Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White is best known as the cigar smoking, scotch drinking funny man from the "Blue Collar Comedy Tour" phenomenon. But with two Grammy nominations, a Gold Record, two of the top rated one-hour specials in Comedy Central history, a book that appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List, and CD and DVD sales of over 10 Million units, Ron has established himself as a star in his own right.
From January 2000 through March 2003, Ron performed with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy in the highly acclaimed "Blue Collar Comedy Tour," a show that played to sold out audiences in over 90 cities and grossed over 15 Million dollars. Warner Bros filmed the tour and "Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie" was released as a major motion picture in theaters in March 2003 later premiering on Comedy Central as the highest rated movie in the channel’s history.
Ron’s first solo comedy CD, "Drunk in Public," was released in November 2003 showcasing the insightful and hilarious White, who manages to be both razor-sharp and blunt. The comedy CD has now sold over 500,000 copies and has been certified "GOLD." Also that year, his first one-hour comedy special, "They Call Me Tater Salad" earned Comedy Central the highest rated Sunday in its history. The companion DVD has sold 1.4 Million copies to date and has been certified "Multi-Platinum."
Ron’s second one-hour special, "You Can’t Fix Stupid," was filmed in January 2006 at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, TX. The special aired on Comedy Central to 4.5 Million viewers to make it the third largest audience in Comedy Central’s history and the 1 show in prime time on basic cable. The comedy CD of the same name was released on February 7, 2006 and premiered at 14 on Billboard’s Top 200, ranked 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts for nine consecutive weeks and was nominated for a Grammy award. Ron also received a second Grammy nomination that year for the CD "Blue Collar Comedy Tour - One for the Road."
Ron filmed his next stand-up special in Seattle in November 2008, to be released on CD/DVD in 2009.
Website
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Ron White's Interests
General
Interests?
Take a guess.
I'll give you a hint:
Ready?
And of course there's my bull, Scene of the Crash:
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Movies
Television
Ron appeared on “The Late Show With David Letterman” in October 2002 and appeared as part of Comedy Central’s “Premium Blend” that same year. In May of 2003 he had his own half-hour stand up special for Comedy Central Presents.
Ron’s hour long comedy special “They Call Me Tater Salad,” aired on Comedy Central June 27, 2004 and helped give the network its highest rated Sunday in their history attracting over 3.3 million viewers. The DVD was released on June 29, 2004 and keeps flying out of stock.
In 2007 Ron worked on a pilot for HBO featuring the writing talents of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason (Designing Women, Evening Shade), and most recently in the independent film "Demoted" scheduled for release in 2009.
In June 2006, Penguin Books released Ron "Tater Salad" White: I Had the Right to Remain Silent - But I Didn’t Have the Ability. The book debuted at 15 on the New York Times Best Seller List. It perfectly sums up Ron’s life and his comedy and is filled with over 80 illustrations by acclaimed artist, Matthew Shultz.
Heroes
FIRST OF ALL, THE FANS WHO MADE THIS ALL HAPPEN! But then there's Johnnie Walker and the guy who made bean bag chairs.
In November Ron taped his third one hour special "Behavioral Problems" in Seattle, WA. The special will premier on Comedy Central April 19, 2009. The CD and DVD will be released April 21st.
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Now that we're done with THAT.....
I'm hungry and a little bit hungover, but the hangover's just part of the contract. I've had some damn fine shows and met some damn fun people.
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It's all about the ride.
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Apparently some fans think I should run for office...
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Why the hell not?
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Who I'd like to meet: My life's goal was to meet Willie Nelson, but we checked that one off the list....so I guess next, it's this kid:
Thank you for adding me Ron i am so happy to have u as a friend on Myspace I bet ur a kick ass person to drink with. I know i would be rolling on the floor laughing my ass off. Ha ha Im doing so now. Drinking one for you over here!! Damn it when are ya'll going to get a tour out here in Florida??? I just moved here and I am so missing out on you guys across the country. I used to live in texas actually I just moved from a lil town called Blum, TX about 45 minutes from Waco. Ha ha I kinda miss it but love it here in Florida I do miss the country men though they sure are something else to laugh at instead of these damn city men. LOL! You can so do a lot more in the cunt tree. LOL! OOps I mean country. But, anywho thanks for the add once again and i hope to hear from ya soon. Have a GREAT Day!!!!
Thank you for adding me as a myspace friend. I now have a purpose in life and can sleep without the aid of unisom. Love your work. Take it easy! Us folk here in Hazard KY adore you :)
Hope to see you in Sandusky, Oh my daughter has loved you since second grade.She told me about your show on comedy channel that many years ago. It was so good ! She's 13 now. Made it to the front row years ago at the Palace Theatre , Columbus Ohio. Had a black dress on ,lol.
Noticing that you changed your married status to "in a relationship." Guess us Sagittarius guys just don't like the M word. Love the new dvd and keep up the great work.
It has been a long time!!!!! ......how's life?...just thought of you and was wondering if you can somehow point me in the right direction....i've been thinking of doing some open mics but its been a long time since my last attempt "im a little rusty"...would appreciate some pointers.
Just stopping by to wish you and yours a HAPPY THANKSGIVING! "Goodnight now and may God bless" Brian Hoffman~Red Skelton Impersonator www.RedSkeltonComedyShow.com
