Biography for
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Date of Birth

17 February 1963, Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA

Birth Name

Daniel Lawrence Whitney

Nickname

Larry
The Freight Train of Comedy

Height

5' 10" (1.78 m)

Spouse

Cara Whitney

(2005 - present) 2 children

Trade Mark

His catchphrase, "Git-R-Done!"

Thick Southern accent

Sleeveless shirts

Baseball cap with a fish hook on it

The voice of Mater in Cars (2006)

Trivia

He is a member of the Blue Collar Comedy group, a group of "rednecks" who do stand-up and sketch comedy, together. The other members are his friends: Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Ron White.

Is expecting first child with wife Cara Whitney, due August 2006. If it's a girl, they plan on naming the baby Reagan (he says because Ronald Reagan was the greatest president, ever), or Colton if it's a boy, because he says it's a good cowboy name and he likes cowboys.

His favorite comedians are Steve Martin, Don Rickles, Milton Berle, and Henny Youngman. He has met Henny Youngman. Larry says that he's in the comedy business because of those guys, and a friend named Nick DiPaolo, who used to do stuff on Comedy Central.

Larry is a huge University of Nebraska fan (mostly football). Although he's lived in Florida for 27 years, he still calls Nebraska home. His accent is a combination of Pawnee City, NE, and his current home near Orlando, FL. He's lived there since he was 16. He's bought a second home south of Lincoln, watches as many games as he can, and recently bought one of the new (2006) sky boxes in the North end-zone. He also tries to wear some article of clothing (usually a hat) that says "Nebraska" or "Huskers" during every performance.

One of his closest friends is fellow comic Lewis Black, who is pretty much his opposite when it comes to political views, background, and performance material.

While Larry's stand-up act contains a great deal of raunchy material he does not use four-letter words.

Well before hitting it big with the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, he contributed short, daily commentaries for the rock station 101.1 WJRR, which broadcasts out of Maitland, Florida. He also had put in a short stint with another Orlando-area rock station (100.3 WDIZ) before they abruptly changed formats, prior to his work with WJRR.

Daughter, Reagan, born 29 October 2007.

Son, Wyatt, born August 2006.

In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $20 million.

Son of Tom Whitney and Shirley Whitney.