Born Lawrence Joseph Mullen Jr. in a northside suburb of Dublin, Ireland, called Artane. He was two years behind Bono in high school but both noticed each other. It was Larry who posted an ad on a bulletin board at school bout starting a band. Mullen studied with Ireland's best known drummer Joe Bonnie who died in 1974. Larry has a girlfriend which he has had since high school named Anne Acheson, with whom he has lived for over 10 years. They have one child, Aaron Elvis. For a detailed profile of the band U2, visit Lycos Music The band's songs have been used in THEY CALL IT AN ACCIDENT (1982), FEARLESS (1993), MILK MONEY, CAMILLA and PRÊT-À-PORTER (all 1994), MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE (1996), ABOUT A BOY (2002), ELIZABETHTOWN (2005), CLICK (2006), and WAVERIDERS (2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Music (Song) 2002: "The Hands That Built America" Music and Lyric (w. Bono, The Edge and Adam Clayton) from GANGS OF NEW YORK 1 nomination