Biography
After starting as a call-in guest on various Florida-based radio shows in the early 1990s, Larry quickly gained an audience on the comedy circuit before launching into stardom in 2000 as part of the popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which featured Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White. The tour spawned a live CD, three best-selling DVDs, and a short-lived series called "Blue Collar TV" (The WB, 2004-06). Meanwhile, Larry was on top of the …
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Career Milestones
| Became a personality on the short lived alternative station 101.9 The Edge KGDE | ||
| Began doing stand-up comedy in the mid 80s in West Palm Beach, FL | ||
| Made regular radio appearances via phone on programs such as the "Ron and Ron Show" | ||
| Started a career in radio as a disc-jockey in Blue Springs, Missouri | ||
| The "Larry the Cable Guy" character was created in the early 90s after a friend from one of the stations asked Whitney to call in as the cable installer | ||
1979 | Moved to West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 16 | |
1991 | Began doing local radio comedy shows | |
2000 | Joined the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, a showcase for white comics with Southern backgrounds like Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall | |
2001 | Released gold comedy album Lord I Apologize | |
2004 | Became a regular on the sketch comedy series "Blue Collar TV" (WB) alongside Foxworthy and Engvall | |
2005 | Acted as roastmaster for friend and fellow "Redneck" comedian Jeff Foxworthy on the "Comedy Central Jeff Foxworthy Roast" | |
2005 | Featured in country singer Gretchen Wilson's music video for "All Jacked Up" | |
2005 | Released his second gold album The Right To Bare Arms | |
2006 | Portrayed the voice of "Mater" the tow truck in Disney's animated feature "Cars" | |
2006 | Starred in the feature "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" | |
2007 | Appeared as "Larry the Cable Guy" in the comedy feature film "Delta Farce" | |
2007 | Released third album Morning Constitutions, that same year had a comedy special by the same name on Comedy Central | |
2008 | Played a small-town sheriff in the comedy feature "Witless Protection" | |
2011 | Reprised role as Mater in the animated feature "Cars 2" | |