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TV Slur Happy in 'Absolutely Goocly-Two-Shoes' HoleLaurencep UW MITIHf.RCM Suit Urr*“II Uni easy playing someone who „ almost always happy u.1 good/ says artor Laurence Lau Lau portrays well-educated. well bred. wellmacAcrcd Greg Natan oath, daytime TV drama -All My Chitdrm ' Larry is~ - the heart*Cover S!or' tbrob ol mil Huns of soap—— fans who tune In daily to see the absolutely goody* two-shors Nelson. lau add* that 'ho likes the notion of letting a positive rumple for the Ids out there - hen ,ou see so much negative Muff areund I hew day So far. the writers haven't put any flaws into my character.’’As wee guy Ntfecn. Un lusks the port and says he is happ. uh what hr is doing and someday would like to become a produce lam eiolalns that he and a Ir-nd tune already had a smalt dose of producing and a re row Woking into msli«r« a film in Canada “We want to raise enoughLairs Fansmoney ourselves to retain creative con' trot of the product.' he says. -We re both cocky and Wtd and Ihinfc nr con do a good |ob. if we have compete cceXrol.Lau says. “I was really amared at (he impact of the soaps I thought this was just a good, steady job when I look the part No* I realm bug a pari of the •ho- ii a log responsibility with about li million people watching each day.Ifccn .n luing Reach. Calif., Lau grew up wi Lake Oswego. Ore lie was never interested in acting until his sentce year at Brigham Young UniversMy. when I.-took a fitm appreciation class and wtei a rule In a play. • When that curtain came do-n. Ikrew I wanted to tw an actor Rot It was not an easy road. he adds Moving to Hollywood, he worked tlw must range of odd |ohs to slay a live, including selling newspapers on a comer stand where an Bgwvl 1 pot led turn and his career began Intensive acting les-wnfc foHmvtti His nrsl )if was a guest-starring role on the series. Fins'. with James Kart Jones lie then did guest appearances on The Waltons . Eight Is Enough .Number inHappy Days', and starring roles in several television movies. including The Best Lit lie Girl m the World It was during that show that ABC talent coordinator Jackie Smith spotted him -While watching tat,-night TV she •polled my wcne in lies! tattle Girt . and declared. That's Grig Nelson ' She tracked me down aid had me flown to New York An hour atler my screen leu I had the purl, tt blew me away It tfiMged my life. Lau says Denies All My Ontario. Luurerwe is testing his acting Kcanptohmrnl* with dramatic roles in feature films, lie recently starred « Apart mint on the Dark Side of the Mom .and ismwhx** mg Ovct writes for his nrv! film pnijeil He also dabbles in mime, plaeing gui lar a MUr. he ssy*. and Mrgvrg null his own band He also writes some ol las own must!When i»t working. Lao especially enyoysskiew and hits the tape* ,t» often as hi* K* altm-s. lie says **- has pot recently purchased a motorcycle and is planning a mKoriycle trip this spring or summerMillionsl.iuri-nrv l.««
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Williamsport Sunday Grit National Edition
Williamsport, Pennsylvania, US
Sun, Apr 21, 1985
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