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.
Fotos
Películas (36)
Balls Up
2026 · Translator App Voice (voice)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023 · Self
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021 · Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
2019 · Self
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019 · Larry David (archive footage)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017 · Self
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017 · Self
Long Shot
2017 · Self - Actor, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
2017 · Self
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
2016 · Self
The Last Laugh
2016 · Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
2013 · Self
Clear History
2013 · Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore, Writer, Producer
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
2013 · Self
The Three Stooges
2012 · Sister Mary-Mengele
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 · Self
This Emotional Life
2010 · Self
Whatever Works
2009 · Boris Yellnikoff
Fuel
2008 · Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
2007 · Self
Earth to America
2005 · Self
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
2005 · Self
The Seinfeld Story
2004 · Self
Seinfeld: How It Began
2004 · Self
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004 · Self
Envy
2004 · Executive Producer
Seinfans Take Kramer's Reality Tour
2004 · Self
60 Spins Around the Sun
2003 · Self
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
1999 · Larry David, Story, Writer
Sour Grapes
1998 · Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited), Director, Writer
New York Stories
1989 · Theater Manager
Norman's Corner
1988 · Writer
Radio Days
1987 · Communist Neighbor
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
1983 · Mort's Friend At Cafe
Second Thoughts
1983 · Monroe Clark
Series (33)
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
2026 · Various Characters, Executive Producer, Writer, Creator
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025 · Self
Toast of Tinseltown
2022 · Sola Mirronek
Expecting Amy
2020 · Self
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
2020 · Self - Contestant
The Nineties
2017 · Self (archive footage)
The History of Comedy
2017 · Self, Self - Creator, Seinfeld
Maya & Marty
2016
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
2012 · Self
Finding Your Roots
2012 · Self
Inside Comedy
2012 · Self
The Paul Reiser Show
2011 · Larry David
Conan
2010 · Self
The Marriage Ref
2010 · Self - Panelist
Hannah Montana
2006 · Larry David
Ricky Gervais Meets...
2006 · Larry David
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
MTVU Stand In
2005
Entourage
2004 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000 · Larry David, Executive Producer, Story, Creator
The Sopranos
1999 · Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
The View
1997 · Self
The Daily Show
1996 · Self
Love & War
1992
Seinfeld
1989 · George Steinbrenner, Steinbrenner, Subway Announcer (voice), Newman (voice), Heckler (voice), The Car Thief (voice), Man at Table (voice) (uncredited), Boxing Referee on TV (voice), Man in Hallway, Offstage Voice (voice), Kosher Meal Passenger (voice), Office Worker, Character in Checkmate (voice), John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1, Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice), Man on Beach (voice), Soap Opera Director (voice), Airport Announcer (voice), Saddam Hussein (voice), Country Club MC (voice), George Steinbrenner (voice), Man on the Street (voice), Man with Cape, Man At Softball Game (voice), Newsstand Owner (voice), Police Officer (voice), George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice), Executive Producer, Writer, Producer, Creator
It's Garry Shandling's Show
1986 · Writer
Fridays
1980 · Self, Writer
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host, Self - Cameo (uncredited), Airplane Passenger (uncredited), Audience Member (voice) (uncredited), Self (uncredited), Patron (uncredited), Party Guest (uncredited), Self / Bidder (uncredited), Judge / Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited), Writer
60 Minutes
1968 · Self