Reno Collier is a stand up comedianKlister, Eric (17 August 2006

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'', Retrieved October 28, 2010 who gained celebrity as the opening act for

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and with his own

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special. He was also featured as a roaster for the

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. Collier was featured on the Blue Collar Comedy Tour: The Next Generation.(21 April 2008
Reno Collier: Blue Collar Comedy 2.0
''Punchline Magazine'', Retrieved October 28, 2010 Reno Collier is a graduate of

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in Waynesboro, Virginia. Reno was on the football team. He provided hours of comic relief on his many hours of tours in the front parapet of the school. He received his undergraduate degree from

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(now Elon University) in North Carolina. He has two children, Em and Gatlin, and lives in

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. In July 2009, Collier hosted '' The Great American Road Trip'' on NBC.MacIntyre, April (7 April 2009)
"NBC's The Great American Road Trip, Reno Collier interview, July 7"
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''. Retrieved October 28, 2010 He was the host of the new

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show '' Top Hooker''.

References

External links

Reno Collier's official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collier, Reno American stand-up comedians Comedians from West Virginia American male film actors Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Elon University alumni People from Murfreesboro, Tennessee Fishburne Military School alumni Comedians from Tennessee 21st-century American comedians