Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names.
Larry may refer to the following:
People
Arts and entertainment
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Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer
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Larry Boone, American country singer
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Larry Collins, American musician, member of the rockabilly sibling duo The Collins Kids
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Larry Carlton (born 1948), American jazz guitarist and singer
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Larry David (born 1947), Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director
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Larry Emdur, Australian television personality
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Larry Feign, American cartoonist working in Hong Kong
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Larry Fine (1902–1975), American comedian and actor, one of the Three Stooges
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Larry Gates, American actor
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Larry Gatlin, American country singer
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Larry Gayao (better known as Larry g(EE)), Filipino-American soul-pop artist
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Larry Gelbart (1928–2009), American screenwriter, playwright, director and author
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Larry Graham, founder of American funk band Graham Central Station
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Larry Hagman, American actor, best known for the TV series I Dream of Jeannie and Dallas
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Larry Heath, Australian entrepreneur and publisher, founder of the National Live Music Awards
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Larry Henley (1937–2014), American singer and songwriter, member of The Newbeats
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Larry Hovis, American actor and singer
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Larry Joyner (born 1964), American football player
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Larry June, American rapper
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Larry Junstrom (1949–2019), American bassist, founding member of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Larry Kenney, American radio DJ and voice actor on Imus in the Morning
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Larry King (1933–2021), American talk show host of Larry King Live on CNN
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Larry Knechtel (1940–2009), American keyboardist and bassist
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Larry Lavender, American dancer and scholar
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Larry Lujack (1940–2013), American radio disc jockey
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Larry Mathews (born 1955), American actor
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Larry Mathews (musician), Irish musician
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Larry McMurtry, American novelist
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Larry Miller, an American guitarist from Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Larry Mullen Jr., Irish drummer and founder of the group U2
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Larry Niven, American science fiction author
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Larry Poole, American actor and film producer
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Hilario Larry Ramos (1942–2014), American musician, member of the band the Association
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Larry Sanders (born 1954), American singer aka L.V.
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Larry Shay (1897–1988), American songwriter
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Larry Storch (1923–2022), American actor and comedian, best known for his TV work in F Troop
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Larry Taylor (1942–2019), American bassist, member of the rock band Canned Heat
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Larry Verne (1936–2013), American singer
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Larry Wallis (1949–2019), English rock guitarist and songwriter, early member of the rock band Motörhead
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Larry Walters (1949–1993) American truck driver, also known as Lawn Chair Larry
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Larry Wilmore, American political satirist, and host of The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
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Larry the Cable Guy, stage name of American comedian Daniel Lawrence Whitney
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Larry (cartoonist), British cartoonist
Information technology
Politics and law
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Larry Bakman, American attorney
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Larry Craig, former US senator from Idaho
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Larry Hogan (born 1956), former Governor of the U.S. state of Maryland
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Larry C. Johnson, former CIA intelligence officer and political commentator
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Larry Kelly (born 1935), American politician
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M. Larry Lawrence, U.S. Ambassador to Switzerland
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Larry Neufeld, Canadian politician
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Larry O'Brien (1917–1990), American politician and basketball commissioner
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Larry Ribstein (1946–2011), American law professor
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Larry Sanders (politician) (born 1934), American-born British academic, social worker and Green Party activist, brother of Bernie Sanders
Sports
Baseball
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Larry Andersen, American baseball pitcher and analyst
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Larry Anderson (baseball), American baseball pitcher for the Brewers White Sox
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Larry Bowa, former shortstop for Phillies, Mets, and Cubs and former manager for Padres and Phillies
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Larry Brown (infielder), major league infielder in the 1970s and 1980s, mainly with the Cleveland Indians
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Larry Doby, first black baseball player in American League
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Larry Hisle, major league outfielder with Philadelphia Phillies, Brewers, and Twins
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Larry Jackson (baseball), major league pitcher in the 1950s and 1960s for the Cardinals, Cubs and Phillies
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Larry Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves third baseman-outfielder
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Larry Sherry, Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
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Larry Walker, Canadian major league outfielder
Basketball
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Larry Bird, American Hall-of-Fame National Basketball Association player
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Larry Brown (basketball) (born 1940), American Hall-of-Fame basketball All-Star player and coach
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Larry Drew (born 1958), American basketball player and coach
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Larry Drew II (born 1990), American basketball player
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Larry Hollyfield (born 1950/1951), American basketball player
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Larry Hughes, US basketball player
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Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969), American basketball player
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Larry Nance, American National Basketball Association player
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Larry Riley (basketball), General Manager of the Golden State Warriors
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Larry Sanders (basketball) (born 1988), American National Basketball Association player
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Larry Shyatt, American basketball coach
Ice hockey
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Larry Dyck (born 1965), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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Larry Huras, Canadian NHL ice hockey player and coach
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Larry Murphy (ice hockey), Canadian NHL ice hockey player
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Larry Robinson Canadian NHL ice hockey player
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Larry Zeidel, Canadian NHL ice hockey player
Gridiron football
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Larry Allen, American football player
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Larry Barretta, American football player
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Larry Beightol (1942–2024), American football coach
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Larry Beil (American football), American football player
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Larry Borom (born 1999), American football player
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Larry Critchfield, American football player
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Larry Csonka, American football player
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Larry DeGraw, (born 1941), Canadian football player
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Larry Dick, American football player
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Larry Fitzgerald, American football player
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Larry Ford (American football), American football player
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Larry Johnson (running back), American football player
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Larry Jusdanis, Canadian football player
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Larry Keller, American football player
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Larry Knorr, (1917–1996), American football player
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Larry Linne, American football player
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Larry Mallory (born 1952), American football player
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Larry Ogunjobi, American football player
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Larry Peace, American football player
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Larry Plancke (born 1947), Canadian football player
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Larry Rentz, American football player
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Larry Rose III, American football player
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Larry Rountree III (born 1998), American football player
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Larry Seivers, American football player
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Larry Sherrer, American football player
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Larry Steinbach, American football player
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Larry Walbridge, American football player
Other sports
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Larry Holmes, American boxer
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Larry L'Estrange MBE, Irish rugby player
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Larry Mann (1930–1952), American racing driver
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Larry Matthews, Canadian Paralympic volleyball player
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Larry Nixon (born 1950), American professional fisherman
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Larry Olsen (jockey), American jockey and reporter
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Larry Zbyszko, American professional wrestler and commentator
Criminals
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Larry Gene Ashbrook, mass murderer
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Larry Gene Bell, American murderer and possible serial killer
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Larry Eyler, American serial killer and kidnapper
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Larry Dewayne Hall (born 1962), American murderer, rapist, and possible serial killer
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Larry Hoover, gang leader
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Larry Eugene Phillips, Jr., bank robber and leader of the High Incident Bandits
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Larry Lawton, American author and ex-convict
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Larry Nassar (born 1963), American serial child molester
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Larry Pusateri, American fugitive
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Larry Ralston (born 1949), American serial killer and rapist
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Larry Ray (born 1959), American criminal convicted of sex trafficking, extortion, forced labor, and other offenses, sentenced to 60 years in prison
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Larry Singleton, rapist and mutilator
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Larry Slack, American child abuser
Multiple individuals
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Larry Brown (disambiguation)
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Larry Gordon (disambiguation)
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Larry Harris (disambiguation)
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Larry Johnson (disambiguation)
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Larry Miller (disambiguation)
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Larry Murphy (disambiguation)
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Larry Phillips (disambiguation)
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Larry Scott (disambiguation)
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Larry Smith (disambiguation)
Other
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Larry Wu-Tai Chin, Chinese double agent who worked in the CIA
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Larry Dossey (born 1940), Texas internist and author
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Larry Flynt (1942–2021), American publisher
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Larry Gbevlo-Lartey, Ghanaian soldier and businessman
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Larry L. Greenfield, educator
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Larry Gene Heien (1937–1991), American linguist
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Larry Huggins, (born 1950), president of Riteway-Huggins Construction Services
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Larry Koroloff (born 1951), Bulgarian historian and educator
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Larry Kosilla, American businessman and YouTuber
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Larry Lemanski, director of the Biomedical Institute for Regenerative Research
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Larry A. Nagahara, American physicist, member of the National Cancer Institute
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Larry Reed, American shadow puppeteer
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Larry Sass, architectural designer
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Larry J. Seidman (1950–2017), American neuropsychologist
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Larry Stylinson, a name blended fandomship of musicians Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson
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Larry Thibos, American scientist and academic
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Larry Wijeratne (1950–1998), Sri Lankan Sinhala army major general
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Lost Boy Larry, nickname for a presumed missing boy in Albuquerque, New Mexico, whose cries for help were broadcast over CB radio for several days in August 1973 (later deemed a hoax by state authorities)
Animals
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Larry (cat), Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since February 2011
In fiction
Animation
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Larry the Cucumber, character from VeggieTales; also goes by the alter-ego of Larryboy
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Larry the Lobster, a fictional lifeguard on SpongeBob SquarePants
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Larry Palaroncini, character from Homestar Runner that plays in the band Limozeen
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Larry, an common anaconda from the 2006 Disney animated film The Wild
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Larry Burns (The Simpsons), the son of Mr. Burns, portrayed by Rodney Dangerfield in The Simpsons
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Larry, a white mouse who appeared in two episodes of Pinky and the Brain
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Lawrence "Larry", an idiotic crocodile who appears in the Pearls Before Swine comic strip
Movies and television
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Doctor Laurence Erhardt, one of the original mad scientists from Mystery Science Theater 3000 TV series
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Larry, a character in the 1986 American science fiction movie Howard the Duck
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Larry, a character in the 1990 American action comedy movie Kindergarten Cop
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Larry, a character played by Christopher Lloyd in the 1983 American comedy movie Mr. Mom
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Larry, a character in the 2012 American comedy film This Is 40
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Larry, a character in the 2002 monster comedy action film Eight Legged Freaks
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Larry, a character on the American sitcom television series Newhart
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Larry Appleton, a character on the American sitcom television series Perfect Strangers, often referred to as Cousin Larry (1986–1993)
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Larry Blaisdell, character played by Larry Bagby III on Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Lawrence "Larry" Buckman, a character in the 1989 American family comedy-drama movie Parenthood
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Larry Dallas, Jack Tripper's best friend from the ABC sitcom Three's Company (1977–1984)
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Larry Donner, a character played by Billy Crystal in the 1987 movie Throw Momma from the Train
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Larry Emdur, a host on the Morning Show, Channel 7, Australia
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Larry Fleinhardt, a character who is a theoretical physicist, cosmologist, and CalSci professor in the CBS crime drama NUMB3RS, played by Peter MacNicol
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Larry Howard, a character in the 1986 American science fiction adventure movie Flight of the Navigator
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Larry "Bud" Melman, recurring character on David Letterman shows
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Larry Potter, a character from the American TV sitcom Get a Life (1990–1992)
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Larry Sanders, titular character on the American sitcom The Larry Sanders Show (1992–1998)
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Larry Tate, on the TV series Bewitched
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Larry the Barista, a minor character in the 2014 movie The Lego Movie
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Larry the cameraman, a character played Chris Elliott by in the 1993 American fantasy comedy Groundhog Day
Video games
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Larry Butz, the friend of Phoenix Wright in the Ace Attorney series
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Larry "Pixy" Foulke, a fictional character in
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Larry Laffer, the fictional character from the Leisure Suit Larry adult video game series
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Larry Koopa, one of the Koopalings in the Super Mario Bros. series
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Larry, a Gym Leader and Elite Four member from Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
See also
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Lari (given name)
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Larri
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Laurence (disambiguation)
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Lawrence (disambiguation)
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Laurentius (disambiguation)