Larry Owens

Larry Owens is an American comedian, actor, writer, and singer. He received a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for his leading performance in the off-Broadway musical A Strange Loop. He has acted on television shows including Search Party, High Maintenance, Modern Love and Abbott Elementary.

Early life and education Owens was born and raised in East Baltimore, Maryland. He named Hairspray as a musical he saw growing up that helped him see musical theater as a career path.

Owens graduated from Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia in 2008. He trained in acting and improvisational theater at Steppenwolf, where Tarell Alvin McCraney, Amy Morton and K. Todd Freeman were some of his instructors.

Career Owens moved to New York in 2015 to pursue a professional career in the performance arts. He also performed for Catherine Cohen's Cabernet Cabaret and hosted his own monthly show Decolonize Your Mind with Karen Chee.

In 2019, he received critical acclaim for his performance in Michael R. Jackson's A Strange Loop, performed off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons and directed by Stephen Brackett. For his performance he won a Lucille Lortel Award and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical, among other accolades.

In July 2021, he starred in the original solo show Sondheimia, performed at Feinstein's/54 Below. He acted on season four of High Maintenance as well as the television shows Search Party, Abbott Elementary, Dash & Lily, Life & Beth, and Modern Love. He is a voice actor in the Amazon animated series Fairfax.

Personal life Owens is queer. 2014 Grease Roger The Muny 2014 Dreamgirls Tiny Joe Dixon / TV Stage Manager / The Five Tuxedos / Film Executive / Security Guard / Ensemble Gerding Theater at the Armory 2017–2018 Puerto Rican Traveling Theater Off-Broadway 2019 A Strange Loop Usher Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Television

Awards and nominations For A Strange Loop 2019 Nominee, Antonyo Award for Best Actor in a Musical Off-Broadway

2020 Nominee, Drama League, Distinguished Performance Award Winner, Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical Winner, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical