Larry Kenney | |
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Born | Pekin, Illinois, U.S. | August 5, 1947
Occupation(s) | Voice actor, radio personality |
Years active | 1963–present |
Known for | Imus in the Morning ThunderCats SilverHawks Count Chocula Sonny the Cuckoo Bird Bowling for Dollars |
Spouse | Carol Ann Jacobs Kenney [1] |
Children | 3, including Kerri Kenney |
Larry Kenney (born August 5, 1947) is an American voice actor and radio personality. [2]
Larry Kenney was born August 5, 1947, in Pekin, Illinois, [2] the son of George and Joyce Kenney. [3] He has a brother, Steven, and a sister, Jody. [3] He graduated from Pekin Community High School. [4] He attended Western Illinois University but did not graduate. [5]
In 1963, Kenney began his radio career at the age of 15 as a disc jockey at WIRL in Peoria, Illinois. [2] [6] After WIRL, he worked at WOWO, Fort Wayne, Indiana; [2] WKYC (AM, now WTAM), Cleveland, Ohio (1970–1973); WHN, New York City; [6] WYNY, New York City; WJJD (now WYLL), Chicago, Illinois; and WKHK (now WLTW), New York City [2] until 1972. [6]
Kenney was part of the regular cast on the Imus in the Morning [6] radio show from 1973 to 2007, where he recorded impersonations of dozens of characters, including General George Patton, [7] Andy Rooney, [8] and Ross Perot. [7]
Also in 1973, Kenney joined 1050 WHN (now WEPN), a country music station in New York City. [5] [9] He originally announced the afternoon drive-time, before taking over the prestigious morning drive-time in 1974. [10] His show was a hit, not only for the music, but also for his comical characters who "joined" him while performing his deejay duties. Billboard named him Best Country Disc Jockey "at a station in a metropolitan area of one million, or more" in 1976 [11] and Best Country Music Personality in 1978. [12] He stayed at WHN until the fall of 1979, when he moved to WYNY to host the morning slot for a year [13] before moving to WKHK's (now WLTW) morning show. [14] 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. [15] [16]
He is also known for his voice work as Lion-O on the 1980s Rankin/Bass cartoon ThunderCats , and Karate Kat, a martial arts blackbelt cat featured as part of The Comic Strip . He was also the voice of Bluegrass in SilverHawks and Dolph in TigerSharks . [1] Kenney also did voice work for several breakfast cereal characters, including Count Chocula and Sonny the Cuckoo Bird. [2] [6] In recent years, he has reprised this role for humorous ThunderCats references on the animated series Family Guy . [1] In the 2011 ThunderCats animated series on Cartoon Network, Kenney returned to the series, but as Claudus, Lion-O's and Tygra's father. [17]
Kenney provided voice-overs for The State , the 1990s sketch comedy cult classic which featured his daughter, Kerri Kenney. [18] He was also the announcer for VH1's Best Week Ever during its run from 2004 to 2009, [19] and provides introductions for Westwood One's radio coverage of Monday Night Football [ citation needed ] and various other commercial work, including for Skittles and Campbell's soup. [20] He was the announcer for The Beat 102.7 in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV and K.T.I. Radio in the L.A. Noire . [1] He also gives the voice to JB Cripps in Red Dead Online , the online component of Red Dead Redemption 2 . [21]
In 2008, he was hired to do an impersonation of Mark Twain for a gala held by the Mark Twain House and Museum. [22]
He and his wife Carol Ann Jacobs Kenney [1] have three children: daughters Kerri and Ashley, and son Tanner. [2] Kerri, the eldest, is an actress, best known for her work on the series Reno 911! and The State . Ashley works in the nonprofit sector and is the bassist and singer for the band Witch Hair out of New Haven, Connecticut. [23] Tanner did a voice of the Intelligent Agenda Caller in the video game Grand Theft Auto IV . [24] Kenney now lives in New Canaan, Connecticut. [25] [4]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1982 | A Star for Jeremy | Voice, television film | |
1985 | The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus | Wind Demon Commander | Voice, television film |
1986 | Light Moments in Sports 1986 | Narrator | Voice, television film |
1987 | Thundercats Ho! the Movie | Lion-O, Jackalman | Voice, direct-to-video |
1992 | Aisle Six | Announcer | Voice, short film |
1993 | The Waiters | Voice, short film | |
1993 | The Twelve Days of Christmas | Sir Carolboomer | Voice, television film |
2005 | Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story | Lion-O | Voice, direct-to-video |
2011 | Butterfly Blues | Claudus | Voice, television short |
2015 | The macabre madness of Mortulia Morose | Host | Voice, short film |
2015 | Vault of Macabre II | Host | Voice, short film |
2015 | Vault of the Macabre Presents Scary Little Christmas | Host | Voice, short film |
2016 | Vault of the Macabre Presents All Hallow's Eve | Host | Voice, short film |
2016 | Vault of the Macabre Presents: the Fright Before Christmas | Host | Voice, short film |
2017 | Vault of the Macabre: the House Upon the Hill | Host | Voice, short film |
2017 | Vault of the Macabre: Christmas Cheer | Host | Voice, short film |
2018 | Vault of the Macabre Presents the Witching Hour | Host | Voice, short film |
2018 | Vault of the Macabre Presents the Christmas Witch | Host | Voice, short film |
2020 | Unit Eleven | Narrator | |
2020 | The Bloody Man | Radio DJ | Voice |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1985–1989 | ThunderCats | Lion-O, Jackalman, Snarf Eggbert, Torr, Safari Joe, Wizz-Ra, Pilot | Voice, main role |
1986 | SilverHawks | Lt. Colonel Bluegrass, Pokerface, Buzzsaw, Moonstryker, Time Stopper, General Rawlings, Professor Power, Space Bandit, Lord Cash, Warden Lockup | Voice, 65 episodes |
1987 | TigerSharks | Dolph | Voice |
1987 | The Comic Strip | Dolph, Karate Kat, Boom-Boom Burmese | Voice, 2 episodes |
2011–2012 | ThunderCats | Claudus [26] | Voice, 4 episodes |
2019–2020 | Teen Titans Go! | The Chief, Original Lion-O | Voice, 6 episodes |
2020 | ThunderCats Roar | Jaga [26] | Voice, 4 episodes |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2008 | Grand Theft Auto IV | The Beat 102.7 Announcer | |
2010 | Mafia II | Frank Vinci, [26] DJ | |
2011 | L.A. Noire | K.T.I. Radio Announcer | |
2012 | Alan Wake's American Nightmare | Eddie Rodman [26] | |
2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 | JB Cripps [26] | Red Dead Online only |
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