Personal Life
Whitney resides in Lincoln, Nebraska. He married his wife Cara in 2005. They have two children together: a son, Wyatt (born August 2006), and a daughter, Reagan (born October 2007).
His home town of Pawnee City, Nebraska has a street named after him. Whitney also donated money to buy new theatrical equipment for the local high school.
He is an avid Nebraska Cornhuskers fan and his signature camouflage hat has the University of Nebraska-Lincoln college football team name "HUSKERS" emblazoned on it. It is seen in the movie "Delta Farce"(2007) in which he stars with his comedy comrade, Bill Engvall. He is also frequently seen with a gold Nebraska "N" on a chain around his neck.
In September 2010, Whitney donated $5 million to the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida. The gift was for further development of the International Hip Dysplasia Institute at the Orlando hospital. After Dr. Chad Price at Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children helped cure their son, Wyatt, of his dysplasia when he was an infant, Whitney and his wife, Cara, made private donations to the hospital and Whitney raised money through appearances on Family Feud and Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? The hospital opened a new wing called the "Wyatt Whitney Wing" in May 2012.
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