How did Larry Breeding die? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

TJ · 12-06-2000, 10:21 PM

I know the IMDB lists his cause of death as a road accident but does anyone know any more details about it? It couldn't have been that long after he did his last episode. I thought I read somewhere (maybe on the L&S 'boobookitty' mailing list) that he was dating Penny Marshall at the time. Is that correct or am I thinking of someone else?

bondlegs · 11-07-2008, 01:45 PM

He was smoking a cigarette and it landed in between his legs. He slammed into the wall on the freeway.

MikeLutton · 11-08-2008, 06:34 PM

wow that is so sad and scary i got know who is was larry breeding

TJ · 06-18-2022, 12:30 AM

Larry Breeding guest starred as Laverne's boyfriend on three episodes of Laverne & Shirley.

He starred on the short-lived sitcoms Who's Watching the Kids? (1978-1979) and The Last Resort (1979-1980).

IMDb page - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106688/

He died on his 36th birthday on September 28, 1982. This article is wrong because September 27 was a Monday.

Accident kills actor Larry Breeding
https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS198210...-txIN--------1

The Tragic Death of Sitcom Star Larry Breeding- the “New Tom Hanks.”
https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.c...new-tom-hanks/ (Internet Archive - http://web.archive.org/web/201704201...new-tom-hanks/)

The Loss of Larry Breeding
https://travsd.wordpress.com/2021/09...arry-breeding/

DEH55 · 07-29-2022, 01:33 PM

I had no idea this guy died until seeing this thread.

DEH55 · 08-03-2023, 12:59 PM

It seems Hollywood was really high on this guy. He had a few failed tv series attempts and they had another series lined up for him . It's seems like they were trying to make him a TV star. He wasn't really that good looking and i didnt think his acting was anything special. And he had a terrible showbiz name. I guess dating Penny helped things. It's funny that i didnt realize that he died all of those years ago. He is sort of forgotten.

dee2364 · 08-03-2023, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by DEH55

It seems Hollywood was really high on this guy. He had a few failed tv series attempts and they had another series lined up for him . It's seems like they were trying to make him a TV star. He wasn't really that good looking and i didnt think his acting was anything special.

I think it's because he had a certain look that was popular at the time and had one of those faces that reminds people of other famous actors. Looking at his publicity photos, he looks like a mixture of Richard Gere with some Ron Pallilo and other dark haired actors thrown in.

Just for fun, I looked him up in Bing images, and Bing will recommend similar photos. When you see who was recommended, it might explain why Hollywood was pushing him: Paul Michael Glaser, Elliot Gould, Richard Gere, and Richard Kline.

12-06-2000, 10:21 PM	#1
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,648	How did Larry Breeding die? I know the IMDB lists his cause of death as a road accident but does anyone know any more details about it? It couldn't have been that long after he did his last episode. I thought I read somewhere (maybe on the L&S 'boobookitty' mailing list) that he was dating Penny Marshall at the time. Is that correct or am I thinking of someone else?

11-08-2008, 06:34 PM	#3
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06-18-2022, 12:30 AM	#4
TJ Site Owner Administrator Forum Star Join Date: Feb 03, 2000 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 10,648	Larry Breeding guest starred as Laverne's boyfriend on three episodes of Laverne & Shirley. He starred on the short-lived sitcoms Who's Watching the Kids? (1978-1979) and The Last Resort (1979-1980). IMDb page - https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0106688/ He died on his 36th birthday on September 28, 1982. This article is wrong because September 27 was a Monday. Accident kills actor Larry Breeding https://cdnc.ucr.edu/?a=d&d=DS198210...-txIN--------1 The Tragic Death of Sitcom Star Larry Breeding- the “New Tom Hanks.” https://thelifeandtimesofhollywood.c...new-tom-hanks/ (Internet Archive - http://web.archive.org/web/201704201...new-tom-hanks/) The Loss of Larry Breeding https://travsd.wordpress.com/2021/09...arry-breeding/
	Last edited by TJ; 08-03-2023 at 03:47 PM.

11-07-2008, 01:45 PM	#2
bondlegs Member Forum Hawk Join Date: Nov 07, 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 3	He was smoking a cigarette and it landed in between his legs. He slammed into the wall on the freeway.

07-29-2022, 01:33 PM	#5
DEH55 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2020 Posts: 319	I had no idea this guy died until seeing this thread.

08-03-2023, 12:59 PM	#6
DEH55 Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 19, 2020 Posts: 319	It seems Hollywood was really high on this guy. He had a few failed tv series attempts and they had another series lined up for him . It's seems like they were trying to make him a TV star. He wasn't really that good looking and i didnt think his acting was anything special. And he had a terrible showbiz name. I guess dating Penny helped things. It's funny that i didnt realize that he died all of those years ago. He is sort of forgotten.