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Larry Owens (actor)

Larry Owens is an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer. He received a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for his leading performance in the off-Broadway musical A Strange Loop. He has acted on television shows including Search Party, High Maintenance, Modern Love and Abbott Elementary.

Larry Owens
Born
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Alma materThe School at Steppenwolf
Occupations
  • Actor
  • writer
  • singer
  • comedian
Years active2015–present
Known forA Strange Loop

Early life and education edit

Owens was born and raised in East Baltimore, Maryland.[1] He named Hairspray as a musical he saw growing up that helped him see musical theater as a career path.[1] He loved the work of Stephen Sondheim and nurtured his interest at the performing arts camp Stagedoor Manor.[2]

He trained in acting and improvisational theater at the School at Steppenwolf, where Tarell Alvin McCraney, Amy Morton and K. Todd Freeman were some of his instructors.[3][4]

Owens moved to New York in 2015 to pursue a professional career in the performance arts.[2] He was a volunteer at the Musical Theatre Factory and there connected with playwright Michael R. Jackson, who wrote A Strange Loop.[2]

Career edit

Theatre edit

Owens performed in the musical theater productions Spamilton and Gigantic.[5] He also performed for Catherine Cohen's Cabernet Cabaret and hosted his own monthly show Decolonize Your Mind with Karen Chee.[6]

In 2019 he received critical acclaim for his performance in Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop, performed off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and directed by Stephen Brackett.[5][3] Vinson Cunningham write in The New Yorker: "Owens... performs Jackson’s songs with power, humor, and pathos, filling in the textual gaps in Usher’s characterization with an entire life’s worth of mannerism and style."[7] For his performance he won a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, among other accolades.[8][9]

In July 2021 he starred in the original solo show Sondheimia, performed at Feinstein's/54 Below.[5]

Television edit

Owens was a staff writer for the truTV game show Paid Off.[10] He acted on season four of High Maintenance as well as the television shows Search Party, Abbott Elementary, Dash & Lily, Life & Beth, and Modern Love.[1][11][12][13] He is a voice actor in the Amazon animated series Fairfax.[14]

Personal life edit

Owens is gay.[6]

Filmography edit

Stage edit

YearTitleRoleLocationNotesRef
2012Fat CampDarnellAmerican Theatre of ActorsOff-Broadway[15]
2014GreaseRogerThe Muny[16]
2014DreamgirlsTiny Joe Dixon / TV Stage Manager / The Five Tuxedos / Film Executive / Security Guard / EnsembleGerding Theater at the Armory[16]
2015GiganticDarnellVineyard TheatreOff-Broadway[15]
2016–2017SpamiltonSondheim / Little Orphan AnnieTriad TheatreOff-Broadway[17]
2017–2018Puerto Rican Traveling TheaterOff-Broadway[18]
2019A Strange LoopUsherPlaywrights HorizonsOff-Broadway[2]
2021SondheimiaProtagonistFeinstein's/54 BelowSolo show; also writer.[19]

Television edit

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2020BettyDevereaux1 episode[5]
2020High MaintenanceArnold1 episode[2]
2020The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in AmericaBelizeTelevision movie[20]
2020HelpstersBilly Bug1 episode[21]
2020Dash & LilyArtsy Guide1 episode[5]
2021Modern LoveToby DooleyEpisode: "How Do You Remember Me?"[13]
2021–2022FairfaxJules (voice)Recurring role[14]
2021–2022Search PartyIdiot / RitchieRecurring role[12]
2022Life & BethClarkRecurring role[22]
2022ZiwePastorEpisode: "Critical Race Theory"
2022–2023Abbott ElementaryZach4 episodes[11]
2022Harley QuinnMusic Meister (voice)Episode: "It's a Swamp Thing"

Film edit

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2018To DustStanley[23]
2018A Chest of DrawersBarnaby CromwellShort film[24]
2019Last FerryShane[23]
2021Puppet MeHostShort film[25]
2023ProblemistaCraigslist[26]
2023Dumb MoneyChris
2023Urkel Saves Santa: the MovieSanta (voice)Direct-to-Video
TBASilent RetreatEricPost-production[27]

Awards and nominations edit

For A Strange Loop edit

2019 edit

2020 edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Larry Owens: Sunday In The Park 6 Feet Away From George". NPR. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e Brunner, Jeryl. "He Went From Being Uncastable To Playing The Role Of A Lifetime In 'A Strange Loop'". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  3. ^ a b Ferri, Josh. "Five Burning Questions with A Strange Loop Breakout Star Larry Owens". Broadway Box. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  4. ^ Zinoman, Jason (2019-01-31). "Instead of Killer Punchlines, Killer Choruses". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Gans, Andrew. "Checking In With… A Strange Loop Star Larry Owens". Playbill. Retrieved 4 April 2022.
  6. ^ a b Goldberg, David (2019-08-02). "Larry Owens on Broadway's beauty standards as a queer black man of size". Dazed. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  7. ^ Cunningham, Vinson (2019-06-21). "The Ecstatic Doubling of "A Strange Loop"". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  8. ^ "GMTWP Alum Michael R. Jackson Wins Pulitzer". tisch.nyu.edu. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  9. ^ Variety Staff (2020-06-14). "'The Inheritance,' 'Strange Loop,' 'Moulin Rouge' Among Drama Desk Award Winners". Variety. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  10. ^ Chee, Karen (2018-03-02). "Larry Owens (@larryowenslive) Is Searching for a Twitter Bae". Vulture. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  11. ^ a b Jones, Marcus (2022-03-29). "'Abbott Elementary' star Chris Perfetti explains how Jacob is 'a total 180' from his usual roles". EW.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  12. ^ a b Petski, Denise (2021-10-29). "'Search Party': HBO Max Comedy Adds Seven To Season 5 Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  13. ^ a b Porter, Rick (2021-02-22). "Amazon's 'Modern Love' Sets Star-Packed Cast for Season 2". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  14. ^ a b Zorilla, Monica Marie. "Kiersey Clemons, Jaboukie Young-White to Star in Amazon's Adult Animated Comedy 'Fairfax'". ph.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  15. ^ a b "Larry Owens Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  16. ^ a b "Larry Owens theatre profile". www.abouttheartists.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  17. ^ "Larry Owens, Performer". www.theatricalindex.com. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  18. ^ Forbes, Harry. "Spamilton (47th Street Theater/The Puerto Rican Traveling Theater)". Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  19. ^ "Larry Owens' Sondheimia in Cabaret at Feinstein's/54 Below 2021". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2022-04-13.
  20. ^ Theater, New York (2020-10-09). "The Great Work Begins: Scenes from Angels in America". New York Theater. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  21. ^ "Helpsters returns for more of the adorable same". www.cultofmac.com. 2020-10-16. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  22. ^ Oats, A. E. (2022-03-21). "Meet The Cast Of "Life & Beth"". TVOvermind. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  23. ^ a b "Larry Owens". Metacritic. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  24. ^ "A CHEST OF DRAWERS by Maxwell Nalevansky @ Brooklyn Film Festival". Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  25. ^ "Puppet Me". www.siff.net. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
  26. ^ Grobar, Matt (November 11, 2021). "Greta Lee, Laith Nakli, Isabella Rossellini, RZA & More Board Julio Torres' Film For A24 And Emma Stone's Fruit Tree". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
  27. ^ White, Peter (2022-02-10). "'Pitch Perfect': Todd Strauss-Schulson To Direct & EP Pilot Of Peacock Spinoff Series". Deadline. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  28. ^ "Larry Owens". www.iobdb.com. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  29. ^ Huston, Caitlin (2020-06-18). "Drama League announces 2020 winners". Broadway News. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  30. ^ "Larry Owens, Christian Borle, and More Win 2020 Lucille Lortel Awards | TheaterMania". www.theatermania.com. 4 May 2020. Retrieved 2022-04-04.
  31. ^ "Everything you need to know about A Strange Loop on Broadway". NewYorkTheatreGuide.com. Retrieved 4 April 2022.

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