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Ron White (born December 18 , 1956 ) is an American Stand-up Comedian from Fritch, Texas . He is also a member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour , which helped elevate White to star status following the original Blue Collar tour and DVD release. 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". He has made two 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 Cameo s, Cartoon s, and Sketches . White is known for puffing on a cigar and drinking Scotch Whisky during his act, though it is suspected that the "scotch" is actually apple juice. Ron also tends to wear all-black outfits during his act. COMEDY RELEASES Besides the Blue Collar Comedy Tour CDs and movies, Ron has released three solo projects to date:
Death rumors In that required a metal plate in his head. THEY CALL ME TATER SALAD The Legend In his routine, White says he is often asked why he is referred to as "Tater Salad", and tells this story: After being pulled over for driving down the sidewalk and arrested for driving under the influence when he was 17, White was asked by the arresting officer (whom he had known all his life) if he had any aliases. "Yeah," he replied sarcastically. "They call me 'Tater Salad'." Seventeen years later, White was arrested for public drunkenness after being ejected from a New York City bar ("There seems to be some kind of pattern," he says). When in lockup, an officer came to him with a copy of his arrest record, and asked "Are you Ron 'Tater Salad' White?" White replied, "You caught me! You caught the Tater!" The name has since stuck. White jokes that he sometimes calls his son " Tater Tot " (a brand of potato cake). White also jokes that his dog calls him "Tater," presumably when White is intoxicated. The Truth On the "What's New" page of his official website, Ron White tells the true story of how he got the nickname "Tater Salad": EXTERNAL LINKS |
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