Larry went to the California Air College to study electronics and is known to be a devout Mormon. Before claiming the Mr. Olympia title, Scott took Mr. America in 1962, the Mr. Universe title in 1964, and had a minor role in the 1964 movie Muscle Beach Party. He was inducted into the IFBB Hall of Fame in 1999. He was also a popular physique model during the early to mid-1960s, working for such famous photographers as Bruce of LA and Don Whitman, of Western Photography Guild, Pat Milo, regularly appeared in all of Joe Weider's bodybuilding magazines, including Mr. America and Muscle Builder, and he also figured prominently in Demi Gods, Muscleboy, and The Young Physique.He retired from competition in 1966.
