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Larry David
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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…
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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.
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2026
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
TV show Various Characters
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2026
Balls Up
Movie Translator App Voice (voice)
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2025
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
TV show Self
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2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Movie Self
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2022
Toast of Tinseltown
TV show Sola Mirronek
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2021
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Movie Self
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2020
Expecting Amy
TV show Self
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2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
TV show Self - Contestant
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2019
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Movie Self
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2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Movie Larry David (archive footage)
- 2017
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2017
Miracle on 42nd Street
Movie Self
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2017
Long Shot
Movie Self - Actor, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
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2017
The Nineties
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2017
The History of Comedy
TV show Self
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2017
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Movie Self
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2016
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Movie Self
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2016
Maya & Marty
TV show
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2016
The Last Laugh
Movie Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
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2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self - Guest
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2013
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Movie Self
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2013
Clear History
Movie Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
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2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Movie Self
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2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV show Self
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2012
The Three Stooges
Movie Sister Mary-Mengele
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2012
Finding Your Roots
TV show Self
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2012
Inside Comedy
TV show Self
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2011
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Movie Self
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2011
The Paul Reiser Show
TV show Larry David
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2010
Conan
TV show Self
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2010
The Marriage Ref
TV show Self - Panelist
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2010
This Emotional Life
Movie Self
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2009
Whatever Works
Movie Boris Yellnikoff
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2008
Fuel
Movie Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
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2007
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Movie Self
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2006
Hannah Montana
TV show Larry David
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2006
Ricky Gervais Meets...
TV show Larry David
