Larry Kenney

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Larry Kenney
Larry in DVD interview
Born	August 5, 1947 (age 59) Pekin, Illinois
Occupation	Radio voice actor
Spouse	Carol
Children	Kerri, Ashley, and Tanner

Larry Kenney (born August 5, 1947 in 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 a regular on the Imus in the Morning radio show, where his recorded impersonations of dozens of characters, including General George Patton, Andy Rooney and Ross Perot have enriched the program.

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. 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 is married to Carol, and has 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 and The Donahue Family, and A Tribute To The Source.