Daniel Lawrence Whitney Net Worth
Daniel Lawrence Whitney Net Worth is
$1.6 Million
Daniel Lawrence Whitney Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Daniel Lawrence "Larry" Whitney (born February 17, 1963) best known by his stage name and character Larry the Cable Guy, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, and former radio personality. Despite his stage name, he has never worked for a cable company in any capacity.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).Whitney has released seven 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, as well as voicing Mater in the Cars franchise. Whitney's catchphrase: "Git-R-Done!" is also the title of his book.On January 26, 2010, the TV channel History announced that it was ordering a series starring Whitney called Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy, in which he would explore the country and immerse himself in different lifestyles, jobs and hobbies. The first episode of the series aired on February 8, 2011. | Full Name | Larry the Cable Guy |
| Net Worth | $50 million, $50 million |
| Date Of Birth | February 17, 1963 |
| Place Of Birth | Pawnee City, Nebraska, USA |
| Height | 5' 10" (1.78 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Producer, Writer |
| Education | Berean Christian School, Baptist University of America, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, The King's Academy, Berean Christian School, Baptist University of America, University of Nebraska–Lincoln, The King's Academy |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Cara Whitney |
| Children | Reagan Whitney, Wyatt Whitney, Reagan Whitney, Wyatt Whitney |
| Parents | Tom Whitney Sr., Shirley Whitney, Tom Whitney Sr., Shirley Whitney |
| Siblings | Debbie Whitney, Tom Whitney Jr., Debbie Whitney, Tom Whitney Jr. |
| Awards | Billboard Music Award for Comedy Artist of the Year, VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animated Feature Motion Picture, Billboard Music Award for Comedy Album of the Year, Billboard Music Award for Comedy Artist of the Year, VES Award for Outstanding Animated Character in an Animate... |
| Movies | Edmonton, AB, Canada, Medicine Hat, AB, Canada, West Wendover, NV, United States, Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector, Cars, Cars 2, Witless Protection, Delta Farce, A Madea Christmas, Cars 3, Tooth Fairy 2, Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road, Jingle All the Way 2, Mater and the Ghostlight,... |
| TV Shows | Cars Toons, Blue Collar TV |
| Star Sign | Aquarius |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | The voice of Mater in Cars (2006) |
| 2 | Baseball cap with a fish hook on it |
| 3 | Sleeveless shirts |
| 4 | Thick Southern accent |
| 5 | His catchphrase, "Git-R-Done!" |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | What I do onstage, there's maybe .0001 percent of the population that acts like that. I talk like that because it makes me laugh, and because I know a couple of people that talk like that. They're really that Southern. And they do funny things. I love 'em; they're awesome. They're good people. |
| 2 | The only reason I'm ever in character as 'Larry The Cable Guy' is because that's what I'm hired to do. In my movies, obviously they hired 'Larry The Cable Guy' to be 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do my shows, I'm 'Larry The Cable Guy.' When I do Jay Leno, it's: 'Please welcome 'Larry The Cable Guy.'' |
| 3 | The thing that's changed the way I do my stand-up act is having kids and getting older and wiser and smarter. There might be a joke or two in the past that I wish I hadn't done, but in the past, you can't have it back. |
| 4 | Tony Orlando is one of the nicest guys I have ever met - bar none - in my entire life. I was always a fan when I was a kid - you know, huge fan. Who wasn't a fan of Tony Orlando? |
| 5 | We try to make the name longer and longer every year. First, it was 'Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular.' Then it was 'It's a Very Larry Christmas.' Now it's 'Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-palooza Christmas Luau.' I'll tell you what it is: It's funny. That's what it is. Who cares what the name of it is? It is a funny special. |
| 6 | What a piece of garbage this smart car is. There's a commercial - the smart car has zero percent interest for six years. Well, good, I got zero percent in six years in buying this smart car. I'll tell you that much. I mean, it's ridiculous. My buddy has a smart car, totaled it. He hit a deer tick. |
| 7 | I think probably one of the coolest things was when I went to play basketball at Rucker Park in Harlem. First of all, who would think that Larry the Cable Guy would go to Harlem to play basketball? And I was received like a rock star. It was amazing! There were people everywhere. There were guys walking by yelling, 'Git 'r done!' |
| 8 | I was always a fan of the old-style comics. I loved vaudeville. I loved Milton Berle, Dick Shawn, Phyllis Diller, Don Rickles, Charlie Callas, all those guys. Hilarious. I love the Bing Crosby and Bob Hope movies, and Abbott & Costello. My television influences were 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' 'Benny Hill,' and 'Hee Haw.' |
| 9 | I'm a huge NASCAR fan, but I'm not a gearhead. I've never been into fixing cars. It's not because I don't like it. I would love to know more. It's just my dad never taught me that stuff because my dad wasn't a mechanic. |
| 10 | It's nice if people can finally loosen up a little bit and just go out laugh at silliness. I mean, people take themselves way too seriously sometimes. |
| 11 | One of my little girls is named Reagan. Her first words were, 'Mr. Larry, tear down this crib.' That was her first words, it was very sweet. My first words were, 'Are you going to finish that sandwich?' |
| 12 | I don't judge people by their accent, or how they word things, or how grammatically correct their speech is. Some of the smartest men in the world couldn't spell. I judge a person by their character. |
| 13 | I don't really get to see a lot of other comedians, because I work with the same people all the time. The guy I really like is Nick DiPaulo. I love Nick DiPaulo, but again, he's a buddy of mine. But I liked him for a long time. I liked him before he was a buddy of mine. |
| 14 | I just developed my act way back in the late '80s. I went to college in Georgia, so I picked up the Southern accent. I talked like that with my friends all the time, because it was fun. It was funny... All my friends were real Southern. We're buddies, so I'd say stuff to make them laugh. So that was pretty much it. |
| 15 | I love food: biscuits and gravy, cheese grits, spaghetti and meatballs, chicken-fried steak with white gravy... but my favorite dish is my wife's beanie weenie cornbread casserole. It's so good. It sounds stupid, but if you eat it, it's heaven. Of course, it's only something you can eat if you've got a lot of money. |
| 16 | I saw a sign one time that said 'hemorrhoids awareness week' at the doctor's office. Let me tell you, if you got hemorrhoids, I'm sure you are aware of it. You don't need a sign to tell anybody about it. |
| 17 | I don't even see it as cable TV anymore. I've been called 'Larry the Cable Guy' for so long, I don't even think about it being about cable. I don't know anything about cable. |
| 18 | As a comedian, I don't know if they're laughing because it's funny or if they're laughing at me because I'm not funny. And I'm thinking, 'Who cares? They're laughing.' If you go on stage, and they're laughing at you full-on for 60 minutes? You know, whatever puts them in the seats. |
| 19 | 'Cars' has been a godsend. I mean, I get paid to talk into a mic. Honestly, I had no idea it would become as big as it did. When I first got the part of Mater, it was actually a small part. I did the voicing for it, though, and the animators liked it so much they rewrote the original script so that Mater could be in it more. |
| 20 | Doing a kid's movie is fun when you have kids. You don't want to do kids' movies if you don't have kids. When you have kids, things change in your life. |
| 21 | Even before I did stand-up, I've always been the kind of guy - and I talk about it on stage - who says I like people and I always look for the good in people. I say, 'Every person has something good about them, if you can just find it.' |
| 22 | I've never judged anybody by how they look or how they dress. I basically judge them on their character. And that's how I lead my own life. |
| 23 | I've only been to these foreign countries: Canada, L.A. and Miami. |
| 24 | Our whole wedding cost 180 bucks. Afterward, we re-heated lasagna for everyone and set off fireworks. |
| 25 | We're homebodies. I've gotten to see my kids' first steps, first smiles, first words. Every day is a weekend. |
| 26 | When Pixar calls and says, 'Hey, you wanna be in a Pixar movie?' you don't do a lot of contemplating! |
| 27 | Every July, I look forward to taping a Christmas show - in July in Nashville. In 98-degree weather. I love it. |
| 28 | I'm not a party guy, and I'm not a Hollywood guy, either. |
| 29 | I'm saying, Come on, the global warming thing? How did the ice melt during the ice ages? Was the dinosaurs driving SUVs around back then? |
| 30 | I'm so sick of gay this, gay that. I could care less. It ain't affecting my life at all. |
| 31 | I've always felt that if you've been blessed, you should try to help as many people as you can. I just think that's the right thing to do. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Chad Price at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida helped cure Larry's son, Wyatt, of hip dysplasia, while Wyatt was an infant. Following this, Larry and his Git-R-Done foundation donated $5 million to the International Hip Dysplasia Institute at the hospital in September, 2010. |
| 2 | Son of Tom Whitney and Shirley Whitney. |
| 3 | In 2007, Forbes Magazine estimated his earnings for the year at $20 million. |
| 4 | Son, Wyatt, born August 2006. |
| 5 | Daughter, Reagan, born 29 October 2007. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | While Larry's stand-up act contains a great deal of raunchy material he does not use four-letter words. |
| 8 | 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. |
| 9 | 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. |
| 10 | 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 Di Paolo, who used to do stuff on Comedy Central. |
| 11 | 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. |
| 12 | 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. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars 3 | 2017 | filming | Mater (voice) |
| Disney Infinity 3.0 | 2015 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| CMT Artists of the Year 2014 | 2014 | TV Movie | Host |
| Jingle All the Way 2 | 2014 | Video | Larry |
| Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes | 2014 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Tales from Radiator Springs | 2014 | TV Series | Mater |
| A Madea Christmas | 2013 | Buddy | |
| Disney Infinity | 2013 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Bounty Hunters | 2013 | TV Series | Larry |
| Kinect Fun Labs: Kinect Rush - A Disney Pixar Adventures: Snapshot | 2012 | Video Game | Mater (English version, voice) |
| Mater's Tall Tales | 2008-2012 | TV Mini-Series | Mater Tow Mater |
| Tooth Fairy 2 | 2012 | Video | Larry Guthrie |
| Cars 2: The Video Game | 2011 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Cars 2 | 2011 | Mater (voice) | |
| Cars Toons: Mater's Tall Tales | 2010 | Video | Mater (voice) |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau | 2009 | TV Movie | |
| Cars Race-O-Rama | 2009 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Big Dog Daddy | 2009 | Short | Possum Boy |
| Tokyo Mater | 2008 | Short | Mater (voice) |
| Witless Protection | 2008 | Deputy Larry Stalder | |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| Cars Mater-National | 2007 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Delta Farce | 2007 | Larry | |
| Mater and the Ghostlight | 2006 | Video short | Mater (voice) |
| Blue Collar TV | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Various / Various Characters |
| Cars | 2006 | Video Game | Mater (voice) |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | 2006 | Larry | |
| Cars | 2006 | Mater (voice) |
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy | 2011-2013 | TV Series documentary executive producer - 30 episodes | |
| Bounty Hunters | 2013 | TV Series executive producer - 8 episodes | |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party | 2010 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Hula-Palooza Christmas Luau | 2009 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | 2009 | TV Special documentary executive producer | |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza | 2008 | TV Special executive producer | |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer | |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Morning Constitutions | 2007 | TV Movie executive producer |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Tooth Fairy Video: 'Why Do We Lose Our Baby Teeth?' | 2012 | Video short creator - as Larry | |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Christmas Spectacular | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Morning Constitutions | 2007 | TV Movie | |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road | 2006 | TV Special documentary | |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again | 2004 | TV Special documentary | |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Git-R-Done | 2004 | TV Special documentary | |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie | 2003 | Documentary writer |
Director
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Tooth Fairy Video: 'Why Do We Lose Our Baby Teeth?' | 2012 | Video short as Larry |
Cinematographer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Tooth Fairy Video: 'Why Do We Lose Our Baby Teeth?' | 2012 | Video short as Larry |
Editor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official Tooth Fairy Video: 'Why Do We Lose Our Baby Teeth?' | 2012 | Video short as Larry |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mater's Tall Tales | 2010 | TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry, the Hairy Fairy | 2012 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Return to Fairyland: Making 'Tooth Fairy 2' | 2012 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Tooth Fairy 2: Introducing Crusher the Pig | 2012 | Video documentary short special thanks | |
| Larry's Use of the Analogy | 2008 | Video short special thanks | |
| Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast | 2008 | Video short special thanks | |
| All the Way to... LA? | 2007 | Video short special thanks | |
| Hacienda Confidential | 2007 | Video short special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Foxworthy & Larry the Cable Guy: We've Been Thinking | 2016 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2007-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Jingle All the Way 2 / Himself - Guest / ... |
| WWE Tribute to the Troops | 2014 | TV Special | Himself |
| WWE Raw | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 2005-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Made in Hollywood | 2011-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hannity | 2009-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Only in America with Larry the Cable Guy | 2011-2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Host / Himself |
| Through These Gates | 2013 | Documentary | Larry the Cable Guy |
| 2013 CMT Music Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2007-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry King Now | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Blake Shelton's Not So Family Christmas | 2012 | TV Special | Himself (voice) |
| Them Idiots Whirled Tour | 2012 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Comic |
| Larry, the Hairy Fairy | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself / Larry Guthrie |
| Official Tooth Fairy Video: 'Why Do We Lose Our Baby Teeth?' | 2012 | Video short | Himself - Host (as Larry) |
| Rachael Ray | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Return to Fairyland: Making 'Tooth Fairy 2' | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself / Larry Guthrie |
| Tooth Fairy 2: Introducing Crusher the Pig | 2012 | Video documentary short | Himself / Larry Guthrie |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2011-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Art Car: The Movie | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Lopez Tonight | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Conan | 2011 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Blue Collar Comedy: Ten Years of Funny | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| CMT Insider | 2008-2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Tailgate Party | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Bonnie Hunt Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Jay Leno Show | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy | 2009 | TV Special documentary | Himself - Roastee |
| Biography | 2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Larry the Cable Guy's Star-Studded Christmas Extravaganza | 2008 | TV Special | Himself |
| Celebrity Family Feud | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry's Use of the Analogy | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| Making Witless: The Cast on the Cast | 2008 | Video short | Himself |
| Up Close with Carrie Keagan | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 2007-2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| All the Way to... LA? | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| Hacienda Confidential | 2007 | Video short | Himself |
| The Men of Delta Farce Salute the Troops | 2007 | Short | Himself |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Morning Constitutions | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Stars of the Rodeo | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2006 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian (segment "The King of Comedy") |
| The Road to Cars | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Henry Cho: Whats That Clickin' Noise? | 2006 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road | 2006 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2004-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| CMT: Greatest Men 2005 | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 2005 Billboard Music Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Ron White Show | 2005 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The CMT Music Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Comedy Central Roast of Jeff Foxworthy | 2005 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| The View | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Larry the Cable Guy: Git-R-Done | 2004 | TV Special documentary | Himself |
| Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie | 2003 | Documentary | Himself |
| Caroline's Comedy Hour | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| CMT's Biggest Laughs | 2012 | TV Movie | Himself - Comic |
| Give It Up for Greg Giraldo | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| CMT Insider | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| Best of CMT Music Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| 60 Minutes | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Comedian (segment "The King of Comedy") |
| Jeff Foxworthy's Comedy Classics | 2000 | Video documentary |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | VES Award | Visual Effects Society Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Animated Character in an Animated Motion Picture | Cars (2006) |
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Supporting Actor | A Madea Christmas (2013) |
| 2014 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Screen Combo | A Madea Christmas (2013) |
| 2009 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Actor | Witless Protection (2008) |
| 2009 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Screen Couple | Witless Protection (2008) |
| 2007 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Album | Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road (2006) |
| 2007 | OFTA Film Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Voice-Over Performance | Cars (2006) |
| 2007 | Razzie Award | Razzie Awards | Worst Actor | Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector (2006) |
| 2006 | Grammy | Grammy Awards | Best Comedy Album | For the album "The Right to Bare Arms." |
Known for movies
Cars (2006)
as Mater
Cars 2 (2011)
as Mater
Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie (2003)
as Writer
Mater and the Ghostlight (2006)
as Mater