- Larry Hankin
Infobox actor
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birthdate =August 31 1940
birthplace =New York City Larry Hankin (born
August 31 1940 ) is anAcademy Award -nominated American actor, performer, director and producer.Hankin studied acting at
Syracuse University . He is known for his roles in TV shows "Friends " (as "Mr. Heckles ") and "Seinfeld "; as well as for his major role in the movie "Escape from Alcatraz" withClint Eastwood . Also, he played a significant role in the movie "Billy Madison " along withAdam Sandler . He had cameo appearances in threeJohn Hughes films, "Home Alone ", "Planes, Trains and Automobiles " and "She's Having A Baby ".In "Seinfeld", Hankin portrayed Tom Pepper, the actor cast as Kramer on the pilot-within-a-TV-show "Jerry". In real life, he had actually auditioned for the role of Kramer when "Seinfeld" began production.
Larry David initially felt that Hankin best matched his idea of what the character would be like in comparison to his real-life inspiration,Kenny Kramer , butMichael Richards ultimately landed the role.External links
* [http://www.larryhankin.com/ Official website]
*imdb name|0359969
* [http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=lhfable /YouTube page]
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