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 Larry McCormick | ||||
| Personal Information | ||||
| Birthname | Lawrence William McCormick | |||
| Born: | February 3, 1933 | |||
| Birthplace: | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | |||
| Died | August 27, 2004 (aged 71) | |||
| Deathplace: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. | |||
| Occupation/ Career: |
Television news reporter, news anchor, actor, voice actor | |||
| Years active: | 1964–2003 | |||
| Character information | ||||
| Appeared on: | The Jeffersons | |||
| Episodes appeared in: | "Florence Meets Mr. Right" in Season 7 | |||
| Character played: | Buzz Thatcher | |||
Lawrence William "Larry" McCormick (February 3, 1933 – August 27, 2004) made a guest appearance on The Jeffersons as Buzz Thatcher, Florence's extremely strict, fundamentalist Christian boyfriend in the season 7 episode "Florence Meets Mr. Right" in Season 7 (episode #20).
Larry was an American television actor, reporter and news anchor, most notably working for Los Angeles television station KTLA-TV.[1]
Biography[]
A native of Kansas City, MO, Larry began his broadcasting career in the late 1950s as a radio disc jockey, upon graduating from University of Kansas City. He first came to Los Angeles in 1958, working at then-R&B radio station KGFJ. He later moved across town to popular Top-40 music outlet KFWB-AM from 1964-1968 before they instituted an all-news format in the spring of 1968.[2]
McCormick became one of the first African-American newscasters in the country, leaving his morning drive slot as disc jockey on radio KGFJ Los Angeles, transitioning to KCOP-TV winter of 1969. Shortly thereafter, he moved across town to KTLA in May 1971, and worked there until his death in 2004.
At KTLA, he served as a features reporter (such as business and health & fitness) on the station's 10 pm weeknight newscasts, while serving as lead anchor on its weekend editions, and co-hosting Making It: Minority Success Stories, a program which profiled successful minority business people.[2][3]
As a actor, Larry usually appeared in guest spots on TV shows, mostly on TV dramas and sitcoms, such as That Girl; Barnaby Jones; Murder, She Wrote; Beverly Hills 90210; and Angel (1999). He also made appearances in such movies as The Punisher (1989) and Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003), which was his final film appearance. McCormick also did voice over work in such Saturday morning TV cartoon series as The Scooby-Doo/Dynomutt Hour and Dynomutt, Dog Wonder.
Death[]
On August 27, 2004, McCormick died of a cancer-related illness at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, at the age of 71.[4]
References[]
- ↑ Larry McCormick (I)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 KTLA The CW: Celebrating 60 Years (2007-10-15). Retrieved on 2018-11-29.
- ↑ Larry McCormick Photos - Larry McCormick News - Larry McCormick Information
- ↑ Larry Mccormick Biography (1933(?)-)
External links[]
- Larry McCormick article at Wikipedia
