Lawrence Gilligan
Lawrence Gilligan was born in Oakland, CA on October 25,1983- son of Brian & Eva Gilligan. Lawrence is considered a "Navy brat" living in multiple cities and states throughout his child and adulthood. "Due to my Dad being stationed in various locations growing up, it gave me the opportunity to meet new people and forced me at a young age to make friends quickly. Through that, I became someone who's able to relate to anybody." After his father retired from the Navy, Gilligan & his parents moved to Rio Rancho, NM. Gilligan graduated from UNM in 2007 and pursued broadcast journalism where he would eventually win a Emmy Award at WSOC-TV in Charlotte, NC. After being a journalist for 10+ years, he's able to pursue his true passion- being an Actor. "The art is a passion of mine I've wanted to pursue since I was a little boy, and now I'm able to try and live out that dream. Even if I'm on screen for a brief moment, I'm blessed to work with wonderful people on set and create art I'm passionate about- even if it's short lived, the pursuit has always been worth it."
Lawrence Gong
Lawrence Gong is known for Green Eggs and Ham (2019), Luck (2022) and Secret of the Wings (2012).
Lawrence Gordon
Lawrence Gordon (Producer) has been one of the entertainment industry's most prolific and successful producers in a career spanning four decades. He has been behind such timeless films as the drama "Field of Dreams," for which Gordon received a Best Picture Oscar nomination; the landmark action film "Die Hard"; and the ultimate buddy picture "48 Hrs.," starring Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy. Gordon more recently produced "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," the sequel to the earlier hit "Hellboy, reuniting the original cast under the direction of Guillermo del Toro. Born in Yazoo City, Mississippi, Gordon graduated from Tulane University with a degree in business administration. Moving to Los Angeles in the early 1960s, he went to work as executive assistant to Aaron Spelling at Four Star Television and soon became a writer and associate producer of many Spelling shows. He followed with a stint as head of West Coast talent development for ABC Television and later as an executive with Bob Banner Associates. In 1968, he joined Sam Arkoff and Jim Nicholson at American International Pictures (AIP) as story editor, and rose to vice president in charge of development. He then segued to vice president at Screen Gems, the television division of Columbia Pictures, where he helped put together the classic television movie "Brian's Song," as well as the first "novel for television," the adaptation of Leon Uris' QB VII. Accepting an offer to become the first executive in the company's history to head worldwide production, Gordon returned to AIP. His many projects included "Coffy," "Foxy Brown," "Hell's Angels '69," "Wild in the Streets," John Milius' "Dillinger" (which Gordon also executive-produced), and Ralph Bakshi's groundbreaking and controversial animated hit "Heavy Traffic," which was named one of The New York Times' top-10 films of 1973. Gordon then formed Lawrence Gordon Productions and began a long and successful association with director Walter Hill. Among the duo's memorable titles are "Hard Times," starring Charles Bronson; "The Driver," with Ryan O'Neal and Isabelle Adjani; the cult classic "The Warriors"; "48 Hrs.," teaming Nick Nolte and Eddie Murphy, in his feature film debut; the rock-and-roll fable "Streets of Fire"; "Brewster's Millions," with Richard Pryor and John Candy; and "Another 48 Hrs.," which reunited the stars from the original. Gordon also produced the comedy hit "The End," starring Burt Reynolds, and collaborated with him again on the box office smash "Hooper." During this period, Gordon also produced the Paul Schrader-penned "Rolling Thunder," and the now-cult movie musical "Xanadu," starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly. By 1977, he was housed at Paramount Pictures where he stayed until his meddling in 1983. In 1982, he reunited with his old boss Aaron Spelling to create and executive produce the ABC television series "Matt Houston." By 1983, he worked for a year at Universal Pictures, developing several film projects. In 1984, Gordon became president and chief operating officer of 20th Century Fox, where he oversaw such successful titles as James Cameron's "Aliens"; James L. Brooks' "Broadcast News"; "Commando," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; and "Jewel of the Nile," starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. During his tenure, "The Simpsons" television series was created by Matt Groening and James L. Brooks, as were series by Stephen Bochco and David E. Kelley. After his stint at Fox, in 1986, Gordon produced the critically acclaimed "Lucas," marking the directorial debut of David Seltzer; and "Jumpin' Jack Flash," starring Whoopi Goldberg, which was Penny Marshall's first film as a director. During the 1980s, Gordon also produced for the stage. For Broadway, he produced the 1986 musical "Smile," with music by Tony, Grammy and Oscar winner Marvin Hamlisch and book and lyrics by Tony and Oscar winner Howard Ashman. Off-Broadway, Gordon produced the 1982 revival of Joe Orton's "Entertaining Mr. Sloane," which won the Drama Desk Award for Best Revival of a Play. For the screen, Gordon produced the 1987 summer action hit "Predator," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, and, later, its sequel. In 1988, he produced the mega-blockbuster "Die Hard," which introduced Bruce Willis as an action hero and forever changed the action genre. The film went on to spawn three hit sequels, in addition to becoming one of cinema's most successful and imitated franchises. The following year, Gordon produced another seminal hit, "Field of Dreams," starring Kevin Costner under the direction of Phil Alden Robinson. The beloved film earned three Oscar nominations, including one for Best Picture, while the title itself and the famous line, "If you build it...," became part of the cultural lexicon. Gordon subsequently produced "Family Business," directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery, Dustin Hoffman and Matthew Broderick; the comedy hit "K-9," starring James Belushi; "The Rocketeer," directed by Joe Johnston; and "Lock Up," starring Sylvester Stallone. In 1989, Gordon formed Largo Entertainment with the backing of JVC Entertainment, Inc. of Japan, representing the first major Japanese investment in the entertainment industry. As the company's chairman and chief executive officer, Gordon was responsible for the production of such films as "Point Break," starring Patrick Swayze and Keanu Reeves; "Unlawful Entry," starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta and Madeleine Stowe; "Used People," starring Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden and Marcello Mastroianni; and "Timecop," starring Jean-Claude Van Damme. Largo also co-financed and handled the foreign distribution of the acclaimed biopic "Malcolm X," directed by Spike Lee and starring Denzel Washington in the title role. Gordon left Largo in 1994 in favor of a long-term producing deal with Universal Pictures. There, his first production was the controversial Kevin Costner-starrer "Waterworld," which grossed $300 million worldwide. Other Lawrence Gordon Productions include "The Devil's Own," starring Harrison Ford and Brad Pitt; the critically acclaimed "Boogie Nights," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Burt Reynolds, Heather Graham and Julianne Moore; and "Mystery Men," starring Ben Stiller. In 2001, Gordon produced two pictures that opened at number one at the box office: the summer hit "Lara Croft: Tomb Raider," starring Angelina Jolie, and the acclaimed "K-PAX," starring Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges. In summer 2003, "Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life" was released, with Angelina Jolie back as Lara Croft. The next year, Gordon produced the Guillermo del Toro's "Hellboy," based on the popular Mike Mignola comic book series and starring Ron Perlman and Selma Blair. In summer 2008, he scored an even bigger hit with its sequel, "Hellboy II: The Golden Army," reuniting the original cast and filmmakers. Gordon's latest production, "Watchmen" directed by Zack Snyder ("300") was released in March of 2009 as one of the highest R-rated openings ever. Gordon is a member of the Board of Directors of the Producers Guild of America (PGA). He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, as well as the Board of the American Film Institute. He is a recipient of the ShoWest Lifetime Achievement Award and the PGA's prestigious David O. Selznick Lifetime Achievement Award.
Lawrence Gough
Lawrence Gough is a British film and TV director and writer. He was born in England in 1970, spending much of his childhood travelling America with his family. He started his career as a filmmaker; winning the best newcomer award at the Edinburgh film festival in 2009 with Salvage. Lawrence is currently completing Gatecrash, a dark, psychological thriller. He is also known for his Prime Time TV work which includes Misfits, Endeavour, Doctor Who and more recently Vera.
Lawrence Gowan
Lawrence Gowan is an actor and composer, known for She Never Died (2019) and My Guy (2011).
Lawrence Grimm
Lawrence Grimm is an Actor and Master Teaching Artist based in Chicago. He is a founding member of A Red Orchid Theatre and has worked with numerous Chicago theaters including Goodman, Steppenwolf, Lookingglass, Victory Gardens, Shattered Globe, Raven, Court, and Collaboraction. He is the recipient of a Joseph Jefferson Award for Acting.
Lawrence Grossmith
Lawrence Grossmith was born on March 29, 1877 in London, England. He was an actor, known for Gaslight (1944), The Brass Bottle (1914) and Silver Blaze (1937). He was married to Coralie Maud Blythe (stage actress). He died on February 21, 1944 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Lawrence Grugeon
Lawrence Grugeon is an actor, known for Emmerdale Farm (1972), Coronation Street (1960) and Nativity Rocks! (2018).
Lawrence Guterman
Hired after Steven Spielberg saw his USC Thesis Film "Headless!" (which won Grand Jury Prize for best short at the Houston Int'l Film Festival) to direct Dreamworks Interactive's "Goosebumps: Escape from Horrorland", Guterman was then hired to direct sequences on "Antz", the company's first C.G.I. feature starring the voices of Woody Allen, Sharon Stone, and Christopher Walken. Next, he developed and prepped a live-action/CGI version of "Curious George" for producer Ron Howard, Imagine Entertainment, and Universal Studios. When that project was put on hold by the studio, Guterman went on to direct "Cats and Dogs" for Warner Bros., which earned more than $200 Million in worldwide box office revenue. (source: Variety, BoxOfficeMojo.com) The BBC said about the film that it "succeeds both as a parody of the spy genre, and in stretching the boundaries of what you believe is possible," and A.O. Scott of the New York Times called it "exuberant fun." Guterman received an undergraduate degree in physics from Harvard University after attending M.I.T. his freshman year.
Lawrence H. Collins
Lawrence H. Collins is known for Burn Notice (2007), Big Mike (2011) and Bloodline (2015).
