Larry Saperstein
Larry Saperstein | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laurence Benjamin Saperstein April 12, 1998 Islip, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Pace University |
| Occupations | Actor, dancer |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Website | www |
Laurence Benjamin Saperstein (born April 12, 1998[citation needed]) is an American actor and dancer. He stars as Big Red in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Life and career
[edit | edit source]Saperstein is from Islip, New York on the south shore of Long Island. He is Jewish.[1] He began dancing at age 6 and was a member of the Tap City Youth Ensemble. He spent several summers at the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. He attended Islip High School and was selected as a 2016 Long Island Scholar Artist.[2][3] He graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Production and Design for Stage and Screen from Pace University in New York City in 2020.[4]
Saperstein has been acting since he was 3 years old at a community theater with his parents.[5] Larry landed his first role at the age of 6 as Winthrop Paroo in Star Playhouse's production of The Music Man.[6] He has had several theatre roles in Long Island and touring on the West Coast.
Saperstein played Lucius in the 2015 ABC Television film Fan Girl starring Kiernan Shipka.[7]
In February 2019, it was announced Saperstein would star in his breakout onscreen role in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Big Red, Ricky Bowen (Joshua Bassett)'s best friend who fills in as the school production's stage manager.[8][9] The series premiered that November. Saperstein was the final main to be cast.
In June 2021, Saperstein came out as bisexual via social media.[10]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2011 | Finding | Boy | Short film |
| Blindfold | Jeremy | ||
| We Are the Hartmans | |||
| 2015 | Fan Girl | Lucius | Television film |
| 2019 | Porno | Todd | |
| First Wives Club | Timmy | Episode: "Plan B" | |
| 2019–2023 | High School Musical: The Musical: The Series | Big Red | Main role (Season 1–2) Recurring role (Season 4) Guest star (Season 3) |
| TBA | Gap Year | Second Unit Director |
Stage
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | Star Playhouse, Commack |
| 2008 | Evita | Children's Choir | Star Playhouse, Commack |
| 2010 | Oliver! | Charley Bates | John W. Engeman Theater, Northport |
| 2009–2010 | Miracle on 34th Street | Tommy Mara Jr. | West Coast tour |
| 2010 | Fiddler on the Roof | Ensemble | John W. Engeman Theater, Northport |
| 2014 | Cats | Skimbleshanks | Islip Town Hall West, Islip |
| 2016 | Clybourne Park | Lighting designer; Islip Town Hall West, Islip | |
| 2018 | Peter and the Starcatcher | Lighting Designer | Pace University |
References
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External links
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- 1998 births
- 21st-century American Jews
- 21st-century American male actors
- American bisexual male actors
- American LGBTQ dancers
- American male child actors
- American male film actors
- American male stage actors
- American male television actors
- American tap dancers
- Bisexual dancers
- Bisexual Jews
- Jewish American male actors
- Living people
- Male actors from Suffolk County, New York
- Pace University alumni
- People from Islip (town), New York