Larry Herron

Larry Herron grew up in and around Kalamazoo Michigan His family settled in nearby Mattawan a town known for excellent educational standards and cows across the street from the high school It was here that Larry developed a passion for the arts After graduating from high school in 1998 Larry became an onair personality at WIRX radio in nearby Benton Harbor His onair characters and interactions with the public garnered the status of a local celebrity It was at this radio station that Larry fully realised acting as a profession After nearly 5 years at the radio station Larry left to enrol as a fulltime acting student at Western Michigan Universitys nationally acclaimed theatre program Larrys work ethic and maturity blossomed as he worked at a local homeless shelter maintained a full class load and continuously performed leading roles in WMUs theatre program The most recognised role at Western was the nationally acclaimed production of Othello where Herron played the title role Having never performed Shakespeare before Herron enrolled in Oxford Universitys BADA program where he trained with Shakespeare professionals from the UK and around the world Once Othello opened it earned regional and national honours that literally brought the production to a weekend of performances at the Kennedy Centre in Washington DC In a turn of fate that production of Othello closed 24 hours before Herron and his mother Donna Gardner were due to graduate from Western After earning his masters degree and a few surfing lessons from UC San Diego in 2008 Larry moved to Los Angeles He quickly found a closeknit relationship with his good friends Ted Schachter and Brantley Brown at Schachter Entertainment Between auditions and shoots Herron regularly tutors high school students and spends time with his dear friends and the love of his life Tunisia Hardison Information above via Schachter Entertainment