Larry Reese

Larry Reese was born in 1951 in Fort Atkinson Wisconsin He grew up in Greeley Colorado then immigrated to Canada in 1960 His family moved to Dacca East Pakistan now Bangladesh in 1966 On a trip to Calcutta he had the opportunity to meet and learn about sitar from Ravi Shankar On returning to Canada in 1968 Larry played guitar and recorded with several bands Manna and Spiney Normans Whooppee Band and toured North America with the Canadian Rock Opera Company in Jesus Christ Superstar He was the opening act for the Procol Harum LP Live With the Edmonton Symphony and played sitar on In Held Twas I Larry got a BMUS degree in Music Composition from the University of Alberta and wrote film scores for the NFB He got his Masters Degree in Acting from Brandeis University Massachusetes in 1978 and returned to Canada to work as an actor and teacher in theater and on film and TV Larry has worked with such notables as Clint Eastwood Ang Lee James Caan Heath Ledger Michael Ironside and Gene Hackman to name a few He has appeared in a lead role the Canadian classic The Hounds of Notre Dame and is a producer director and cowriter for the award winning independent feature Naked Frailties He now heads the Motion Picture Arts Program at Red Deer College Many of his students have gone on to stellar careers in television and film He lives with his family beside beautiful Sylvan Lake