Larry David
Born
July 2, 1947 (77 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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.
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self · (4 episodes)
2025
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
Toast of Tinseltown
Sola Mirronek · (2 episodes)
2022
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
2021
Expecting Amy
Self · (3 episodes)
2020
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
2019
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Larry David (archive footage)
2019
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
2017
Miracle on 42nd Street
self
2017
Long Shot
Self
2017
The Nineties
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2017
The History of Comedy
Self · (14 episodes)
2017
The History of Comedy
Self - Creator, Seinfeld · (6 episodes)
2017
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Self
2017
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Self
2016
Maya & Marty
(1 episode)
2016
The Last Laugh
Self
2016
Clear History
Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
(1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
2013
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self
2013
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self · (1 episode)
2012
The Three Stooges
Sister Mary-Mengele
2012
Finding Your Roots
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Inside Comedy
Self · (1 episode)
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
The Paul Reiser Show
Larry David · (1 episode)
2011
Conan
Self · (2 episodes)
2010
The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2010
This Emotional Life
Self
2010
Whatever Works
Boris Yellnikoff
2009
Fuel
Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
2008
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Himself
2007
Hannah Montana
Larry David · (1 episode)
2006
Ricky Gervais Meets... Larry David
Himself
2006
Ricky Gervais Meets...
Larry David · (1 episode)
2006
Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
(1 episode)
2005
Earth to America
Self
2005
MTVU Stand In
(1 episode)
2005
The Seinfeld Story
Self
2004
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self
2004
Entourage
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · (1 episode)
2003
60 Spins Around the Sun
Self
2003
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David · (120 episodes)
2000
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David
1999
The Sopranos
Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage) · (1 episode)
1999
Sour Grapes
Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
Love & War
(1 episode)
1992
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner · (4 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Steinbrenner · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Subway Announcer (voice) · (2 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Newman (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Heckler (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
The Car Thief (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man at Table (voice) (uncredited) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man in Hallway · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Boxing Referee on TV (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Offstage Voice (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Kosher Meal Passenger (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Character in Checkmate (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Office Worker · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1 · (2 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Saddam Hussein (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man on Beach (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Soap Opera Director (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Country Club MC (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Airport Announcer (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man on the Street (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man with Cape · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Man At Softball Game (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
Police Officer (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice) · (2 episodes)
1989
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host · (2 episodes)
1975
The Larry David Story
Self · (2 episodes)
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner (voice) · (12 episodes)
1989
Seinfeld
Newsstand Owner (voice) · (1 episode)
1989
New York Stories
Theater Manager
1989
Radio Days
Communist Neighbor
1987
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Mort's Friend At Cafe
1983
Second Thoughts
1983
Second Thoughts
Monroe Clark
1983
Fridays
Self · (60 episodes)
1980
Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · (13 episodes)
1975
60 Minutes
Self · (1 episode)
1968