Larry Kenney

Infobox Person
name = Larry Kenney

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image_size = 200px
caption = Larry in DVD interview
birth_date = birth date and age|1947|8|5
birth_place = 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.

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".

External links

*imdb name|id=0448489|name=Larry Kenney
* [http://www.LarryKenney.net/ Larry Kenney] Official Web Site
* [http://www.mattblank.com/interviews/larrykenney Larry Kenney Audio Interview]
* [http://www.andcream.com/Kenney1.htm Larry Kenney Interview]
* [http://www.thundercatslair.org/cartoon/special/interviews/larrykenney.html Audio Interview (2008)]