Larry Franco Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1974, became a student of the Director's Guild of America Training Program
• Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1971
• Is the father of Matt Franco, a former Atlanta Braves baseball player
• Quote: "(On moving up in the DGA program) "It's great- a Hollywood dream- to go from trainee to co-producer, and the secret is simple․ It just takes hard work․""
• Has produced numerous acclaimed movies, including "Escape from New York," "October Sky," "Batman Begins" and "The Spiderwick Chronicles․"
• Has worked alongside the likes of John Carpenter, Francis Coppola and Dustin Hoffman
• Besides his work behind the camera, has appeared in the 1975 family comedy "The Strongest Man in the World," the 1982 horror film "The Thing" and the 1988's "They Live․"