Comedian Ron White
Comedian Ron White is a cigar smoker and a scotch-drinking man. Don’t fret. There’s more to know in Ron White than being a “Tater Salad”. As a boy, comedian Ron White had always been a storyteller. He grew up in a small town in mid-Texas and made a living out of selling windows in Arlington. But his stand-up acts made him a star in his own right making huge successes in comedy tours like the “Blue Collar Comedy”, which was a phenomenon.
Not only that, comedian Ron White also is a writer (that’s right!). His book was launched in June 2006, and he has a one-hour special on Comedy Central. What more could you ask from this man? It’s simply a hilarious combination of a writer, songwriter, and comic. Starting in January 2000 to March 2003, White teamed up with Jeff Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry “the Cable Guy” to perform in the highly-rated the “Blue Collar Comedy Tour”. It was a sold out show that entertained audiences in more than 90 cities and earned over million.
Catching up to the fever, Warner Brothers filmed the tour and later released the movie version as a major motion picture in March 2003. The “Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Movie” later premiered on Comedy Central, which became the highest rated movie in Comedy Central’s history.
In November 2003, comedian Ron White released his first solo comedy album titled “Drunk in Public”. From February 2004, this album managed to stay in the Top 10 of the Billboard Comedy charts and sold more than 450,000 copies. His “Drunk in Public” tour was among the top 50 in Pollstar Magazine and ranked 63rd in 2005. Happening also in 2005 was the release of his first one-hour comedy special “They Call Me Tater Salad” earned the highest rated Sunday show in the history of Comedy Central. Its DVD version was a certified multi-platinum selling up to 1.3 million copies.
Comedian Ron White’s most current one-hour special, and his second to date, “You Can’t Fix Stupid” was actually shot at the Majestic Theater in Dallas, Texas, in January 2006. The special was watched by over 4.5 million viewers making it the third largest audience in the history of Comedy Central. A follow-up CD bearing the same title was released on February 7, 2006 under Image Entertainment and made the 14th slot on its first week on Billboard’s Top 200. It also ranked number one for the last nine weeks on the Billboard Comedy Charts.