Lawrence J. Zerner (born September 8, 1963) is an American lawyer and actor. He appeared in the 1982 horror film Friday the 13th Part III as Shelly, the original owner of the infamous hockey mask which became Jason Voorhees's trademark. He later reprised the role in the 2017 video game Friday the 13th: The Game.
Early life Zerner was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, the youngest of six children. He has five older sisters. Zerner attended Fairfax High School.
Career Zerner is best known for his portrayal of Shelly in Friday the 13th Part III (1982).
Other film roles include the 1984 movie Hadley's Rebellion. He made a guest appearance on the television series Fame. Zerner was born in Los Angeles, California. He was discovered on a street corner in Westwood, Los Angeles, California, handing out passes to a screening of The Road Warrior.
After quitting acting in 1987, Zerner became an entertainment lawyer in Hollywood. Commenting on his career shift, he said:
In 2005, Larry represented Jeff Bergquist in a copyright infringement lawsuit against Daniel Knauf and HBO over the television series Carnivàle. Also in 2005, Zerner represented George Lutz in a lawsuit against the makers of the remake of The Amityville Horror.
Larry was a contestant on the ABC prime time version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire but did not make it to the "hot seat" with Regis Philbin.
On February 9, 2007, Larry was the $250,000 winner of the Last Man Standing edition of 1 vs. 100, defeating, among others, Ken Jennings, Annie Duke, Brad Rutter, Kevin Olmstead and Nancy Christy. In 2009, he appeared on Doug Benson's comedy podcast I Love Movies (now known as Doug Loves Movies) where he donated $1,800 to the Los Angeles, California Food Bank.
Zerner returned to acting in 2013 in Knights of Badassdom and has appeared in numerous films since, including one video game. He has played a character with the same name Shelly in different franchises on four occasions.
Filmography
Year Title Role Notes 1982 Friday the 13th Part III Shelly Character has been known as "Shelly Greenblatt" in the 1988 novelization and "Shelly Finkelstein" in the 2017 video game. 1982 Fame Stage Manager Episode: "And the Winner Is...." 1986 New Love, American Style Bachelor Episode: "Love a Gram/Love and the Apartment" 1987 Hadley's Rebellion Dorm Boy 2009 His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th Himself Documentary film 2013 Knights of Badassdom Shelly Uncredited 2013 Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th Himself Documentary film 2014 Found Scientist Short film 2016 The Horror Geeks Shelly TV movie 2016 The Epidemic Tim 2017 Death House Shelly the Prop Man 2017 Friday the 13th: The Game Sheldon "Shelly" Finkelstein Video game, DLC update; did not appear on the initial release.2023 Never Hike Alone 2 Mayor Paul Owen Fan Film
References
External links
Larry Zerner's Official Site Video Clip of Larry Zerner on 1 vs. 100