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ABOUT THE CAST

LARRY THE CABLE GUY (Larry)

With his cry of “Git-R-Done!” and “Lord, I Apologize,” Larry the Cable Guy is selling out theatres and arenas across the United States. Larry’s new comedy CD is set for release on April 3, 2007. The DVD “Morning Constitutions” is set for release in June of 2007. The special will air on Comedy Central, June 3, 2007. Larry’s CD “The Right To Bare Arms” (Jack Records/Warner Bros. Records) debuted at # 1 on the Sounds can Comedy Chart, # 1 on the Country Chart, and # 7 on the Top 200 Chart. This marks the first time in the history of Soundscan that a comedy album has charted at # 1 on the Country Chart. It has been certified gold (500,000 units) by the RIAA. “The Right To Bare Arms” also received a Grammy nomination. Larry won Billboard’s 2005 Comedy Artist of the year and Comedy Album of the year. He was named to Forbes Celebrity 100 list (# 83), which lists the hottest and most successful people in the entertainment industry. Most recently Larry received the 2006 Billboard Top Comedy Tour Award. In addition, Larry is a bestselling author. His book “Git-R-Done,” was released on October 25, 2005 and debuted at # 26 on the New York Times bestseller list.

Larry’s first feature film, “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector,” was released March 24, 2006. The comedy starred Joe Pantoliano, Joanna Cassidy, and Tony Hale. In the movie, Larry played a restaurant health inspector who must get to the bottom of a rash of food poisonings at several upscale restaurants. He runs afoul of the system and goes undercover to see who the real villains are, outing them at a City Wide Chef Challenge. The DVD was released by Paramount Home Video on August 8, 2006 and sold more than 1 million copies in the first week of release. Larry is the voice of Mater in the feature film “Cars” from Disney/Pixar. The movie also stars the voices of Paul Newman, Owen Wilson and Bonnie Hunt. “Cars” was released on June 9, 2006 and opened at # 1 at the box office, and currently has grossed over 200 million dollars.

“Cars” has also won the Golden Globe for Best Animated Feature. Larry has also developed an animated half hour pilot for Comedy Central. He created, wrote and will star in the show, which will begin production in 2007.

The highly successful concert “Blue Collar Comedy Tour” grossed more than 15 million dollars, which along with Larry, included the ensemble cast of Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall. The tour’s success led to “Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie”, premiered on Comedy Central in November of 2003 and at the time was the highest rated movie in the channel’s history. The DVD has sold more than 4 million units. The sequel “Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again,” has sold more than 3 million units and is the 3rd most watched telecast in Comedy Central’s history. The soundtrack was released on November 23, 2004 and debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts. In March of 2006, the Blue Collar boys reunited to shoot “Blue Collar Comedy Tour, One For The Road” in Washington, DC at the Warner Theater. The movie had its world premiere on Comedy Central June 4, 2006, again receiving some of the highest ratings. The soundtrack was nominated for a Grammy award.

Larry also starred in “Blue Collar TV” a sketch comedy series for The WB network which premiered on July 29, 2004. 5.4 million people watched the show and it was the second most watched show on television in that time period.

His first comedy album release “Lord, I Apologize” reached gold status, selling more than 500,000 copies. The CD was # 1 on the Billboard Comedy Charts for fifteen weeks in a row. Larry‘s DVD special “Git-R-Done,” has sold more than 1 million copies and has been certified platinum. The special aired on Comedy Central and gave the network their second biggest Sunday night ratings in the channel’s history.

Although there’s no question that Larry is opinionated, he is very likable and has repeatedly demonstrated that he has very wide appeal.

BILL ENGVALL (Bill Little)

The thing that makes any entertainer successful is the ability to connect with an audience. It’s the quality of sharing the humor in everyday situations that has made Bill Engvall one of the top comedians today and among the busiest.

Bill will be starring in the new half hour sitcom for TBS entitled “The Bill Engvall Show” which centers on Bill as the father at the core of a family comedy. He will also serve as an executive producer. Bill is currently the host of the CMT show Country Fried Home Videos. The show finds real videos from real people showing what real Americans do bringing the wit and wisdom to television that only the heartland can offer.

Bill was one of the stars of the sketch comedy show, “Blue Collar TV,” on the WB network. The ensemble cast included Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy. Blue Collar TV premiered on July 29, 2004 at 8:00 pm. 5.4 million people tuned in to see “Blue Collar TV,” making it the second-most watched show in the time period. He also shot a special for the WB network called “Mobile Home Disasters,” which helped propel the network to one of its best Thursday nights of the season. The show was a blue collar version of “Extreme Home Makeover” and the episode took a deserving family and completely transformed their mobile home.

Bill starred in “Blue Collar Comedy Tour, The Movie,” which premiered on Comedy Central and at that time was the most watched movie in the channel’s history. It has sold more than 4 million DVD/VHS units. The sequel “Blue Collar Comedy Tour Rides Again” also premiered on Comedy Central February 13, 2005 and was the 3rd most watched telecast ever for the network. The sequel was released on DVD December 7, 2004 and has sold more than 3 million units. In March of 2006, the Blue Collar boys reunited to shoot Blue Collar Comedy Tour- One For The Road in Washington, DC at the Warner Theater. The movie premiered on Comedy Central June 4, 2006 and was one of the highest rated shows of the year. The soundtrack was released on June 6, 2006 (Warner Bros. / Jack Records) and has been nominated for a Grammy Award.

On October 4, 2005, Bill released his book “Here’s Your Sign,” through Rutledge Hill Press. It includes more than 200 classic “Here’s Your Sign” jokes as well as silly product labels and some of Bill’s favorite family stories. He will also be releasing his autobiography “Bill Engvall –Just A Guy” from St. Martin’s Press on May 15, 2007.

Bill will be shooting his final DVD special and comedy album titled “15 °off Cool” this fall. The special will air on Comedy Central March 25, 2007 and the DVD will be release on March 27, 2007. The comedy album of the same name will be released on February 27, 2007. His first DVD special “Here’s Your Sign, Live,” was filmed at the Grove in Anaheim. It aired on Comedy Central on August 1, 2004 and premiered to 3.6 million total viewers. The DVD of that special has been certified multi-platinum.

His first album, “HERE’S YOUR SIGN” (Warner Bros. May ‘96), has been certified Platinum, selling more than one million copies and held the #1 position on the Billboard Comedy Chart for 15 straight weeks. It went on to peak at #5 on Billboard’s Current Country Album Chart and reached the Top 50 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart.

Collaborating with musician Travis Tritt on a video also entitled, “HERE’S YOUR SIGN,” Bill became a fixture on the play lists of CMT and TNN. The single of the same name became the most requested single on country radio. It was ranked #1 on Billboard’s Country Singles Sales Chart for ten weeks and reached the Top 30 on the Billboard’s Singles Sales Chart, which covers all genres of music. The “HERE’S YOUR SIGN” single also achieved Gold status, not a common occurrence in the comedy market. In 1997, Engvall won the “Best Selling Comedy album” award at the annual NARM convention, outselling albums by Chris Rock and Adam Sandler.

Bill’s second CD, “DORKFISH” (Warner Bros., October ’98), which has been certified Gold, has sold more than 500,000 copies and had the honor of being ranked #1 on Billboard’s Comedy Chart, surpassing Jerry Seinfeld’s album. In December of 1999, Warner Bros. released “HERE’S YOUR CHRISTMAS ALBUM,” Bill’s third album which was filled with songs destined to become Christmas classics: “Rudolph Got A DUI,” “I Am Being Sued By Santa Claus,” and Bill’s all time favorite, “Fruitcake Makes Me Puke.”

His fourth comedy album entitled “NOW THAT’S AWESOME!” (BNA Records/Nashville) topped Billboard’s Comedy Charts at # 1 and was highlighted in “USA TODAY.” No matter how many records he sells Bill says he would never give up performing live, “When you’re doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can’t get on TV. There’s not a better feeling in the entire world then when you look out and see the audience is identifying with you.”

A native of Galveston, Texas, Bill moved to Dallas and was working as a disc jockey with plans of becoming of a teacher. While in a nightclub one evening, Bill decided to try his hand at standup comedy and quickly found that making people laugh was truly his forte. Soon after, he decided to move to Los Angeles to pursue television opportunities.

First there was a Showtime special, “A Pair of Joker’s” with Rosie O’Donnell, followed by Bill hosting A&E’s “Evening at the Improv” and several appearances on both “The Tonight Show” and the “Late Show with David Letterman.” In 1992, Bill won the American Comedy Award for “Best Male Stand-up Comedian.” After appearing in episodes of “Designing Women,” Bill went on to portray Buck Overton on the ABC sitcom, “Delta”, starring Delta Burke, thus solidifying his status as a sought-after comic. Bill also starred in the NBC series, “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”, where he played Jeff’s best friend.

Bill resides in Southern California with his wife and two children.

DJ QUALLS (Everett Shackleford)

A hip and hot rising star, DJ Qualls continues to shine in a myriad of film roles. Qualls was last seen opposite Terrence Howard in the critically-acclaimed Hustle and Flow.

Qualls plays Shelby, the young white guy with serious musical talent who helps in creating Djay's (Howard) new music career. He was also recently seen playing the role of Corey in the independent film Little Athens, a drama about the unfortunate lives of several small town youth. Scheduled to be released this year is his starring role in I'm Reed Fish. This drama, which also stars Alexis Bledel and Jay Baruchel focuses on the lives of three residents of the same town. As one of the three residents, DJ plays a convenience store owner in love with the town's beauty (Bledel).

In 2003, DJ joined Hilary Swank and Aaron Eckhardt in The Core for Paramount Pictures. This Action-Adventure/ Sci-Fi film had DJ playing "Rat," a computer hacker who helps save the world. Prior to The Core, Qualls starred in Revolution Studio's The New Guy, a script written specifically with him in mind. Directed by There's Something About Mary co-writer Ed Decter, the story centers around a nerdy high school senior (Qualls) who gets himself expelled so that he can attend the town's rival high school and reinvent himself as "cool."

Also in the can for DJ is Sony Screen Gems' Lone Star State of Mind, opposite Joshua Jackson and Jaime King. Set in Texas, this comedy is about a young couple fighting to get out of the state. Along the way things go awry when Qualls who plays Junior, robs a pizza delivery boy who just happens to be a mobster. In addition, Qualls co-produced and starred in the Lions Gate film Comic Book Villains, a dark comedy about the comic book industry and rival comic book stores. He stars opposite Donal Logue, Michael Rapaport, Danny Masterson and Cary Elwes. DJ can also be seen in the Lions Gate film Chasing Holden. Qualls plays Neil, a student who is assigned to answer the question, "What happens to Holden Caulfield?" While searching for answers about this main character in "Catcher in the Rye," he discovers unanswered questions about his own life.

Qualls is perhaps best known for his role as the geeky Kyle in Dreamworks' smash hit, Road Trip. DJ received much praise for his portrayal as the studious member of the road trip gang. He has since added a great list of credits to his name.

Other film credits include Big Trouble, Cherry Falls and Mama's Flora's Family. His television credits include: "Criminal Minds", "Lost", "Monk", Law & Order: Criminal Intent" and "Scrubs."

DJ grew up in a small town in middle Tennessee and is one of five children. After studying at the University of London, he returned to Tennessee and began a series of odd jobs before performing in local theatre and later being discovered by photographers David Chappelle and Steven Kline. This led to a lucrative career modeling for Prada, as well as many other advertising/editorial campaigns.

He splits his time between Los Angeles and Tennessee. He is proud to be a cancer survivor and an advocate for cancer awareness and research.

DANNY TREJO (Carlos Santana)

Danny Trejo has developed a prolific career in the movie business, yet his road to success has been hard earned and everything but typical. From imprisonment to helping young people battle drug addiction, acting to producing, the name, face, and achievements of Danny Trejo are well recognized in Hollywood.

Danny grew up on the streets of Los Angeles. Despite spending the latter part of his youth and early adulthood incarcerated, Danny rose to great accomplishment. Upon his release from San Quentin, he became involved in programs aimed at helping those who, like him, battle drug and alcohol addictions.

Years later, Danny went to the set of RUNAWAY TRAIN to offer support to a man he’d been counseling. He was immediately offered a role as a convict. Danny has since gone on to star in dozens of films including: DESPERADO, the FROM DUSK ‘TIL DAWN film series, HEAT (Robert DeNiro, Al Pacino), CON AIR (Nicolas Cage), ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (Johnny Depp). Trejo has also appeared in the series of SPY KIDS films as “Uncle Machete”.

Danny can also be seen in the independent films THE CROW: WICKED PRAYER, THE DEVIL’S REJECTS, the sequel to HOUSE OF 1000 CORPSES, and SHERRY BABY opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal. Danny has teamed up once again with Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino in their new film GRIND HOUSE, and recently wrapped DELTA FARCE, starring Dan Whitney AKA “Larry the Cable Guy”. Next for Danny is a spring start in the HALLOWEEN SEQUEL, written and directed by Rob Zombie. He’s also appeared on numerous television shows including Kingpin, The District, NYPD Blue, The X-Files, and Resurrection Blvd. Danny recurs on the series King of the Hill and has appeared on an episode of Grounded for Life starring Donal Logue, Monk starring Tony Shalhoub, The George Lopez Show starring George Lopez, and Desperate Housewives.

In 2000, Danny formed his production company “Starburst” where his first endeavors into producing was the award winning short AN EYE FOR TALENT followed by THE ANIMAL FACTORY, directed by Steve Buscemi. MY FATHER’S FLAG is the next feature in development under that banner, a film about a young soldier’s conflict between his father and country and his evolution into a patriot.

“Trejo 4.0 Productions” is Danny’s newest venture. The company has recently wrapped “NICE GUYS”, directed by Joe Eckardt. It’s a story about a group of Hollywood hopefuls who decide to steal marijuana from the FBI with the plan of returning it and using the reward money to finance their movie. The film stars Jason Mewes, David Faustino, Corin Nemec, Jason Marsden, Eddie Furlong, Robert Rodriguez, Andy Dick, and Michael DeLorenzo.

Despite his impressive list of credits, it’s his continual role as a devoted husband, father of three and as an intervention counselor that bring him the most satisfaction.