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10 things to know about Larry the Cable Guy

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Before the Larry the Cable Guy/Jeff Foxworthy show tonight, here are 10 things to know about Larry and his real-life counterpart.

Sources are Journal Star archives, Variety, Biography.com, Orlando Sentinel, Las Vegas Sun, TVGuide.com, Slate and Huskers.com.

How Larry came to be

Larry the Cable Guy (left) points to his surprise opening act, comedian Jeff Foxworthy, for a benefit for the Team Jack Foundation on April 25, 2014, at the Pinnacle Bank Arena. Foxworthy was at spring baseball training games with Dan Whitney about 25 years ago when he began acquiring the Larry the Cable Guy persona.

Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Dan Whitney toured for years under his own name and spent 13 years calling morning shows of 30-some radio stations -- including Todd and Tyler at Z-92 in Omaha -- five days a week.

"I knew I had to create my own breaks," Whitney said. "I couldn't sit back and let something happen. If I had an opportunity to do it, I did it. Sometimes, it paid absolutely nothing. But you never knew who would be in the crowd or what was going to happen."

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Owner of a bull, other interests

Larry the Cable Guy has an extensive merchandise line as well as CDs and movies. He also has done commercials for Prilosec heartburn medicine.

Larry and four-time Professional Bull Riders Stock Contractor of the Year Jeff Robinson also own a bull named Chicken on a Chain. The bull is being honored in 2015 as the brand of honor at the PBR Heroes & Legends Celebration in October. Chicken on a Chain competed in the PBR from 2005-2012 and was 2007 champion. 

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The man behind Larry

Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, and his wife Cara introduce plans for the Morning Star Riding Center, a project funded by The Git-R-Done Foundation. Whitney and his wife married in 2005.

MARIKITA SAURE

Dan Whitney was born Feb. 17, 1963, and grew up in Pawnee City. He is 52. He and his wife, Cara, got married in 2005 and live just east of Lincoln on a $2 million acreage. They have a son, Wyatt, and daughter, Reagan.

Whitney's family moved to West Palm Beach, Florida, in 1979 when he was a sophomore in high school. Whitney attended Baptist University of America in Georgia but didn't graduate before going full-time with his comedy career.

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Git-R-Done Foundation

Lincoln Children’s Zoo Director John Chapo joins Larry the Cable Guy for a Zoofari filming session at the Humboldt penguin exhibit last year. 

Dennis Buckley

Larry started the Git-R-Done Foundation to benefit children and veterans. The foundation has a yearly golf event, this year benefiting the Bryan Health Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Rooftop Healing Garden. It also has donated to Morning Star Riding Center and Creighton University (for prosthetics) within the past year.

Larry has donated more than $7 million to various charities, including $1.2 million to Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital for a pediatric rehabilitation hospital and more than $1 million for the Lincoln Child Advocacy Center.

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Larry the Cable Guy, accompanied by Madonna President/CEO Marsha Lommel (left), meets some of Madonna’s young patients.

MARK KRESL PHOTOGRAPHY

Famous facts

 Larry the Cable Guy plays Memorial Stadium July 4, 2009. 

Journal Star file photo

Larry is the voice of Mater in "Cars" and "Cars 2." The comedian has sold out arenas across the country.

He has won multiple Billboard Music Awards and was nominated for a Grammy Award. He worked with Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and the Them Idiots Whirled Tour, with a recording of the show debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. Larry, Jeff and Bill also starred in CMT's animated "Bounty Hunters."

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Famous Husker fan

Dan Whitney, aka Larry the Cable Guy, throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a Husker baseball game in May 2014 at Haymarket Park.

TED KIRK/Lincoln Journal Star file photo

Larry made picks for football games in the Journal Star in the 2006 season. His list included some gems: "I went spearfishin’ with a buddy of mine for the first time last week and got five 4-pound koi fish! Boy, the Henry Doorly Zoo really has no sense of humor!"

Larry is often spotted at Husker football games.

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Larry's list of the seven wonders

The Holy Family Shrine is right off of Interstate 80 on Pflug Road, which has been closed since last summer because of deteriorating conditions. County officials voted last week to commit funds to repair the road.

Journal Star file photo

The Journal Star in 2007 asked comedian, native Nebraskan and current resident Larry the Cable Guy (aka Dan Whitney) what he considers the top Seven Wonders in the state.

No problem. He “Got-R-Done.”

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What others say about Larry

—  "We always tease Dan because he hasn't changed much, and I don't mean that in a bad way," said Pawnee City's Mike Habegger, a longtime friend of Dan Whitney. "He always was a smart aleck. Now, he gets paid for it."

—  "In all seriousness, working with Dan was a terrific experience," Rep. Jeff Fortenberry said after filming for an "Only in America" episode. "It was a pleasure having him visit the office. He's a very generous person who's done a great deal for those in need in our community."

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Faith and family

Larry the Cable Guy

Parallel Entertainment

Dan Whitney says his family and his faith are two key drivers for him.

"When you have kids, it completely changes your life, in a good way. Your priorities change. It’s not about you anymore. Everything you do is for those kids. You can’t explain it to people who don’t have kids. It’s just funny how everything changes when you have people depending on you. It literally changes every aspect of your life. It’s so awesome being a dad. I love every part of it."

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In the words of Larry

Larry the Cable Guy dances with Andrew Bohnker of New York at a tailgate Oct. 27, 2012, at the Grand Manse in Lincoln.

Journal Star file photo

Larry (Dan Whitney) on himself and Nebraska:

— “I’m having the time of my life. It’s really amazing. It’s all because of my fans. I can’t say enough about them. They mean that much to me.”

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