Larry Lawton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Larry Lawton
Occupation	YouTube Star
Date Of Birth	Oct 3, 1961(1961-10-03)
Age	63
Birthplace	New York
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Libra

Larry Lawton Biography

Larry Lawton is one of the most popular and richest YouTube Star who was born on October 3, 1961 in New York, New York, United States. Author, television personality and motivational speaker who became the founder and president of the Reality Check Program. He’s acquired 850,000 subscribers on YouTube where he educates people on what he calls the broken criminal justice system.

In November 2019, he was interviewed by MSNBC host Thomas Roberts.

Lawrence R. Lawton (born October 3, 1961) is an American author, motivational speaker, and ex-convict. He was known as America’s biggest jewel thief who after being incarcerated, reformed his ways to help younger people stay out of prison and connect the police with the community.

Seeing no future in the Bronx, Lawton joined the Coast Guard in August 1979 at the age of 17. After seven years in the Coast Guard, Lawton was medically retired due to a back injury. He moved to Brooklyn, where Lawton was drawn back into organized crime as a bookmaker and collector while working in bars in Queens and Brooklyn. Lawton’s acumen and aggressiveness eventually caught the attention of higher-ups in organized crime. This led to his occupation as a jewelry thief and robbing stores all along the East Coast of the United States. He also used part of his earnings to purchase an Italian pizza restaurant in North Lauderdale, Florida, which he later burned down in an insurance fraud scam.

His mother Irene is a registered nurse and his father David is a sheet metal worker.

Larry Lawton Net Worth

Larry Lawton is one of the richest YouTube Star from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Larry Lawton 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He’s a former criminal who was once one of the biggest jewel thieves in the United States.

He was the first ex-con in the U.S. to be sworn in as an Honorary Police Officer.

Born in North Hempstead, New York on October 3, 1961, Lawton is the son of David A. Lawton, a sheet metal worker, and Irene Geoffrion, a registered nurse. He is the fourth of five children: two older sisters, an older brother, and one younger sister. Lawton was raised in the Bronx, New York. Lawton attended St. Francis de Chantal Catholic School for grades one through six. At age 12, Lawton was drawn to organized crime. He sold football tickets in his middle-class neighborhood of Locust Point and was introduced to gambling. He attended intermediate PS 192, followed by Lehman High School.

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Who is Larry Lawton Dating?

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Larry Lawton has appeared on TV, radio, talked to audiences throughout the United States as part of the Reality Check Program, jewelry store robberies, crime issues, and prison issues. He hosted his own radio show on AM1300 locally in Melbourne, Florida and on the Internet. The show ended in 2012 due to Lawton’s other commitments. His national TV appearances and radio broadcasts include The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on two separate occasions playing himself as a character in comedy sketches, on August 12, 2009 and April 15, 2010. He has also appeared on The 700 Club on the Christian Broadcasting Network and on the FOX News Huckabee show, where Larry discussed his criminal background and how he came to help at-risk youth. He also appeared many times on Bulldog’s Rude Awakening Show in Ocean City, Maryland and The Mancow Show, as well as others. For example, Lawton was the Casey Anthony expert for FOX Orlando coverage of Casey’s release from confinement, as well as for other current events cases involving prisoners. Since 2013 Lawton’s media appearances have focused more on jewelry thefts in the news, including interviews with CNN, Fox Business, and ABC World News. Lawton also hosts a local cable television show entitled Lawton’s Law in the Orlando area Bright House Networks. His Youtube channel has 594,000 subscribers as of May, 2020.

Facts & Trivia

Larry Ranked on the list of most popular YouTube Star. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Larry Lawton celebrates birthday on October 3 of every year.

On November 21, 2013, Congressman Bill Posey recognized the Reality Check program and Lawton’s honorary police officer status in an open session of the United States Congress.

How much did Larry Lawton Rob?

Lawton is believed to have hit around 20 to 25 jewelry stores, stealing a self-estimated total of around $15–18 million worth of high-value items, including watches, diamonds, and other gems. Lawton later said he was the biggest jewel thief of the 1980s and 90s operating within the United States of America.

How old is Larry Lawton?

60 years (October 3, 1961)

Where is Larry Lawton from?

North Hempstead, NY

Who has stolen the most money?

The Antwerp Diamond Centre
DateFebruary 15–16, 2003
Participants| Leonardo Notarbartolo
Outcome| More than $100 million of property stolen
Missing| Diamonds, gold, silver and other type of jewelry

Is Larry Lawton real?

Lawton, born in New York , served on the U.S. Coast Guard for seven years, before beginning a new career. He robbed $15 million worth of diamonds and gold from jewelers at gunpoint and was arrested in 1996 and sentenced to 12 years in federal prison.