Larry Kenney
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 Larry in DVD interview
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| Born | August 5, 1947 Pekin, Illinois |
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| Occupation | Radio voice actor |
| Spouse | Carol |
| Children | Kerri, Ashley, and Tanner |
Larry Kenney (b. August 5, 1947, Pekin, Illinois) is an American radio personality. He began his radio career in 1963, as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria.
Since 1973 he has been part of the regular cast on the Imus in the Morning radio show, where he recorded impersonations of dozens of characters, including General George Patton, Andy Rooney and Ross Perot.
Also in 1973, Kenney joined WHN, a country music station in New York City. He originally announced the afternoon drive-time, before taking over the prestigious morning drive-time in 1974. He stayed at WHN until the fall of 1979. His show was a hit, not only for the music, but also for his comical characters who "joined" him while performing his deejay duties. He was the host of the New York edition of the television show Bowling for Dollars on WOR-TV (now WWOR-TV) from 1976 to 1979.
He is also known for his voicework as Lion-O and Jackalman on the popular 1980s Rankin-Bass animated show ThunderCats. He was also the voice of Bluegrass in SilverHawks. In recent years, he has reprised this role for humorous ThunderCats references on the animated series Family Guy and Robot Chicken.
Currently, he is also the announcer for VH1's Best Week Ever, along with the introductions for Westwood One's radio coverage of Monday Night Football and various other commercial work. He provided the voices for many breakfast cereal commercial characters including Count Chocula and Sonny The Coco-Puffs Bird.
[edit] Family
He and his wife Carol have three children: Kerri, Ashley, and Tanner. Kerri, the eldest, is an actress, best known for her work on the series Reno 911!. Ashley is a musician who has been in such bands as "Came to Destroy", "The Donahue Family" and "A Tribute To The Source". Tanner, the youngest, campaigns for Congressman Christopher Shays.
[edit] External links
- Larry Kenney at the Internet Movie Database
- Larry Kenney Official Web Site
- Larry Kenney Audio Interview
- Larry Kenney Interview
