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May was born in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas. He was the youngest of four children. [citation needed] At age 17 he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, whom he considered his idol. May explained, "The joke that he liked the best was talking about the drummer from Def Leppard. 'After he lost his arm, I felt bad ...
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- Ralph Duren May, February 17, 1972, Chattanooga, Tennessee, U.S.
- 1989–2017
- Observational comedy
Jun 16, 2023 · May appeared in such films as For da Love of Money and was the only white standup comedian featured on The Big Black Comedy Show, Vol. 4 DVD in 2005. Ralphie May was born on February 1, 1972, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and was raised in Clarksville (Johnson County). He grew up listening to veteran comedians Richard Pryor, Eddie Murphy, and Sam ...
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BIO. Born on February 17, 1972 in Chattanooga, Tennessee and raised in Clarksville, Arkansas, Ralph Duren May was one of four kids raised by his single mother. At the age of seventeen he won a contest to open for his idol, Sam Kinison. He later moved to Houston to develop his comedy routine, at Kinison’s suggestion.
Oct 6, 2017 · Born in Chattanooga, Tennessee ― but raised in Arkansas ― May’s first break came at age 17, when he won a contest to open for comedian Sam Kinison, his idol. Kinison encouraged May to move to Houston and work on his comedy there.
Oct 6, 2017 · Ralphie May, the stand-up comedian who turned a second-place finish on 'Last Comic Standing' into a successful career in comedy, has died at 45. Everett Collection. Update: Nevada’s Clark...
Oct 7, 2017 · May grew up in Clarksville, Arkansas and spent some of his high school years in Fayetteville. His family always knew he had a gift. “You could always count on him for bringing life to every ...
Oct 6, 2017 · Mr. May, born Ralph Duren May on Feb. 17, 1972, in Chattanooga, Tenn., was a 17-year-old student in Arkansas when he won a contest to open for Sam Kinison, who became a mentor of sorts. (...