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To Live and Act in LA
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To Live and Act in LA features the unique behind-the-scenes stories of Los Angeles actor Lary Crews and his 35-year career in film, theater and television. Crews has appeared in 40 feature films and on such TV shows as Sons of Anarchy, The Office, Cold Case, Hawthorne, Raising the Bar and Heroes. He is the creator of the award-winning blog, Background Acting: The Blog.
Recent Posts
Changes, minds and props
There can be no drama without conflict or change, damn it! All Drama IS Conflict. Conflict is the heart of drama and without it, there’s no story. When characters are in conflict with one another in a film, the audience is drawn to it. A scen...
Growth (New Artists Alliance)
A scene from Growth Sometime in 2010 my friends will see me in the opening credits sequence of the feature film, Growth, digging a grave. I spent four hours back in April 2009 with eight other non-union background actors, digging graves for victims ...
Clean House (Style)
Lori and I had a terrific time working background on CLEAN HOUSE one Saturday in July 2009. Lori and I spent a few hours near Eagle Rock Blvd in Glendale as featured background on the Style Network program, Clean House, which is one of our very fav...
Right Under Your Nose (PKD)
I have long admired actress/writer/producer Patrika Darbo. She was murdered by John Malcovich in IN THE LINE OF FIRE. She was the very popular “Nancy Wesley” on DAYS OF OUR LIVES for years (1999-2003). Patrika Darbo has been in more t...
Born to Be a Star (Sony)
It’s Cindy, No. Tony. Cindy. Tony. Aaaaaargh! I was working background on the feature film, Born to Be a Star, back in the summer of 2009, and it reminded me of the funny/odd side of living in a “company town” like L.A. I have l...
Silver Lake music video
I had a chance to use two of my talents one beautiful December Saturday afternoon in the Silver Lake area of Los Angeles. It was December 19, 2009 and the northeast U.S. was suffering through a blizzard while a small crew, the three-member band Sal...

