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Who is Ron White?

Ron White (Ronald Dee White, born December 18, 1956, in Fritch, Texas) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and author, nicknamed “Tater Salad.” He is 69. He joined the U.S. Navy at 17 and served on the rescue and salvage ship USS Conserver near the end of the Vietnam War, and briefly lived in Mexico before comedy. He started performing in 1986 and opened for Sam Kinison and Jeff Foxworthy. In the early 2000s he toured with Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy as part of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour, which sold out across the United States and led to three films and a satellite radio show. His albums include Drunk in Public (2003, certified Gold), You Can’t Fix Stupid (2006) and Behavioral Problems (2009), both No. 1 on the US comedy albums chart, and A Little Unprofessional (2013). His 2006 book I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn’t Have the Ability was a New York Times best seller. He said in 2020 that he would retire from stand-up, but after the pandemic he went back to touring full time in 2021 and still plays theaters and casinos. In 2025 he played NASCAR driver Ron Dobbins on the Netflix comedy Tires.

Sources: Wikipedia · Wikidata · tatersalad.com · Ticketmaster (artist bio: 1986 start, Kinison and Foxworthy) · Wikimedia Commons (photo)

Stand-up timeline

• 1956Born December 18 in Fritch, Texas
• 1970sJoins the U.S. Navy at 17; serves on USS Conserver
• 1986Starts performing comedy; opens for Sam Kinison and Jeff Foxworthy
• 1990First album, Tater Salad a.k.a. Busted in Des Moines
• 2000sBlue Collar Comedy Tour with Foxworthy, Bill Engvall and Larry the Cable Guy
• 2003Drunk in Public (Gold)
• 2006You Can’t Fix Stupid, No. 1 comedy album; best-selling book
• 2009Behavioral Problems on Comedy Central
• 2013A Little Unprofessional
• 2021Back to full-time touring after the pandemic
• 2025Ron Dobbins on Netflix’s Tires
• 20267 theater and casino dates on his site

Podcast & show guest appearances

15 verified guest appearances by Ron White on other people’s shows (their own podcasts are excluded), newest first.

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How we verify: each episode was matched in the show’s own RSS feed (found via the Apple Podcasts directory); the date is the feed’s publish date converted to Eastern Time; Ron White is named in the episode title or described as the guest; full episodes only (25+ min), no clips, re-airs or compilations. YouTube links appear only when the show’s official channel has the full episode and YouTube oEmbed confirms it (6 of 15); the rest link to the official audio.

Ron White albums, TV & book

Specials, albums & books

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• You Can’t Fix Stupid (comedy album, 2006) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• Drunk in Public (comedy album, 2003) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• Behavioral Problems (comedy album, 2009) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link
• I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn’t Have the Ability (book, 2006) · source: Wikipedia · Amazon search link

Ron White tour dates 2026

His official site lists 7 upcoming shows, from The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas on October 23 to a return there on December 5, 2026, with theater dates in Baltimore, Niagara Falls, Chicago, Cleveland and Columbus in November. Ticket links are the ones on his site.

Ron White FAQ

Official links

• Official website and tour
• Live Nation
• IMDb
• Wikipedia
• Wikidata

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