Larry Saperstein
Quick Facts
Biography
Larry Saperstein (born April 12, 1998) is an American actor. He stars as Big Red in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Life and career
Saperstein is from Islip, Suffolk County on the southern shore of Long Island, New York. He is Jewish. He has been dancing since he was 6 and was a member of the Tap City Youth Ensemble. He has spent several summers at the Usdan Summer Camp for the Arts. He attended Islip High School and was selected as a 2016 Long Island Scholar Artist. He is currently in his final year at Pace University in New York City.
Saperstein has been acting since he was 3 years old at a community theater with his parents. Larry landed his first role at the age of 6 as Winthrop Paroo in Star Playhouse's production of The Music Man. He has had several theatre roles in Long Island and touring on the West Coast.
Saperstein played Lucius in the 2015 ABC Television film Fan Girl starring Kiernan Shipka.
In February 2019, it was announced Saperstein would star in his breakout onscreen role in the Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as Big Red, Ricky Bowen ( Joshua Bassett)'s best friend who fills in as the school production's stage manager. The series premiered that November. Saperstein was the final main to be cast.
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2007 | The Music Man | Winthrop Paroo | Star Playhouse, Commack |
2008 | Evita | Children's Choir | Star Playhouse, Commack |
2010 | Oliver! | Charley Bates | John W. Engeman Theater, Northport |
2009–2010 | Miracle on 34th Street | Tommy Mara Jr. | West Coast tour |
2010 | Fiddler on the Roof | Ensemble | John W. Engeman Theater, Northport |
2014 | Cats | Skimbleshanks | Islip Town Hall West, Islip |
2016 | Clybourne Park | Lighting designer; Islip Town Hall West, Islip |