 any of you wonder, "Who the hell is this Melrose Larry Green?" This is especially true for those of you in some of Howard's newer radio markets.
Actually, it may surprise you that Melrose Larry Green is not much different than you and I. MLG was born from humble beginning on December 4th, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York. Melrose Larry Green is a moniker that he has been using since the launch of his television career in 1990. Larry's real name is Laurence Victor Greenblatt. As a youngster Larry attended the Hewlett-Woodmere Public schools in beautiful Woodmere, Long Island. During Larry's time in Woodmere, most of his friends were Jewish, and his two best friends Dicky Goldman and David Kleinman used to beat him up regularly. But Larry excelled as a student and was admitted to the very prestigious Brandeis University, also known as the "Jewish Harvard." At Brandeis, Melrose was a political science major which laid down the foundation for many of his views of our sick society. Larry even spent time in a Hebrew University in Jerusalem. He was not there to get in touch with a his Jewish heritage, but there to chase after his old flame Vanessa, whom he had known since High School. After graduating from Brandeis, MLG continued his schooling at Cornell University. There he spent much of his time holed up in the Johnson School of Management, trying not to flunk out. Melrose graduated in 1974 with an MBA. Thanks to his MBA from Cornell, Larry has been able to live a very comfortable life in between acting gigs by doing people's income tax returns. Larry moved to Houston in 1976 to chase after an old college girlfriend. It was there in Houston that Larry met comedy legend Sam Kinison. Sam and Larry actually became friends and how ironic it is that Howard played a great part in vaulting Sam into super stardom, as he has done with Larry.  arry moved to Los Angeles in 1980 with hopes of fame and fortune. Larry tried his hand in stand-up comedy. On
the way up he befriended the likes of Andrew Dice Clay, Jackie Mason, and Casey Kasem. However, it wasn't 'til the
late '80s that Larry gained his fame on the radio. Los Angeles radio station KLSX picked Peter Tilden to be their
morning man. Tilden came from Philadelphia from WYSP, Stern's affiliate since '86. It was KLSX's idea that Tilden
would be the Stern of the west coast.
Not knowing that Tilden was just a mere clone of Stern, Larry became a regular feature on his show, as "Larry the Accountant." When Tilden was later fired for poor ratings, Larry led a campaign to get Tilden back on the air, which was covered by the Los Angeles Times. It wasn't until 1991 that Melrose discovered the Howard Stern Show. In a passing comment in 1992, Howard stated on the air that the people should elect him President. Larry was one of the first to take up the cause, holding up signs stating, "Howard Stern for President." And so began Larry's relationship with the Stern show. order his book now! |
