Larry Harris

Larry Harris Jr. is a game designer.

Family Harris is the son of Lawrence (Larry) Harris Sr., who was a U.S. infantryman in the Pacific Theater, participating in assaults in the Solomon Islands, New Guinea and the Philippines. He is married to Katherine Harris, has four children, and three step-children.

Career Larry Harris is most famous for creating the board game Axis & Allies, as well as all of its sequels. In 1984, his first year at Milton Bradley, 13 games of his design were featured in the company's catalog. This included the three initial titles in the Gamemaster series: Conquest of the Empire, Broadsides and Boarding Parties, and, Axis & Allies.

Harris has lived extensively in Europe and three years in Iran. He speaks fluent French, is an Army veteran with five years' service, and has been known to pilot an ultralight.