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Larry David
Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional CreditsBorn July 2, 1947 (78 years)
Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an American producer, writer, and actor. David attended the University of Maryland and started doing stand-up comedy in New York night clubs in 1974. In 1979, he was hired to write and perform for the comedy variety show Fridays, which was modelled after Saturday Night Live. He stayed with the show until 1982 when he was hired as a writer for Saturday Night Live, where he worked for a year.
In 1989, David received a call from fellow New York comedian Jerry Seinfeld who was working with NBC to develop a comedy pilot. Together, they developed the legendary "show about nothing" starring Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Though not initially successful, Seinfeld would become one of the most successful and influential shows in television history. With a talented cast and daring story lines, the show won legions of loyal fans. According to David, the character of George Costanza was modelled after himself, a cheap, neurotic and ultimately selfish bald man.
David wrote and produced Seinfeld until 1996, when he left the show to pursue feature screenwriting. He returned for the season finale in 1998 and made frequent guest appearances throughout the show's run. David also acted in bit roles in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and New York Stories (1989). In 1998, David wrote and directed the feature film Sour Grapes, an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed.
The following year, David proved his Midas touch once again when he created the hugely successful semi-scripted series Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO. Originally airing as a special, the show featured David playing himself as a nervous stand-up comic returning to do a television special after a long absence from the stage. The popularity of the special resulted in a weekly HBO series. Partially improvised, the show proved to be another groundbreaking television experiment winning a Golden Globe in 2003 for Best Comedy Series.
David married Laurie Lennard in 1993. The couple has two daughters.
In 1989, David received a call from fellow New York comedian Jerry Seinfeld who was working with NBC to develop a comedy pilot. Together, they developed the legendary "show about nothing" starring Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Though not initially successful, Seinfeld would become one of the most successful and influential shows in television history. With a talented cast and daring story lines, the show won legions of loyal fans. According to David, the character of George Costanza was modelled after himself, a cheap, neurotic and ultimately selfish bald man.
David wrote and produced Seinfeld until 1996, when he left the show to pursue feature screenwriting. He returned for the season finale in 1998 and made frequent guest appearances throughout the show's run. David also acted in bit roles in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and New York Stories (1989). In 1998, David wrote and directed the feature film Sour Grapes, an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed.
The following year, David proved his Midas touch once again when he created the hugely successful semi-scripted series Curb Your Enthusiasm for HBO. Originally airing as a special, the show featured David playing himself as a nervous stand-up comic returning to do a television special after a long absence from the stage. The popularity of the special resulted in a weekly HBO series. Partially improvised, the show proved to be another groundbreaking television experiment winning a Golden Globe in 2003 for Best Comedy Series.
David married Laurie Lennard in 1993. The couple has two daughters.
Larry David Filmography
| 2022 | Toast of Tinseltown (TV Series) · as Sola Mirronek |
| 2019 | Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail · as Larry David (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty (TV Series) |
| 2013 | Clear History · as Nathan Flomm / Rolly Davore |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges · as Sister Mary-Mengele |
| 2009 | The League (TV Series) · as Future Ruxin |
| 2009 | Whatever Works · as Boris Yellnikoff |
| 2009 | Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg (TV Series) |
| 2000 | The Paula Principle · as Cast |
| 1999 | The Sopranos (TV Series) · as Larry David (uncredited) (archive Footage) |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes · as Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited) |
| 1992 | Love & War (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as George Steinbrenner (voice) |
| 1989 | New York Stories · as Theater Manager |
| 1987 | Radio Days · as Communist Neighbor |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? · as Mort's Friend At Cafe |
| 1983 | Second Thoughts · as Monroe Clark |
| 2025 | SNL50: The Anniversary Special · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2023 | Albert Brooks: Defending My Life · as Self |
| 2022 | The Larry David Story (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | The Super Bob Einstein Movie · as Self |
| 2020 | The Accidental President · as Self |
| 2020 | In the Name of Zion · as Self |
| 2020 | Expecting Amy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Cringe · as Larry David |
| 2019 | Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin · as Self |
| 2018 | The 70th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee & Presenter |
| 2017 | The Strange Name Movie · as Self |
| 2017 | Night of Too Many Stars · as Self |
| 2017 | Miracle on 42nd Street · as Self |
| 2017 | Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show · as Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld |
| 2017 | Long Shot · as Self |
| 2017 | The Nineties (TV Series) · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | All the Rage · as Self |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The Last Laugh · as Self |
| 2016 | Sunday Today with Willie Geist (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | The First Monday in May · as Self (cameo) |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | The 69th Annual Tony Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy · as Self - Interviewee |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2015 | |
| 2015 | |
| 2014 | The Rich Eisen Show (TV Series) · as Self -Guest |
| 2014 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Single Shot (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Howard Stern Birthday Bash · as Self |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | TripTank (TV Series) · as Larry David |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story · as Self |
| 2012 | The Burn With Jeff Ross (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2012 | Woody Allen: A Documentary · as Self |
| 2011 | America in Primetime (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld |
| 2011 | How Will Ferrell Touched Me · as Self |
| 2011 | Feherty (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show (TV Series) · as Larry David |
| 2010 | Cool It · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | |
| 2010 | The 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref (TV Series) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2010 | This Emotional Life · as Self |
| 2009 | Super Dave's Spike-tacular (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Lopez Tonight (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Joy Behar: Say Anything! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | Fuel · as Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist |
| 2008 | D.L. Hughley Breaks the News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2008 | Piper's Picks TV (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2008 | |
| 2007 | The Dan Patrick Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2007 | Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana (TV Series) · as Larry David |
| 2006 | The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2006 · as Self - Nominee |
| 2006 | Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David · as Himself |
| 2005 | Earth to America · as Self |
| 2005 | |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2004 | The Seinfeld Story · as Self |
| 2004 | Seinfeld: How It Began · as Self |
| 2004 | Entourage (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2003 | Comedy Central Roasts (TV Series) · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2003 | Uncensored Comedy: That's Not Funny! · as Self |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Nominee |
| 2003 | 60 Spins Around the Sun · as Self |
| 2001 | On the Record with Bob Costas (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Larry David |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Larry David |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Creator Of Seinfeld |
| 1996 | The Daily Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1993 | Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1991 | Charlie Rose (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1985 | American Masters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1980 | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1973 | AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2013 | |
| 2004 | Envy · as Executive Producer |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Executive Producer |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) |
| 2000 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) |
| 1988 | |
| 1987 | The Original Max Talking Headroom Show (TV Series) |
| 1986 | It's Garry Shandling's Show (TV Series) |
| 1980 |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (TV Series) |
| 1998 |
| 2005 | Earth to America · as Segment Writer |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Story |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Creator |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live (TV Series) · as Written By |