Ron White

Person · Open Library

Born

1944

Works

46

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Fritch, Texas, USA

Ronald "Tater Salad" White (born December 18, 1956) is an American stand up comedian who has had two Grammy Award-nominations, and is RIAA certified 10x Platinum for CD and DVD sales of over 10 million units. He is a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour and authored the book I Had the Right to Remain Silent But I Didn't Have the Ability (Dutton 2006, ISBN 978-0525949619), which appeared…

Known for

• Kill Tony: Kill or Be Killed — Self - Guest2025
• Tires — Ron Dobbins2024
• 12 Mighty Orphans — Sheriff Red Wright2021
• Biography: Comedy Icons — Self2019
• Ron White: If You Quit Listening, I'll Shut Up — Himself2018
• Good Fortune — Self2016
• Roadies — Phil2016
• The Fluffy Movie — Doctor2014
• Jayne Mansfield's Car — Neal Baron2013
• Ron White: A Little Unprofessional — Self2012

via TMDB

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners

87,332

Total plays

900,403

Rarely seen without a drink in one hand and a smoke in the other, Ron White has had a career that has taken him from the cassette racks of truck stops to the world of stadiums and feature films -- but all the while they've called him "Tater Salad." The myth around the Fritch, TX, native's famous nickname has to do with a flippant remark made to an arresting police officer. He told the officer that he had once before broken the law under the sinister alias of "Tater Salad," the officer believed h

via Last.fm · Ron White

Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Given name

Ron

Family name

White

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Fritch

Occupation

screenwriter

Languages spoken

English language

Native language

English language

Genre

country music

Record label

Capitol Records

Military branch

United States Navy

Image

Ron White01.jpg

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