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My Take
Larry Fine is proof that the middle of a comedy act is its load-bearing wall. Flanked by louder Stooges, he absorbed slaps, kept the rhythm, and made chaos legible, a reactive style of comedy that rarely gets credit because it looks like doing nothing. The detail I treasure is that he was a trained violinist from Philadelphia; that musician's timing is all over his work, every flinch landing on the beat. Half a century after his death in 1975, the shorts still get laughs, which is the only review that matters. Every great ensemble owes something to the man in the middle, and Larry wrote the manual.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Larry Fine
- Name (Japanese)
- ラリー・ファイン
- Reading
- らりー・ふぁいん
- Born
- October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Libra / Tiger
- Origin
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- Occupation
- comedian / violinist / film actor / stage actor / television actor
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry%20Fine
Frequently asked questions
When was Larry Fine born?
October 5, 1902 – January 24, 1975.
Where is Larry Fine from?
Larry Fine is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
What does Larry Fine do?
Larry Fine works as comedian, violinist, film actor, stage actor, television actor.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-10
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.