17 Facts About Ron White

Ronald Dee White was born on December 18,1956 and is an American stand-up comedian, actor and author, best known as a charter member of the Blue Collar Comedy Tour.

Ron White joined the US Navy at age 17 and served on the auxiliary rescue and salvage ship USS Conserver near the end of the Vietnam War era.

Ron White made seven guest appearances on Blue Collar TV.

In 2005, The WB Television Network aired the pilot for The Ron White Show, a variety show that combined a number of celebrity cameos, cartoons, and sketches.

Ron White taped several episodes of The Gong Show with Dave Attell as one of the celebrity judges.

Ron White was one of the executive producers of the 2013 documentary Bridegroom.

Ron White was known for drinking Scotch as part of his act, as well as smoking cigars or cigarettes.

In November 2015, Ron White announced that he was running for President of the United States as an independent candidate in 2016.

In 2016, Ron White starred as Phil, veteran road manager for the fictional Staton-House Band, in the Showtime series Roadies.

In January 2020 Ron White announced plans to retire from stand-up at the end of the year, with his last show on New Year's Eve 2020, the conclusion of his slated nationwide tour.

When Ron White returned to touring full-time in September 2021 he planned to continue his final tour and retire in the fall 2022.

However Ron White continues to tour with dates extending into 2025.

Ron White was married to Lori Brice from 1981 to 1993 and they had one son, Marshall.

Ron White was later married to Barbara Dobbs from 2004 to 2008.

In 2013, he married singer Margo Rey; as of 2017 the two are no longer together, with Ron White claiming that they were never legally married.

Ron White received the Armed Forces Foundation's "Patriot Award" in March 2009 for his work in raising money to help wounded soldiers.

Besides the Blue Collar Comedy Tour CDs and films, Ron White has released seven solo projects to date.