His mother Juanita (Ken's second wife maiden name Holmes) was a concert pianist, spoke four languages, was a Supreme Chef (especially around Thanksgiving), had an IQ of 180 and competed in so many beauty pageants that she qualified for Miss California back in the 1960s. Luckily, the two of them were able to work through their issues and enjoyed a healthy relationship toward the end of Ken's life.
It's just that the loving and playful side of Ken's personality disappeared the moment he cracked open his first beer of the day.
and went to great lengths to provide for his children. Dave's mother simply let him stay with Ken with little argument. Titus has gone out of his way to try and show that Ken was never neglectful note Titus' mother abandoned him with her parents and used Ken's alimony and child support on booze. Titus also had a few other step-siblings thanks to Ken's multiple marriages. Somewhat exempt from Ken's unique parenting style was Titus' sister Shannon note Who lived with Titus' mom and was there when Titus' mom murdered her abusive second husband during Thanksgiving dinner in 1986. Although Ken never formally adopted him, Dave was always a part of the family. He used Tough Love (that sometimes bordered on self-esteem-crushing sadism) to set Titus and his brother Dave note Who was actually the son of Ken's third wife and stuck around the Titus household after the divorce. His father, Ken Titus - who worked in sales and spent some time in the National Guard - was a hard-drinking, chain-smoking womanizer with a string of failed marriages note married six times, divorced five times, and slept around near-constantly that each ended with Ken getting cleaned out of everything he had and constantly fighting for custody of his children. His experiences growing up were on the extreme end of what most people would consider "dysfunctional."
Born in Newark, California, he began stand-up at the age of 18 with a simple gag he did at his high school about how to properly throw freshmen into the garbage can.
Christopher Todd Titus (born October 1, 1964) is a comedian who has done work in many different areas of entertainment, but primarily in Stand-Up Comedy.