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Larry Miller: Biography

Larry Miller was born on October 15, 1953 in Long Island, New York. He grew up there with a keen interest in music. He went to Amherst College and graduated with a degree in music. Hoping to make it as a professional musician he moved to New York City and began playing at nightclubs as a pianist and drummer.

Working in nightclubs inspired Miller to take a stab at stand up comedy. He started performing occasionally at clubs like the Comic Strip and Catch a Rising Star. Within two years his idea of becoming a professional musician was put aside and he was touring full-time as a comedian.

He made his film debut in the 1978 movie Take Down, but it would be several more years before he found himself before the camera again. As his career as a standup comic rose, Larry Miller began landing occasional television guest spots and bit parts in films, as well as appearing on several cable television specials devoted to comedians. Miller's appearance in the film Pretty Woman gave his on-screen career a push in the right direction. His brief moment in the film earned big laughs and he soon began making frequent appearances in movies and on television.

(Most information taken from Yahoo.com Movies)

Larry has two of his own critically acclaimed specials for HBO.(edit)
Larry used to own a '63 Chevy that he purchased for only $600.(edit)
Larry hosted the ECHO Awards Ceremony in 2003.(edit)
Larry is best friends with Jerry Seinfeld, who stars on Seinfeld.(edit)
Larry enjoys eating pumpkin, pecan, and apple pies.(edit)
Larry does not care for gambling.(edit)
When Larry is not working on a film, he prefers doing a stand up comedy routine.(edit)
Larry wrote Spoiled Rotten America in 2006.(edit)
Larry has a regular comedy routine called "The Five Stages of Drinking."(edit)
Larry is Jewish.(edit)
Larry's awards include: The FFCC Award in 2004 for Best Ensemble Cast for A Mighty Wind and the Film Discovery Jury Award in 2000 for Best Actor in Pros and Cons.(edit)
Larry frequently appears in Gary Marshall films.(edit)
Larry's mother, Iris Burton, is a talent agent.(edit)
Larry starred in the Broadway play The Dinner Party.(edit)
Larry is a contributing humorist to The Weekly Standard, New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and Maxim.(edit)
Larry graduated from Valley Stream South High School on Long Island, New York.(edit)
Larry is married to Eileen Conn.(edit)
Larry is 5'11" in height.(edit)
He was one of the 2 finalists to play George Louis Costanza on Seinfeld,of course he lost against Jason Alexander but he did scored a guest gig on the sixth season episode "The Doorman"(edit)

Larry: You have nooo idea... the difference in sex drive between a man and woman is like the difference between shooting a bullet and throwing it.(edit)
Larry: Woman is the most powerful magnet in the universe, and all men are cheap metal.(edit)
Larry: Trust me, ladies, if you knew even for a second how we men really look at you, you would never stop slapping us.(edit)
Larry: Let's be honest, we're all spoiled, and that doesn't mean we're awful people. It just means we're a little on the soft side. If someone suddenly dropped us into the middle of the fourteenth century and handed us clothes to put on, the first thing we'd all probably say is, "Do you have any fabric softener?"
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Larry: If you're 19 and you stay up all night, it's a victory, it's like you beat the night. You remember that feeling. If you're over 30 then that sun is like God's flashlight.(edit)
Larry: (about stand up comedy) I think I�ve just done something that I could do again. The truth is that I loved it then and I love it now, the same as my first play and my first line in a movie.(edit)
Larry: We had nine people and four pies for Thanksgiving this year, all home-made. The pies, not the people. Although, come to think of it, at one point or another, we were all home-made. Heh-heh.(edit)