Day, Larry 1963-

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Day, Larry 1963-

PERSONAL

Born December 21, 1963, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Career:

Actor, business owner, and publisher. Appeared in a television commercial for McDonald's restaurants. Worked for more than twenty years as a disc jockey at nightclubs from Montreal, Quebec, Canada to New York City and Fort Lauderdale, FL, and at private celebrity parties; past owner of nightclubs in Montreal; publisher of an entertainment guide to the city of Montreal.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Grocer, Rainbow (also known as Les voyageurs de l'arc-en-ciel), Vine International, 1995.

Sheriff, Marked Man (also known as Le guet-apens), Live Entertainment, 1995.

Man in ISO suit, Sci-fighters, Triboro Entertainment Group, 1996.

Roy Rankston, Stranger in the House, Live Entertainment, 1997.

Mr. Lane, The Education of Little Tree (also known as L'education de Little Tree), Paramount, 1997.

Larry, Night of the Demons III (also known as Demon House, Demon Night, and La nuit des demons 3), Republic Entertainment, 1997.

Captain Moss, Laserhawk, 1997.

Deputy Pete, Nico the Unicorn, 1998.

Harry, Home Team (also known as Une combinaison gagnante), 1998.

Burnett, Dead End (also known as False Pretense and Faux-fuyant), Westwind Releasing, 1998.

Bailey, Captive, 1998.

Military policeman at dock, Provocateur (also known as Agent provocateur), 1998.

Second gas worker, The Bone Collector, Universal, 1999.

Kurt, Fish Out of Water (also known as The Witness), Lions Gate Films, 1999.

First officer, Running Home, 1999.

(Uncredited) Brian O'Connell, Stardom (also known as 15 Moments and Stardom—Le culte de la celebrite), Lions Gate Films, 2000.

Male nurse, Wilder (also known as Slow Burn and Wilder: Profession detective), Dream Rock, 2000.

Bruno, One Eyed King, Lions Gate Films, 2001.

Ross MacDonnell, Savage Messiah (also known as Hidden Evil and Moiese: L'affaire Roch Theriault), Christal Films, 2002.

Bob, Jack & Ella, 2002.

Captain Spiotta, Partners in Action, DEJ Productions, 2002.

Jess, One Way Out (also known as A sens unique), Promark Entertainment Group, 2002.

Customs captain, The House on Turk Street, Mac Releasing, 2003.

Earl Hendorf, Detention, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2003.

Commercant, Jack Paradise (Les nuits de Montreal), K Films Amerique, 2004.

Phil, Direct Action, Alliance Atlantis Communications, 2004.

Mr. Scratch, Devil's Rose (short film), 2005.

Adam, The Last Sign (also known as Le dernier signe), First Look International, 2005.

Second cop, King's Ransom, New Line Cinema, 2005.

First Boston cop, Maurice Richard (also known as The Rocket), Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm, 2005.

Patrolman Reeve, The Covenant, Screen Gems, 2006.

First man, Monday Night (short film), 2006.

Government agent, I'm Not There, Weinstein Company, 2007.

Detective Grossman, Burning Mussolini, Burning Mussolini Productions, 2008.

Agent Miller, Punisher: War Zone, Lions Gate Films, 2008.

Television Appearances; Series:

Frank Miller, Student Bodies (also known as Vice-versa), syndicated, 1998-99.

Harry, Family Rules, UPN, 1999.

Cowboy, Lance et compte—La nouvelle generation (also known as Lance et compte 4), 2002.

True Crime narrator, Mystery Ink, Global, 2003.

Brodie, Delta State, 2004.

Donald Cambell, Canadian Case Files, PBS, 2005.

Bobby Diamond, The Festival, Independent Film Channel, 2005.

Bobby Diamond, The Business, Independent Film Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

Captain Kominski, Bonanno: A Godfather's Story (also known as The Youngest Godfather), 1999.

John Mackie, P. T. Barnum, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.

U.S. Colonel, Nuremberg, TNT, 2000.

Regisseur Georges, Jean Duceppe, 2002.

Oscar Hunter, Asbestos, 2002.

John Starnes, Rene Levesque, 2005.

Dr. Smith, Human Trafficking, Lifetime, 2005.

Dr. Moore, Bethune, 2006.

Highway Patrolman Larry, Killer Wave, 2007.

(Uncredited) Superstorm, Discovery Channel, 2007.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Helicopter copilot, Silent Trigger (also known as The Algonquin Goodbye and Franc-tireur en peril), HBO, 1996.

Maxwell, The Peacekeeper (also known as Hellbent and Red Zone), HBO, 1997.

Donovan, Airspeed, HBO, 1998.

Tadd Mulshaw, Out of Control, Showtime, 1998.

Burke, The Second Arrival (also known as Arrival II), HBO, 1998.

Himself, For Hire, The Movie Channel, 1999.

Dr. Ettinger/Sitton, Dead Silent, Lifetime, 1999.

Steve, No Alibi (also known as The Unconcerned), HBO, 2000.

Walt Simons, XChange, 2000.

Luke Carter, Cause of Death, 2000.

Anthony Simonetti, The Killing Yard (also known as Atikka), 2001.

Awards master of ceremonies, Life in the Balance, Lifetime, 2001.

Danvers, WW3 (also known as Winds of Terror and WWIII), Fox, 2001.

Joe Elliott, Sr., Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story, VH1, 2001.

Anthony Simonetti, The Killing Yard, Showtime, 2001.

Detective Lentino, Deadly Betrayal (also known as Trahison mortelle), Lifetime, 2002.

Hearing examiner, Redeemer, USA Network, 2002.

Detective Bruder, A Deadly Encounter, Lifetime, 2004.

Colonel Deveau, Tripping the Wire: A Stephen Tree Mystery (also known as Tripping Wire), Lifetime, 2005.

Dr. Rick Gordon, The Snake King (also known as Snakeman), Sci-Fi Channel, 2005.

Bartender, Time Bomb, CBS, 2006.

Bank manager, Last Exit, Lifetime, 2006.

Detective Chay, A Teacher's Crime, Lifetime, 2008.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Kevin Sharp, "Gun Play: Parts 1 & 2," Sirens, syndicated, 1994.

Dan Preston, "The Tale of the Fire Ghost," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1994.

Reporter, The Marshal, ABC, 1995.

Douanier, Diva, 1997.

Driver, "Lassie Saves Timmy," Lassie, Animal Planet, 1998.

Coles Ryman, "The Paul Revere Mystery," The Mystery Files of Shelby Woo, Nickelodeon, 1998.

Madison, "Charade," S.O.F. Special Ops Force (also known as S.O.F., Inc. and Soldier of Fortune, Inc.), syndicated, 1998.

Gregor, "Earth," The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, 1999.

Dr. Fuller, "Beyond Any Measure," The Hunger, Showtime, 1999.

Grant, "The Tale of the Hunted," Are You Afraid of the Dark?, Nickelodeon, 1999.

"What She Did for Love," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX, 1999.

Detective Reese, "In the Beginning," Misguided Angels, 1999.

Guy of Gisbourne, "Scribblers," Back to Sherwood, Fox Family Channel, 1999.

Gregor, "Rocket to the Moon," The Secret Adventures of Jules Verne, Sci-Fi Channel and syndicated, 2000.

"Whistle Blower," Twice in a Lifetime, PAX, 2000.

Scalese, "Legacy," Largo Winch (also known as Largo Winch—Gefaehrliches Erbe), Mystery Channel, 2001.

Ryan McDaniel, "Citizen Crane," Doc, PAX, 2002.

Bob, "The Fortune Teller," Prank Patrol, YTV, 2007.

Donny, "Guys and Dolls," Durham County, 2007.

Television Appearances; Other:

Sergeant Doyle, E.D.N.Y., 2003.

Radio Appearances; Series:

Host, Backspin, syndicated, beginning 2001.

Radio Work; Series:

Executive producer, Backspin, syndicated, beginning 2001.

Day, Larry 1956–

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Day, Larry 1956–

Personal

Born 1956, in IL; married; wife's name Melanie; children: Andrew, Peter. Education: Southern Illinois University, A.A. (commercial art), 1978.

Addresses

Home and office—Downers Grove, IL. E-mail—[email protected].

Career

Illustrator. Storyboard artist for advertising campaigns, beginning 1987, clients including Altria, Circuit City, Hallmark, Maytag, McDonalds, Proctor & Gamble, Starbucks, Tropicana, Walt Disney, and the U.S. Army. Exhibitions: Watercolor paintings have been exhibited in numerous solo shows, including Society of Illustrators, New York, NY.

Member

Society of Illustrators, Illustrator's Partnership of America, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators.

Awards, Honors

Golden Kite Award, 2006, Kansas Notable Book designation, 2007, and North Carolina Picture Book Award nomination, 2008, all for Not Afraid of Dogs.

Illustrator

Emily Costello, Runaway Wolf Pups, Avon Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Emily Costello, Bad Luck Lion, Avon Books (New York, NY), 1999.

Emily Costello, Frightened Fawn, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Pony in Trouble, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Stephen Krensky, Taking Flight: The Story of the Wright Brothers, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Lost Kitten, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Emily Costello, Hit-and-Run-Retriever, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2000.

Stephen Krensky, Pearl Harbor, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers (New York, NY), 2001.

Emily Costello, Lonely Lamb, Avon Books (New York, NY), 2001.

Ginger Howard, William's House, Millbrook Press (Brookfield, CT), 2001.

Stephanie Spinner, Who Was Annie Oakley?, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 2002.

Susan Provost Beller, Yankee Doodle and the Redcoats: Soldiering in the Revolutionary War, Twenty-first Century Books (Brookfield, CT), 2003.

Gare Thompson, The Monitor: The Iron Warship That Changed the World, Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY), 2003.

Diane ZuHone Shore, Rosa Loves to Read, Children's Press (New York, NY), 2004.

Dennis B. Fradin, Let It Begin Here!: Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, Walker & Co. (New York, NY), 2005.

Suzanne Jurmain, George Did It, Dutton Children's Books (New York, NY), 2006.

Susanna Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs, Walker (New York, NY), 2006.

Biographical and Critical Sources

PERIODICALS

Booklinks, July, 2005, Carolyn Phelan, review of Let It Begin Here!: Lexington and Concord: First Battles of the American Revolution, p. 8; January-February, 2006, Laura Tillotson, review of George Did It, p. 28.

Booklist, June 1, 2006, Carolyn Phelan, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 88.

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, February, 2006, Elizabeth Bush, review of George Did It, p. 270.

Horn Book, July-August, 2006, Jennifer M. Brabander, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 429.

Kirkus Reviews, May 15, 2006, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 522.

Library Media Connection, October, 2006, Maureen Mooney, review of George Did It, p. 83; October, 2006, Marilyn Teicher, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 68.

School Library Journal, July, 2006, Kathleen Kelly MacMillan, review of Not Afraid of Dogs, p. 84.

ONLINE

Larry Day Home Page,http://dayhere.com (July 17, 2007).

Walker Publishing Company Web site,http://www.walkeryoungreaders.com/ (July 17, 2007), "Larry Day."

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