Larry David
Producer, writer, actor. Born July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. 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
Credits
- 2023 · Albert Brooks: Defending My Life as Self
- 2023 · STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie as Larry David (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 2022 · Toast of Tinseltown as Sola Mirronek
- 2021 · The Super Bob Einstein Movie as Self
- 2020 · Expecting Amy as Self
- 2019 · Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin as Laughing Man
- 2019 · Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail as Larry David (archive footage)
- 2018 · Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize as Self
- 2017 · Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Self
- 2017 · Miracle on 42nd Street as self
- 2017 · Long Shot as Self
- 2017 · The Nineties as Self (archive footage)
- 2017 · The History of Comedy as Self
- 2017 · The History of Comedy as Self - Creator, Seinfeld
- 2017 · Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio? as Self
- 2017 · Who Is the Real Martin Short? as
- 2016 · All the Rage (Saved by Sarno) as Himself
- 2016 · Maya & Marty as
- 2016 · The Last Laugh as Self
- 2015 · Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2014 · Clear History as Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- 2013 · The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall as Self
- 2013 · Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story as Self
- 2012 · Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee as Self
- 2012 · The Three Stooges as Sister Mary-Mengele
- 2012 · Finding Your Roots as Self
- 2012 · Inside Comedy as Self
- 2011 · Woody Allen: A Documentary as Self
- 2011 · The Paul Reiser Show as Larry David
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · The Marriage Ref as Self - Panelist
- 2010 · This Emotional Life as Self
- 2009 · Whatever Works as Boris Yellnikoff
- 2008 · Fuel as Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
- 2007 · Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain as Himself
- 2006 · Hannah Montana as Larry David
- 2006 · Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David as Himself
- 2006 · Ricky Gervais Meets... as Larry David
- 2005 · Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg as
- 2005 · Earth to America as Self
- 2005 · MTVU Stand In as
- 2004 · Seinfeld: How It Began as Himself
- 2004 · Entourage as Self
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2003 · 60 Spins Around the Sun as Self
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David
- 1999 · Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm as Larry David
- 1999 · The Sopranos as Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
- 1998 · Sour Grapes as Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1996 · The Daily Show as Self
- 1992 · Love & War as
- 1989 · Seinfeld as George Steinbrenner
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Steinbrenner
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Subway Announcer (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Newman (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Heckler (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as The Car Thief (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man at Table (voice) (uncredited)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Boxing Referee on TV (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man in Hallway
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Offstage Voice (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Kosher Meal Passenger (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Office Worker
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Character in Checkmate (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Saddam Hussein (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man on Beach (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Soap Opera Director (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Airport Announcer (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Country Club MC (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as George Steinbrenner (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man on the Street (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man with Cape
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Man At Softball Game (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Newsstand Owner (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Police Officer (voice)
- 1989 · Seinfeld as George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice)
- 1989 · New York Stories as Theater Manager
- 1987 · Radio Days as Communist Neighbor
- 1983 · Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? as Mort's Friend At Cafe
- 1983 · Second Thoughts as
- 1983 · Second Thoughts as Monroe Clark
- 1980 · Fridays as Self
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
- 1975 · Saturday Night Live as Self
- 1968 · 60 Minutes as Self
- Future · The Larry David Story as Self