Larry Franco

Birth Name:

Larry Joseph Franco

Birth Place:

Sonora, California, United States

Profession

Producer, Assistant director, Actor, Production manager

Graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles in 1971
In 1974, became a student of the Director's Guild of America Training Program
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․""
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․"
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

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