60-year-old Daniel Lawrence Whitney is popularly known as Larry the Cable Guy, a trope he created for his stand-up comedy. Larry grew up in Pawnee City, Nebraska, and his midwestern upbringing influenced the trope that catapulted him to fame, and made him a multi-millionaire. More @Wikipedia
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