Mr. Vigus has worked in film, television, commercials, and theatre as a Property Master, Production Designer, Set Decorator, and Builder for hundreds of shows. He also designed props and built sets for many music videos including the most expensive music video ever made: Madonna’s “Express Yourself.” Larry built and installed custom exhibits at The California Museum of Science and Industry, The African-American Museum, The Metropolitan Water District Headquarters in Los Angeles.
Also a professional Actor, Casting Director, and Acting Coach, he began his career as a child appearing in a campaign commercial with presidential candidate John Fitzgerald Kennedy. Before attending Carnegie Mellon and AADA, Larry studied ballet, and worked onstage and in commercials. After dozens of roles in summer stock and regional theatre Larry relocated to Los Angeles. Guest starring roles on Television include “Strong Medicine,” “Lou Grant,” “Hardcastle & McCormick,” “New Love American Style,” and “Knots Landing.” On Film he has appeared in “Underdog,” “Catch Me if You Can,” “Stiffs,” “Intolerable Cruelty,” “Ali,” “Grand Champion,” “Sweetwater,” “Fleshburn” and HBO’s “Carnivale,” as well as over 100 national television commercials.
Larry founded LA ARTS Repertory Theatre with the late Broadway and Film actor/director John Megna and is an original member of The Odyssey Theatre Ensemble. Larry studied improvisation with Second City and the Groundlings and, as a founding member of ComedySportz LA, he was “Mr. Voice;” announcing and improvising vocal sound effects for over 15 years of performances in the longest running comedy show in Los Angeles.
In New England Larry was awarded the Fourth Annual NH Theatre Award for “Best Professional Actor in a Drama” for his role as Ed Banner in the “The Car” which was also honored with nominations for “Best Production” and “Best Ensemble” in the 12th Annual “Spotlight Awards.”
Larry appeared with Sally Struthers in “The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas” at the Ogunquit Playhouse, ME. For the Seacoast Repertory Theatre in Portsmouth NH he was “The Wizard” in “The Wizard of Oz” and performed in “42nd Street” and “Miracle on 34th Street.” He played the Stage Manager in “Our Town” with the Exeter Players and has also greatly enjoyed creating characters in several new works including “Ursus” in a challenging musical version of Victor Hugo’s “The Man Who Laughs” for the Gamaliel Theatre,” Bill” in the award-winning comedy Sharp Dressed Men and the flawed and tortured “E.Z.” in the award–winning drama “The Boys From Lost Nation, New Hampshire.” Here at Boston College Larry created the 85 year old WWII veteran “JW Wiccarty” in the premiere production of “The StoryKeeper” by Patricia Noonan.
His award-winning short film “The Suitor,” which Mr. Vigus Production Designed, is now playing on the film festival circuit.
