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Larry George Parr ONZM, a New Zealand film and television producer, writer, and director, has been involved in the New Zealand film industry since the 1970s. Career. Parr was an associate producer on Sleeping Dogs [1] (1977; Roger Donaldson, director ), which provided Sam Neill his first major role in a feature film.
Larry Parr, ONZM, has produced many classic New Zealand films, including Sleeping Dogs and Came a Hot Friday. After launching film and music company Mirage, he made his first foray into movie directing with A Soldier's Tale.
Born in the Whanganui town of Raetihi, Larry Parr is of Ngāti Raukawa and Muaūpoko descent. After attending St. Stephen’s School (Tīpene), Bombay, South Auckland he went to the University of Auckland, graduating with a law degree in 1975.
Producer Larry Parr has had a hand in producing a number of classic New Zealand films, including Sleeping Dogs, Came a Hot Friday and Smash Palace. He has also made forays into directing with Fracture and A Soldier's Tale.
The world of film and television lured Raetihi's Larry Parr away from a career in law and he has been influential in that world for decades. He was made an Officer of the New Zealand...
- Laurel Stowell
Larry Parr has carved out a novel career after showing great promise as a little squirt at Raetihi Primary School and then St Stephen’s. But now comes the big challenge as he takes over the reins at Te M ā ngai P ā ho — as he explains to Dale Husband.
Oct 4, 2016 · Larry Parr has been appointed the new chief executive of Te Mangai Paho. Larry Parr Photo: Supplied. Mr Parr has been working at the Māori Broadcast Funding Agency since 2008.
