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Larry David

Actor, Producer, Writer, Director, Additional Credits
Born July 2, 1947 (77 years)
Producer, writer, actor. Born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. 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.
Movies & Shows on Plex
  • Fridays
Known For
  • Seinfeld
  • Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • Whatever Works
  • Envy
  • Clear History
  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
  • Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
  • The Three Stooges
  • Sour Grapes
  • Fridays
  • Saturday Night Live
  • Toast of Tinseltown
  • Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
  • Who Is the Real Martin Short?

Filmography

2023
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie · as Larry David (archive Footage) (uncredited)
2022
Toast of Tinseltown (TV Series) · as Sola Mirronek
2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a trail · as Larry David (archive Footage)
2019
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
2005
2000
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

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