Personal Info
Known For:
Writing
Birthday:
July 2, 1947
Place of Birth:
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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Larry David
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Self |
| 2022 | Toast of Tinseltown | Sola Mirronek |
| 2020 | Expecting Amy | Self |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy | Self |
| 2017 | The History of Comedy | Self - Creator, Seinfeld |
| 2017 | The Nineties | Self (archive footage) |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2012 | Inside Comedy | Self |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots | Self |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Self |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Larry David |
| 2010 | The Marriage Ref | Self - Panelist |
| 2010 | Conan | Self |
| 2006 | Ricky Gervais Meets... | Larry David |
| 2006 | Hannah Montana | Larry David |
| 2005 | Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg | |
| 2005 | MTVU Stand In | |
| 2004 | Entourage | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Larry David |
| 1999 | The Sopranos | Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage) |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self |
| 1992 | Love & War | |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | George Steinbrenner |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Steinbrenner |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Subway Announcer (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Newman (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Heckler (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | The Car Thief (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man at Table (voice) (uncredited) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Boxing Referee on TV (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man in Hallway |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Offstage Voice (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Kosher Meal Passenger (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Office Worker |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Character in Checkmate (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Saddam Hussein (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man on Beach (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Soap Opera Director (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Airport Announcer (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Country Club MC (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | George Steinbrenner (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man on the Street (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man with Cape |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Man At Softball Game (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Newsstand Owner (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Police Officer (voice) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice) |
| 1980 | Fridays | Self |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Host |
| 1975 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) |
| 1968 | 60 Minutes | Self |
| The Larry David Story | Self |