Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael & Leritz
Television
Audiences will recognize Lawrence Leritz from his acting roles on NBC's SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, HBO's SEX AND THE CITY, CBS's COSBY & on the daytime dramas, ALL MY CHILDREN and CAPITOL.
Leritz was also producer/spokesperson for for three seasons of the annual television event DAY OF COMPASSION, appearing as a guest on The Rosie O'Donnell Show, Maury Povich, CNN's Show Biz Today, Extra, Entertainment Tonight and CNN's Headline News.
Lawrence has starred in many television commercials & industrials for the U.S.A. and Europe, including such companies as Pizza Hut, Astra Zenega, Addias Sports and Johnny Walker Red, co-starring with Martin Scorsese. Leritz also co-starred with singer Willie Nelson in a H & R Block commercial for Superbowl.
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Maury Povich, Sally Jesse Raphael & Leritz |
Film
| Leritz was
recently featured as the groom in the hilarious wedding
scene in the feature film comedy,
DUMMY, starring the 2003
Best Actor Academy Award winner for "The Pianist," Adrien Brody. Other
film roles include the comedy hit EASY MONEY
with Rodney Dangerfield & the HBO's feature film STAG, which features an ensemble cast including Ben
Gazzara, Andrew McCarthy, Taylor Dayne, Mario Van Peebles and Jerry Stiller. |
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Recording
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As
a recording artist with Spectrum Records, Mr. Leritz scored a smash hit singing
the re-make of Peter Brown's CRANK IT
UP, which climbed to the top of the
Hot 100 dance music charts, was produced by original TK Records star
producer, Cory Wade (K.C. & The Sunshine Band, Peter Brown). Leritz
has performed his hit songs from coast-to-coast & continued on worldwide tour to Europe and
Australia. Leritz is also the winner of the ASCAP POP MUSIC
SPECIAL AWARDS for songwriting. Other recordings include WILD MAN, BRIGHT LIGHT, DO YOU WANNA GET FUNKY
WITH ME? and his New York City debut club hit, IT TAKES TWO TO
TANGO (with the original "Little Shop Of Horrors" Do-Wop girls
doing funny back-up vocals).
Leritz has appeared with Chaka Kahn, The Weather Girls, Laura Branigan,
Sylvester
& Natalie Cole, from NYC's The Limelight to LA's Paladium & Circus Disco
and just recently headlined at the legendary Las Vegas Stardust
Hotel.
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LIMELIGHT/NYC