Lawrence Samuel Storch was an American actor and comedian best known for his comic television roles, including voice-over work for cartoon shows such as Mr Whoopee on Tennessee Tuxedo and His Tales and his live-action role of the bumbling Corporal Randolph Agarn on F Troop which won a nomination for Emmy Award in 1967.
20 Facts About Larry Storch
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Larry Storch attended DeWitt Clinton High School in the Bronx with Don Adams, who remained his lifelong friend.
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In 1975, Larry Storch co-starred with Bob Burns and Forrest Tucker on the short-lived but popular Saturday morning children's show The Ghost Busters.
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Larry Storch appeared on The Love Boat, was Al Bundy's childhood hero on Married.
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Larry Storch appeared on many variety shows, including Sonny and Cher, Laugh-In, Hollywood Squares, Playboy After Dark and The Hollywood Palace, with several appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and The Steve Allen Show.
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Jackie Gleason asked Larry Storch to fill in for him in the summer of 1953 while Gleason was on hiatus.
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An impressionist, Larry Storch recreated hundreds of voices and dialects ranging from Muhammad Ali to Claude Rains and voiced characters in many television and film animations, including The Pink Panther Show, Groovie Goolies, The Inspector, The Brady Kids, Cool Cat, Koko the Clown, Treasure Island and Tennessee Tuxedo.
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Larry Storch continued his association with Filmation as a voiceover actor in other series and films the company produced, including Journey Back to Oz where he voiced Amos, farmhand to Aunt Em and Uncle Henry.
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Tony Curtis and Larry Storch reunited for a 2003 run of the musical version of Some Like It Hot.
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Larry Storch received rave reviews for the Off-Broadway production of Breaking Legs.
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In March 2008, Larry Storch celebrated his 50th anniversary performing on Broadway.
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Larry Storch married actress Norma Catherine Greve on July 10,1961.
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Larry Storch had three children: a stepson, Lary May; a daughter, Candace Herman, the result of a brief encounter with his future wife, born in 1947 and placed for adoption ; and a stepdaughter, June Cross, born in 1954 to Norma and Jimmy Cross.
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Larry Storch died at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan on July 8,2022, at the age of 99.
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Larry Storch was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 1967 for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Comedy Series for F Troop.
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Larry Storch had previously been honored by the local film commission for performing at the Riviera nightclub, which had closed 60 years earlier.
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Larry Storch received the 2013 Barrymore Award for Lifetime Achievement in Film and TV from the Fort Lee Film Commission.
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Larry Storch was named an honorary citizen of Passaic, New Jersey, on September 13,2016.
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Larry Storch received a Navy Distinguished Service Medal to recognise his World War II service.
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On his 97th birthday, Larry Storch was presented with a Proclamation from the State of New York.