Biography

As a writer/producer Larry Spencer has spent over twenty years working on a multitude of successful television shows, recently segueing into feature films, which then transitioned into authoring his very first novel, The Tipping Point of Oliver Bass.

It all began when Chuck Barris, the infamous game show King hired Spencer as the head writer and creative consultant on the cult television classic, "The Gong Show." The "Gong Show" gave him immeasurable experience, a decent paycheck for over five years and provided him with the true meaning of the words "bizarre, dark and edgy." Spencer then broke away from the game show circuit and tackled television comedies.

Spencer grew up wanting to be an animator. However, after getting his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the famed Chouinard Art Institute (Los Angeles), he decided to take a different route. He got his first taste of comedy while working close to the ultimate clown Red Skelton on "The Red Skelton Hour." He caught the writing bug when he sold a monologue joke to Skelton for $100, which began what has become a very prolific writing career.

He subsequently worked on numerous Sitcoms as a writer/producer. Including Taxi, Head of the Class, 227, Muddling Through, The Second Half, Pride & Joy, The Hogan Family, Third Rock from the Sun, to name a few.

After a successful television career, he moved into feature films, where he teamed up with his friend of many years noted director/writer Charles Shyer. Their first collaboration is an original script called "In Search of Ina Byers." Also Spencer and Shyer co-wrote Kay Thompson and Hilary Knights', classic "Eloise in Paris" and "Talking to the Moon" for Fox Searchlight.

Spencer resides in Valley Village, California with his wife, Laurie and their golden retriever Oliver, whose name was the inspiration for the title character in his novel.
- IMDb mini biography by: Larry Spencer