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Ron White (born December 18, 1956) is a Grammy Award-nominated American stand-up comedian from Fritch, Texas. He was a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which helped elevate him to star status following the original Blue Collar tour and DVD release.

Early life

White was raised in Fritch, Texas, a small town in the Texas Panhandle, about 35 miles northeast of Amarillo. He has said in some of his stand-up that he was primarily raised by his grandmother from the age of nine until he entered his teenage years. He has also said that he enlisted in the Navy at 18, and was honorably discharged less than two years later "under medical conditions" with a drug habit that later led to probation. After getting clean, White went on to become at his local counselor at his former drug abuse program and later, its primary public speaker.
White married Jeff Foxworthy's interior designer, Barbara Dobbs, in 2004 in Nassau, The Bahamas.

Style

White is known for wearing all-black outfits, smoking cigars or cigarettes while onstage, and drinking scotch whisky (visibly identifiable and mentioned as Johnnie Walker brand) during his act.

Comedy releases

Besides the Blue Collar Comedy Tour CDs and movies, White has released five solo projects to date:

Tater Salad aka. Busted in Des Moines: 1990 audio CD [2004rerelease ASIN: B00065U0MC], recording of an early stand-up gig.
Drunk in Public: 2003 audio CD [ASIN:B0000TAZHY], solo stand-up .
They Call Me "Tater Salad": 2004 DVD release [ASIN:B00022PZ2Y], recording of one of his stand-up concerts. Much the same material as Drunk in Public.
You Can't Fix Stupid: 2006 release on audio CD [ASIN:B000C1YPGC] and DVD [ASIN:B000E1OI6W] of new material, and some from his first album.
The Ron White Show: 2006 release on DVD, a mix of standup, sketch comedy, animated segments and music.

He has appeared on the following compilation albums:

Redneck Comedy Roundup: 2005 release on DVD, also starring Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall, and Blake Clark.

Comedy Central Presents Southern Gents of Comedy: 2006 release on DVD [ASIN:B000CCBCH6], also starring Otis Lee Crenshaw, Vic Henley, and Steve McGrew.

Ron White, Jeff Foxworthy & Bill Engvall: Live From Las Vegas: 2004 release on DVD [ASIN:B000BYRL98]. White also wrote a book called I Had the Right to Remain Silent... But I Didn't Have the Ability (Dutton 2006, ISBN 978-0525949619) which mixes material from his stand-up act with stories from his youth.
White is the only member of the Blue Collar crew not to star in the Blue Collar TV series because he didn't want to be typecast as "blue collar", although he says in his performances he simply doesn't have the work ethic for a television show. He did make seven guest appearances on the show, however. In 2005, The WB Network aired the pilot for The Ron White Show, an ill-fated variety show that combined a number of celebrity cameos, cartoons, and sketches.

Death rumor

In 2005, White was subject to Internet rumors of his death. He addressed the rumors

on his website

. The exact source behind the rumors is unknown, but it's thought that they may have arisen from his act on stage, where he mentioned he was involved in a serious car crash in Mexico that required a metal plate in his head. White jokes that when the doctor implanted the plate he said, "Be very careful -- this plate is hot."

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