done!". Initially performing stand-up under his real name with limited success, he became famous after developing the Cable Guy character, a personality that he now maintains throughout his stage act. Stand-up career Larry the Cable Guy in performance at the Resch Center in Green Bay in 2015 He was brought to New England on Greg and the Morning Buzz on WHEB 100.3 and WGIR-FM 101.1 in Portsmouth and Manchester, New Hampshire, respectively, doing two commentaries a week. He also appeared on WJRR in Orlando, Florida. He was also a frequent guest on The Johnny Dare Morning Show on 98.9/ KQRC, Kansas City. Whitney started his career in radio in the early 1990s when he made regular radio appearances on the nationally syndicated program, The Ron and Ron Show, as well as other radio shows such as The Bob & Tom Show, Wakin' Up With The Wolf on WPDH, The Chris Baker Show on KDGE and KEZO's The Todd and Tyler Show in Omaha, Nebraska, as well as the Kirk, Mark, and Lopez morning show on WIYY in Baltimore, Maryland. He dropped out after his junior year after trying his hand at comedy.
He credits his roommates from Texas and Georgia for inspiring his Southern accent impression. He went to college at Baptist University of America in Georgia, and the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He graduated from Berean Christian School in West Palm Beach in 1982 where he played football.
Whitney attended high school at The King's Academy in West Palm Beach, Florida, in the late 1970s through 1980 where his father was the elementary school principal. When he was 16, his family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida. Whitney's catchphrase "Git-R-Done!" is also the title of his book.ĭan Whitney was born in Nebraska to Tom and Shirley Whitney, and grew up on an 80-acre farm outside Pawnee City, Nebraska. He has starred in three Blue Collar Comedy Tour related films, alongside Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Delta Farce and Witless Protection, and provides the voice of Mater in Disney's Cars franchise. Whitney has released seven comedy albums, three of which have been certified gold by the RIAA for shipments of 500,000 copies. "Larry the Cable Guy" Says "Git-R-Done!" and Watch NASA TV – video from NASA He was one of the members of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which included Bill Engvall, Ron White, and Jeff Foxworthy (with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV). Only in America with Larry the Cable Guyĭaniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), known professionally by his persona Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and former radio personality.
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