Larry Laverty个人资料

Raised in Oakland, California, Larry is the oldest of three children of Gordon Laverty, a nationally renowned engineer, and Margie Laverty, a bookkeeper. Larry started working odd jobs at age 11 and excelled in sports. At age 15, he ran the fastest quarter mile in Oakland and just missed setting a new national record at that distance. At the same time he enjoyed the outdoor activities of skiing, backpacking, and mountain climbing both on his own and with the Boy Scouts, earning the rank of Eagle Scout at age 14, one of the youngest to do so. A top student in school and a daredevil from the beginning, Larry began finding adventures outside of school more challenging and for a period of a few years would cut school to take up endeavors like building a neighborhood rope swing, working on cars, and exploring nearby wilderness areas. Right after high school graduation, his love of country-life got the best of him and he moved to Idaho to live on the family farm. From here, he traveled daily into the nearby big city to work and earn two college degrees. In his senior year of the second degree, he took an acting class on a whim. His instructors, both veterans of Broadway, immediately took notice and encouraged him on. Now back in California, he spent several years on stage, performing Shakespeare and Broadway musicals, and then one day heard backstage about an audition for a movie. 1989's "Deadlock" was the beginning. While starting out, Larry also was involved in an 11-year attempt to make the U.S. Olympic Team in speedskating and raced bicycles but once his athletic career was over, he started spending time in Hollywood and immediately began landing roles in TV and bigger films.