Arguably among the most popular stand-up comedians into the new millennium, Larry the Cable Guy was the freewheeling creation/alter ego of Daniel Lawrence Whitney, who created the crude, opinionated and proudly rural Southern persona in the early 1990s. Since then, Daniel/Larry has scaled the heights of the comedy field through the popular Blue Collar Comedy Tour and subsequent WB TV series, as well as a string of chart-topping comedy albums.Whitney was born in Pawnee City, NE on Feb. 17, 1963 and raised in West Palm Beach, FL. While in his early twenties, he began experimenting with stand-up
Moved to West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 16
Began doing stand-up comedy in the mid 80s in West Palm Beach, FL
1991
Began doing local radio comedy shows
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
Started a career in radio as a disc-jockey in Blue Springs, Missouri
