While Larry may not look familiar to you, many of you do know him, you just don’t know it. He is one of those Hollywood behind the scenes kind of guys. But if told you “who” he was, you would know him or at least his work. Simply put, the words that you have heard on many TV shows have been his, not his voice, but the spoken words.
Many years ago Larry was a typical hollywood struggling writer. He graduated from NYU film school, but was having the hardest time finding consistant work. But with a bit (OK, a lot) of fortitude, Larry’s success has finally come. His resume now reads like a hit show wonder. And to be honest, I think it is about to get bigger. Larry has either written or produced for shows like Six Feet Under, Alais, Boomtown, Millennium. But this next Sunday, one of the most exciting projects he has worked on thus far will start to air.
I am not exactly sure how long I have known Larry, but my guess is we are at about 20 years or so. Larry is one of those people that I consider one of my best friends. We may not speak every day, or even every month, but when we do, it is like not a day has passed since we last saw each other. Each day when I come to my office, I get to see Larry, along with Bear, (Bear’s name is another story), in a photo from many years ago right after we all jumped out of a perfectly good airplane. The smiles on our faces were as wide as they could get.
Larry and I have been through a lot together. Truly the good bad and ugly. That photo is certainly from the “good”. A number of years ago, Larry was writing for a show and called me a few days before one of the eposides to let me know that he has a little shout out for me that week. I was not sure what to expect, but when we watched it, I laughed out loud. Two of the shows characters that week were “Chris and Priti” (my wife). Thankfully neither of us died in the show, but it was truly funny and one of those things that Larry will at times pull out of his hat.
A few weeks ago, I was in California and had the chance to spend some time with Larry. Just as he was about to take me to the airport, I took 5 minutes and shot a few frames in his backyard by the pool.
If you have a chance and would like to see some of Larry’s work, on Sunday, HBO will start the 10 series show The Pacific. Larry has written two of the episodes for this series. And while I have not seen the final product, I can tell you that the previews look awesome.
nice and warm image!
Maybe a difficult shot to achieve a natural looking color balance, but you got a great result. BTW, you did a fantastic job on the real estate shots two posts ago.
Fine shot !
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Great capture of your friend, Chris! Your description of him makes me kinda wish I wasn’t so cheap and had HBO so I could watch the new series of which he’s a part. It’s nice to have friends that know you, warts and all, and still like you, and for so long, too!!
Great image – and he looks like he’d be a blast to sit down with!
Love the bluish tone. Really gives a very good effect.
Really nice portrait and a cool story!
A fine portrait of this interesting looking fellow. I checked out the blog and enjoyed the group picture with the high viewpoint. Very well done.
An awesome portrait with excellent light and tones. I like this!
Great portrait of this impressive person, he has quite the resume. Excellent candid shot, you captured his warm and friendly personality.
Great portrait. Light and tones are superb!
Beau portrait
Good portrait, beatiful light and colors
Very nice portrait and expression.
what a nice tale of friendship over the years, and a very nice portrait as a tribute…well done!!!
Stories like this is what living is all about, Christopher…the connections we make and keep over all the years. The older I get, the more amazed I am at how we keep circling back to each oither!
Great portrait and very well done! Excellent work!
That is a terrific portrait.
very nice portrait – I like his expression and the lighting
as with all your images, your portraits always reveal the personality of the subject.
This is really a good portrait ! Even if I don’t know this man, his story looks very interesting…
Great shot, and what an interesting friend!
wow, someone from the showbiz industry..
nice catch.. 