Larry the Cable Guy
Arguably among the most popular and controversial stand-up comedians of the new millennium, Larry the Cable Guy - the alter ego of Daniel Lawrence Whitney - generated a legion of fans thanks to his crude, opinionated and proudly rural Southern humor. 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 charts with comedy albums like A Very Larry Christmas (2004) and The Right to Bare Arms (2005), while also landing on the bestseller lists with his book, Git-R-Done (2005), the title of which came from his famed catchphrase. From there, it was only a short jump to movies with starring turns in "Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector" (2006) and "Witless Protection" (2008), both of which were savaged by critics, while voicing Mater in "Cars" (2006) and "Cars 2" (2011). Whether people loved him or hated him, there was no doubt that Larry the Cable Guy was determined to remain a giant force on the comedy scene.
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Larry the Cable Guy
Filmography
Movies
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Animal Crossing Christmas Festival: The Movie! | Frobert (Voice) | - | 2023 |
69% |
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Cars 3 | Mater (Voice) | $152.9M | 2017 |
No Score Yet |
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Jingle All the Way 2 | Larry (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Radiator Springs 500 1/2 | Mater (Voice) | - | 2014 |
21% |
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Tyler Perry's A Madea Christmas | Buddy (Character) | $52.5M | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Art Car: The Movie | Unknown (Character) | - | 2012 |
No Score Yet |
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Tooth Fairy 2 | Larry Guthrie (Character) | - | 2012 |
39% |
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Cars 2 | Mater (Voice) | - | 2011 |
4% |
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Witless Protection | Deputy Larry Stalder (Character) | $4.1M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Mater the Greater | Mater (Voice) | - | 2008 |
5% |
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Delta Farce | Larry (Character) | $8.1M | 2007 |
No Score Yet |
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Mater and the Ghostlight | Tow Mater (Voice) | - | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: One for the Road |
Self, Writer |
- | 2006 |
74% |
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Cars | Mater (Voice) | - | 2006 |
5% |
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Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector | Larry (Character) | $15.7M | 2006 |
No Score Yet |
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again |
Unknown (Character), Writer |
- | 2004 |
92% |
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Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie |
Self, Writer |
- | 2003 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lego Pixar: BrickToons | Mater (Character) | 2024 |
No Score Yet | 94% | Mater's Tall Tales | Mater (Voice) | 2008-2010 2012 2024 |
93% | 79% | Cars on the Road | Mater (Voice) | 2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Nick Cannon | Guest | 2021 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Jay Leno | Guest | 2013-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Bounty Hunters |
Larry (Voice), Executive Producer |
2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Only in America With Larry the Cable Guy |
Executive Producer, Host |
2011-2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Larry King Now | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Rachael Ray | Guest | 2008 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2011-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Wendy Williams Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Bonnie Hunt Show | Guest | 2009 |
31% | No Score Yet | The Jay Leno Show | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? | Contestant | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Celebrity Family Feud | Contestant | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
33% | No Score Yet | Blue Collar TV | Unknown (Character) | 2004-2006 |