Frederick Larson

After he investigated the Star of Bethlehem, Larson began work on a second film, The Christ Quake, focused on uncovering physical evidence of the earthquake the Bible says took place when Christ died on the cross. It is based on the book of Matthew 27:51, which says, "and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent". On May 21, 2019 the DVD was released in English and in Spanish. In addition to appearing in the documentary, Larson was its screenwriter and executive producer.

He founded the STAR project, a nonprofit organization that promotes unity among Christians of many denominations. On July 28, 2016, Julie Davison Larson posted a message from Rick Larson in which he said he was married to her, that she was composing the music for every instrument of the orchestra for The Christ Quake film, and added, "I'm the one that cooks dinner when she is scoring."

Frederick Anthony Heep "Rick" Larson (born March 26, 1953) is an American lawyer and law professor who became a filmmaker after he investigated the Star of Bethlehem and became a traveling speaker on the topic, then made his first documentary film The Star of Bethlehem about his findings in 2007. In March 2019 Larson released his second film, the documentary The Christ Quake, which had been in production since 2013.