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In 1956 Larsen produced his first all-star magic revue "It's Magic!", with a new edition playing West Coast performing arts centers annually. Still enjoying a continuous run, the revue is co-produced by Terry Hill. Various editions of the show play West Coast performing arts centers from Bellingham, Washington, to San Diego.
Larsen served as a creative consultant for the motion picture Bedknobs And Broomsticks (Disney Studios - 1971).
He has appeared as an actor on television's Hart To Hart (1981, "Murder Up Their Sleep"), and had an uncredited cameo appearance as a spectator in Bedknobs And Broomsticks. He appeared as the back and hands of actor Raul Julia as Gomez Addams, performing his tablecloth yank at the end of Gomez and Morticia's Tango dance in Addams Family Values (Paramount Pictures - 1993). His table-cloth pulling gag has been seen in many TV shows and films.
Larsen hosts a weekend radio show on CRN Digital Talk Radio called Hear Them Again for the First Time, featuring rare antique personality recordings from his vast collection of 78 rpm recordings. (2006–present). www.crntalk.com 4–5 pm Sundays.
He is a well known theater historian and owns many important collections including extensive archives of Ed Wynn, Eddie Cantor, Earl Carroll and others. His collections include books, films, recordings, scripts, orchestrations and sheet music from the early days of the variety theater. He was the founder and President of the Society for the Preservation of Variety Arts, (1975–1990, Los Angeles)
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