Lawrence G. "Larry" DiTillio is an American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 film

Film

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 and TV series writer. He is most famous for his role as executive story editor of the science-fiction series Babylon 5

Babylon 5

Babylon 5 is an American science fiction television series created, produced and largely written by J. Michael Straczynski. The show centers on a space station named Babylon 5: a focal point for politics, diplomacy, and conflict during the years 2257–2262...

, and for writing or co-writing most of the episodes in the animated series Beast Wars

Beast Wars

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. He also was one of the famous writers on both the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series produced by Filmation based on Mattel's successful toy line Masters of the Universe...

 and the 2002 series

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe (2002)

He-Man and the Masters of the Universe is an American animated television series. Developed for television by Michael Halperin, who created the original series, it was animated by Mike Young Productions...

.

He is also the author of several tabletop roleplaying supplements, including the Origins Award

Origins Award

The Origins Awards are American awards for outstanding work in the game industry. They are presented by the Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design at the Origins Game Fair on an annual basis for the previous year, so the 1979 awards were given at the 1980 Origins.The Origins Award is commonly...

-winning Masks of Nyarlathotep

Nyarlathotep

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, an adventure module written for Call of Cthulhu

Call of Cthulhu (role-playing game)

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External links

• Interview with Larry DiTillio, by Marv Wolfman
• Roleplaying game credits