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as live '' , 1973 dr. larry wolek in '' one life to actor chicago , illinois usa american jim storm -lrb- brother -rrb- 09 august 1939 dr. larry wolek michael storm larry wolek 1973.jpg michael storm
 michael storm '' one life to live ''
michael storm

michael storm -lrb- born august 9 , 1939 in chicago , illinois -rrb- is an american actor .
storm has appeared on many television shows , but is recognized by many for his role as original character dr. larry wolek on the abc soap opera , `` one life to live '' , a role he played as a lead character from 1969 through 1992 , and in a recurring capacity continually from 1992 until 2004 .
he was preceded in the role of larry by his real-life brother , jim storm , who , in turn , had been preceded by paul tulley .
in the storyline , jim 's larry wolek was badly burned in a fire and underwent plastic surgery , and michael 's larry wolek was revealed when the bandages were removed .
this new plot device would prove so successful that many other shows , including `` dynasty '' -lrb- and `` one life to live '' itself in later years -rrb- , would use it when recasting key characters .
larry wolek began as the young doctor at llanview hospital , and was the love interest of heiress meredith lord -lrb- lynn benesch -rrb- .
he wanted to marry her but became involved with nurse karen martin who became pregnant and meredith became engaged to another .
he married karen martin but she miscarried and they divorced .
he then married meredith lord who was later murdered .
after her death , he married a distant cousin , karen -lrb- judith light -rrb- , but in one of `` one life to live '' 's most famous storylines , it was later revealed to him in court that she had been working as a prostitute during their marriage .
he later married a fourth wife , laurel -lrb- janice lynde -rrb- who also died .
there have also been various girlfriends throughout the run of the show .
in 1970 he played dr. larry wolek for a few episodes on the abc soap opera `` all my children '' in an attempt to persuade `` one life to live '' viewers to watch abc 's newest daytime drama .
he is also a stage actor and appeared in the original cast of lanford wilson 's `` serenading louie '' at circle repertory theater in new york .
he currently lives in california with his wife .
