dan whitney

Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA Medium Stand-up, Television, Film, Radio Nationality American Years active 1991–present Genres Character comedy, Musical comedy Subject(s) Culture of the Southern United States, obesity, human sexuality, political correctness, self-deprecation, family Spouse Cara Whitney Notable works and roles Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One For the Road Website Official site

Daniel Lawrence Whitney (born February 17, 1963), better known by the stage name Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian and actor. He is one of the co-stars of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a comedy troupe which also includes Bill Engvall, Jeff Foxworthy, and Ron White, with whom he has starred on Blue Collar TV.

Larry the Cable Guy has released five comedy albums, of which three have been certified 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 also performed the voice of Mater in the Disney/Pixar film Cars. Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Radio career 5 Discography 6 Filmography 7 Notes 8 External links //

Early life

Daniel Whitney spent his early childhood in Pawnee City, Nebraska. His father Tom Sr. was a minister at the Four Mile Church in nearby Humboldt and the Congregational Church in Verdon for several years. Whitney moved to Palm Beach County, Florida with his family when he was 16, where he attended The King's Academy and later graduated from Berean School, in 1981. His father, who once played guitar with the Everly Brothers, was a high school principal at The King's Academy. Whitney worked at Wendy's until 1985, when he began doing stand-up comedy with other West Palm Beach locals. At the encouragement of friends and co-workers, he continued his standup work during amateur nights at the Comedy Club in Blue Springs, Missouri. In 1991, he began doing radio comedy, in which he would call in to stations as fictional characters. The "Larry" character was created after a friend from 95 WYNF in Tampa, Florida asked him to call in as a cable installer.

Career

Whitney started a career in radio as a disc jockey in Blue Springs, Missouri. He moved to Omaha, where he was a personality on the short lived alternative station 101.9 The Edge KGDE. This was 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 1990s when he made regular radio appearances via phone on programs such as The Ron and Ron Show. He was also a regular via phone during the late 90s on Z-92's The Todd and Tyler Show in Omaha, Nebraska, on the nationally syndicated The Chris Baker Show Friday mornings, as well as the Kirk, Mark, and Lopez morning show on 98 Rock in Baltimore,