A staunch New Yorker, he likes to play his sax in Central Park.
According to the liner notes of the Columbia/Sony CD of the original cast album of "Flower drum song," Larry Storch was signed for the role of Sammy Fong. He was replaced during the play's out-of-town tryouts by Larry Blyden. (Ironically, Jack Soo, who had a small part in the original, ended up playing the role of Sammy Fong in the film adaptation).
Attended the 2007 Twilight Zone Convention at the Hilton Hasbrouck Heights, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, August 4-5, 2007.
During WWII, Larry Storch served on a submarine tender, the USS Proteus, with Tony Curtis. They became lifelong friends. Storch and Curtis have appeared in 8 movies together, and, in 2003, both were in the (theatrical) musical version of Some Like It Hot (1959) that toured across the country!.
Inadvertently set in motion the Cary Grant line, "Judy, Judy, Judy..." during one of his nightclub acts. Legend has it that Storch was in the middle of a Grant impersonation when Judy Garland walked in. Apparently, this is how he addressed the star. Even though the line was never said in any of Grant's movies, Storch's impression inexplicably stuck and was often used by other impressionists.
Older brother of actor Jay Lawrence.
Started out as an M.C. in burlesque houses in New York. When television came along, many clubs closed because patrons were staying home to watch the new invention, so Storch started working in the new medium.
Stepfather of June Cross and Lynda Gravatt.