Larry Hertzog grew up in the John Hughes world of Teaneck, New Jersey.

At the extremely mature age of 16, Larry quit Teaneck High School to pursue a career in horticulture. When that failed, he briefly attended NYU Film School.

With horticulture behind him and a promising future ahead of him, Larry packed up his bags and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the film industry. He soon found himself behind Camera 1 covering the Los Angeles Thunderbirds, an all-female Roller Derby team.

The rest of the story involves his work on "Kate Loves a Mystery," "Hart to Hart," "Hardcastle and McCormick," "Stingray," "J.J. Starbuck," "seaQuest," "Nowhere Man," "Profiler," "Walker, Texas Ranger," "Hunter," "La Femme Nikita" and "Missing" (referred to by his biographers as "The Canadian Years.")