Kenny
Chesney
Kenny
Chesney
LAST UPDATED: December 14, 2005
Full name: Kenneth Arnold Chesney
Birthdate: March 26, 1968
Zodiac Sign: Aries
Birthplace: St. Mary's Hospital in Knoxville, Tenn. (about 24 miles from Luttrell)
Hometown: Luttrell, Tennessee
High School: Gibbs High School
Residence: Gallatin, Tenn.
Hair: Brown
Eye Color: Blue
Height: 5 foot 6 in.
Marital Status: Married
Wife: Renee Zellweger
Nickname: Bubba, or the short form 'Buh'; name given to him by his sister.
Parents: David Chesney, an elementary school teacher and Karen Chandler, who co-owns a beauty salon.
Sibling: Younger sister, Jennifer Chandler
Musical Family: His mother and her twin sister Sharon were regulars on an East Tennessee gospel radio show.
College: East Tennessee State University -- graduated with a marketing degree
Label: BNA
Fav Movie: Forrest Gump
Fav Book: The Firm
Fav TV Show: Friends
Fav Color: Blue
Fav Foods: Macaroni and tomatoes, fried potatoes, peanut butter, ice cream, his mom's vegetable soup and corn bread.
Favorite Pie: Key Lime
Influences: Keith Whitley, George Strait, Trisha Yearwood, Shelby Lynne, Alan Jackson, Phil Collins, Elvis Presley
Fav Sports: Football, Baseball, NASCAR races.
Fav Teams: University of Tennessee Volunteers, Chicago Cubs, Atlanta Braves, LA Dodgers.
FIRST GUITAR LESSONS: Kenny tried to take guitar lessons in 5th grade, but quit soon after starting because it hurt his fingers.
FIRST GUITAR: A Christmas present when he was 19 (Thankfully he got over the hurting fingers!)
ON GROWING UP IN LUTRELL: "It was a really great place to grow up. You couldn't help but be consumed by country music. It's everywhere ... but I never dreamed of being a singer as a kid."
FAVORITE SONGS: "Don't Close Your Eyes" by Keith Whitley, "Nobody In His Right Mind" by George Strait, "He Stopped Loving Her Today" by George Jones and "Natural High" by Merle Haggard
HOBBIES: Golf, Movies, Two-Stepping and Reading
Moved to Nashville: January 13, 1991
FIRST NASHVILLE GIG: Kenny played the Turf, a now defunct bar.
FIRST TOP 10 HIT: "Fall In Love" made it into the Top 10 in 1995
OTHER EARLY JOBS: Valet Parking Attendant, Telemarketing, and a Mailroom Aorter
CHARITIES: St. Jude's Children's Hospital, Ronald McDonald House, March Of Dimes and other various children's charities
ON FEMALE FANS: "I try to keep it in perspective because there was a time in my life when girls didn't care if I showed up or not, you know. Just because I have some hit records now ... it's nice."
Dream Girl: A girl with, Katie Couric's Personality, Julia Roberts Lips, Courtney Cox's eyes, Jennifer Lopez's Butt, and Nicole Kidman's Hair (strawberry Blonde)blue
ON HAPPINESS: "I don't have to be a millionaire to be happy ... I don't wake up every morning and say 'I have to make some more money,' I get up thinking 'I have to win over another fan.' "
Essentials for a Romantic Date: Blue Candles
Professional Goals: "I just want to keep building on what we have already done. Hopefully, one day, I'm going to look back when I'm old, with a big ole pot belly going out on the Opry and playing, and I can look back and say, 'Yeah, man. I did this and I did it right and still got a lot of fans out there.' I would love to be able to do that."
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