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Personal Info
Known For
Writing
Birthday
July 2, 1947
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Lawrence Gene David
Larry David
1.2 Popularity
Biography
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
7.8
Self
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
2025
7.1
Self
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
7.2
Sola Mirronek
Toast of Tinseltown
2022
6.9
Self
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021
2.7
Self
Expecting Amy
2020
7.0
Self
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
2019
6.6
Larry David (archive footage)
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
2019
6.4
Self
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
0.0
self
Miracle on 42nd Street
2017
7.2
Self
Long Shot
2017
Credits
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
as Self
2025
7.8
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
7.1
Toast of Tinseltown
as Sola Mirronek
2022
7.2
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021
6.9
Expecting Amy
as Self
2020
2.7
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
as Self
2019
7.0
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
as Larry David (archive footage)
2019
6.6
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
as Self
2017
6.4
Miracle on 42nd Street
as self
2017
0.0
Long Shot
as Self
2017
7.2
The Nineties
as Self (archive footage)
2017
6.9
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
6.6
The History of Comedy
as Self - Creator, Seinfeld
2017
6.6
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
as Self
2017
0.0
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
0.0
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
as Self
2016
8.0
Maya & Marty
2016
5.5
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016
6.9
Clear History
as Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
2014
6.0
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
as Self
2013
6.8
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
as Self
2013
7.0
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
as Self
2012
7.1
The Three Stooges
as Sister Mary-Mengele
2012
5.8
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
6.6
Inside Comedy
as Self
2012
6.5
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
2011
6.8
🎬
The Paul Reiser Show
as Larry David
2011
6.0
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
🎬
The Marriage Ref
as Self - Panelist
2010
3.8
🎬
This Emotional Life
as Self
2010
7.0
Whatever Works
as Boris Yellnikoff
2009
7.1
Fuel
as Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
2008
7.2
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
as Himself
2007
6.5
Hannah Montana
as Larry David
2006
7.1
Ricky Gervais Meets...
as Larry David
2006
0.0
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
as Himself
2006
7.0
🎬
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
0.0
Earth to America
as Self
2005
8.0
🎬
MTVU Stand In
2005
0.0
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
as Self
2005
0.0
The Seinfeld Story
as Self
2004
7.5
Seinfeld: How It Began
as Self
2004
7.8
🎬
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
as Self
2004
0.0
Entourage
as Self
2004
7.4
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
60 Spins Around the Sun
as Self
2003
0.0
Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Larry David
2000
8.0
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
as Larry David
1999
7.5
The Sopranos
as Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
1999
8.6
Sour Grapes
as Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
1998
5.7
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Love & War
1992
6.2
Seinfeld
as George Steinbrenner
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Steinbrenner
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Subway Announcer (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Newman (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Heckler (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as The Car Thief (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man at Table (voice) (uncredited)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Boxing Referee on TV (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man in Hallway
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Offstage Voice (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Kosher Meal Passenger (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Office Worker
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Character in Checkmate (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Saddam Hussein (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man on Beach (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Soap Opera Director (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Airport Announcer (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Country Club MC (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as George Steinbrenner (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man on the Street (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man with Cape
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Man At Softball Game (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Newsstand Owner (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as Police Officer (voice)
1989
8.3
Seinfeld
as George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice)
1989
8.3
New York Stories
as Theater Manager
1989
6.2
Radio Days
as Communist Neighbor
1987
7.0
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
as Mort's Friend At Cafe
1983
5.7
Second Thoughts
1983
1.0
Second Thoughts
as Monroe Clark
1983
1.0
Fridays
as Self
1980
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Audience Member (voice) (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Patron (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Party Guest (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self / Bidder (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Judge / Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
1975
7.0
60 Minutes
as Self
1968
6.6
The Larry David Story
as Self
N/A
0.0
🎬
Untitled Larry David Sketch Comedy Limited Series
as Larry David
N/A
0.0