Biography
Currently Owner of Williams Talent Managment, Managing Partner of Connect Global, LLC alongside his partner, Henry Butler and Leah Daniels-Butler. Larry O. Williams (Jr.) was born in the Entertainment business. The son of a world-class saxophonist, he started his professional acting career at the age of 6. By the age of 17, Larry had gathered over 45 television credits, was considered for an Emmy, starred in dozens of television shows and starred in an Emmy winning television special. Even with such success and strong industry relationships, Larry chose to receive his education first. He left the secure confines of Hollywood for the prestige of attending the University of San Diego on a full baseball scholarship. After 4 consecutive All-Conference record setting seasons and 2 All American honors, Larry completed his undergraduate studies and turned down a professional baseball career to pursue his love. Having been nurtured by such Executives as Topper Carew and Stan Lathan, Larry expanded his involvement in Hollywood to include writing, producing and acting. In spite of his successes, Larry answered a higher call to maximize his skill sets at the world renown William Morris Talent Agency. At William Morris, Larry was impregnated with the idea of creating Williams Talent Agency, LLC. Focusing on Talent & Television packaging, Larry worked for several key executives, including the President of World Wide Network Packaging, the Vice President of Motion Picture Literary, a V.P. of Talent, & the Vice President in Television Syndication. After 3 years of intense training, Larry was promoted to Agent but chose Management as a better platform to achieve complete diversification. On a referral, Larry was led to Erving Wonder /Sanctuary Management. As a manager and under the supervision of Troy Carter (Lady Gaga) and Matthew Knowles (Beyonce/Destiny's Child), Larry had consistent success assisting in the careers of such industry vets as Eve, Angie Stone, Floetry, Jadakiss and Actors Leila Arcieri ("Manchurian Candidate") and Idris Alba. After just 1 year, Larry left Erving Wonder / Sanctuary Management to start his own indie shingle -LAROWIL ENTERTAINMENT, the umbrella company for Williams Talent Agency. Within 2 years, Williams Talent Agency was no longer a thought but a reality. Larry was Owner of the largest minority owned full-service Talent Agency in the world! Since its inception, Williams Talent Agency represented some of the most highly regarded talent in the business today. Including but not limited to: the Producer of Def Comedy Jam and BET's comedy show One Mic, 1 Academy Award Winner, 1 Golden Globe winner, 2 Emmy Winners, 2 Ovation Award Winners, 3 NAACP Award Winners, 5 Broadway performers, 1 Tony nominee, 1 Stella Award winner and 7 platinum selling performers! In addition to talent representation, WTA has also entered into the world of Television & Film packaging, and personal appearance for nationally touring comedians packaging the film "Tons of Love." In 2017 Larry went back to school to complete his graduate master's degree from the University of Southern California in Communication Management. Armed with his M.A. and marketing, and social media expertise, Larry transitioned back to Management, opening Williams Talent Management offering producing, talent management, marketing, media consulting, brand management & touring services.
