Larry David
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
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner
Seinfeld
Steinbrenner
Seinfeld
Subway Announcer (voice)
Seinfeld
Newman (voice)
Seinfeld
Heckler (voice)
Seinfeld
The Car Thief (voice)
Seinfeld
Man at Table (voice) (uncredited)
Seinfeld
Boxing Referee on TV (voice)
Seinfeld
Man in Hallway
Seinfeld
Offstage Voice (voice)
Seinfeld
Kosher Meal Passenger (voice)
Seinfeld
Office Worker
Seinfeld
Character in Checkmate (voice)
Seinfeld
John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1
Seinfeld
Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice)
Seinfeld
Saddam Hussein (voice)
Seinfeld
Man on Beach (voice)
Seinfeld
Soap Opera Director (voice)
Seinfeld
Airport Announcer (voice)
Seinfeld
Country Club MC (voice)
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner (voice)
Seinfeld
Man on the Street (voice)
Seinfeld
Man with Cape
Seinfeld
Man At Softball Game (voice)
Seinfeld
Newsstand Owner (voice)
Seinfeld
Police Officer (voice)
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice)
The Sopranos
Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David
Entourage
Self
Love & War
Hannah Montana
Larry David
Finding Your Roots
Self
Fridays
Self
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
The History of Comedy
Self
The History of Comedy
Self - Creator, Seinfeld
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
Toast of Tinseltown
Sola Mirronek
The Larry David Story
Self
Expecting Amy
Self
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
The Three Stooges
Sister Mary-Mengele
Ricky Gervais Meets...
Larry David
Whatever Works
Boris Yellnikoff
Radio Days
Communist Neighbor
Clear History
Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
The Last Laugh
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
New York Stories
Theater Manager
The Paul Reiser Show
Larry David
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
Conan
Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Sour Grapes
Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
The Daily Show
Self
Earth to America
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Long Shot
Self
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Self
MTVU Stand In
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self
60 Spins Around the Sun
Self
The Seinfeld Story
Self
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Self
Fuel
Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Larry David (archive footage)
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Mort's Friend At Cafe
Second Thoughts
Second Thoughts
Monroe Clark
60 Minutes
Self
Miracle on 42nd Street
self
The View
Self
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Himself
This Emotional Life
Self
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
Himself
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
Inside Comedy
Self