1947-07-02 ( 77 years old ) in 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 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
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023-11-12
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021-12-28
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
2019-09-07
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019-01-08
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017-11-11
Long Shot
2017-09-03
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
2017-02-03
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017-01-01
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
2016-11-12
The Last Laugh
2016-04-18
Clear History
2014-05-02
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013-12-06
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013-05-24
The Three Stooges
2012-04-13
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011-11-20
This Emotional Life
2010-01-04
Whatever Works
2009-06-19
Fuel
2008-11-14
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
2007-07-02
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
2006-01-05
Earth to America
2005-11-20
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004-11-23
60 Spins Around the Sun
2003-01-01
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
1999-10-17
Sour Grapes
1998-04-17
New York Stories
1989-03-10
Radio Days
1987-01-30
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983-09-10
Second Thoughts
1983-03-07
Second Thoughts
1983-03-07
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