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Lawrence Kasanoff

Lawrence Kasanoff

Production1959Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Lawrence Alan "Larry" Kasanoff (born June 1, 1959) is an American filmmaker who founded the Vestron Pictures genre subsidiary Lightning Pictures in 1986, Lightstorm Entertainment with James Cameron in 1990 and Threshold Entertainment in 1993. He is known for films such as the Mortal Kombat movie franchise including the 1995 Mortal Kombat, its sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation and its spin-off series Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm and Mortal Kombat: Conquest. He also served as executive producer of the 2021 reboot. Some other films he has produced include Blood Diner, Blue Steel, True Lies, and Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers and directing the infamous animated box-office bomb, Foodfight!.

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Acting History

2026
Mortal Kombat II
Executive Producer
2024
Rotten: Behind the Foodfight
as Archival Footage
2023
My Home Unknown
Executive Producer
2021
Mortal Kombat
Executive Producer
2012
Foodfight!
as Cheasel T. Weasel (voice)
Foodfight!
Director
Foodfight!
Producer
2010
LEGO Hero Factory
TVProducer17 eps
2009
Bionicle: The Legend Reborn
Executive Producer
1999
Beowulf
Producer
1998
Mortal Kombat: Conquest
TVProducer22 eps
1996
Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm
TVExecutive Producer13 eps
1994
True Lies
Executive Producer
1991
Galacticop
Executive Producer
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
Production Manager
1990
Blue Steel
Executive Producer
Class of 1999
Executive Producer
1989
Far from Home
Executive Producer
Dream a Little Dream
Executive Producer
C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud
Executive Producer
1988
You Can't Hurry Love
Executive Producer
Dangerous Curves
Executive Producer
The Underachievers
Executive Producer
1987
Blood Diner
Executive Producer
Dirty Dancing
Production Manager
Party Camp
Executive Producer

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Personal Info

Known For
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
6/1/1959(66 years old)
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA