Larry David

Writing

Born 1947-07-02 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 70 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 2 Writers Guild of America 2 Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement 1

Awards

Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 2 won · 6 nominated

2016 Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Saturday Night Live
2012 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm
2003 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm
1994 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated
1993 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Won The Contest
1993 Outstanding Comedy Series Won Seinfeld
1992 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated
1991 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2 nominated

2006 Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm
2006 Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm

Writers Guild of America 2 won · 2 nominated

2012 Television: Comedy Series Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm
2006 Television: Comedy Series Won Curb Your Enthusiasm
1995 Television: Episodic Comedy Won The Mango
1994 Television: Episodic Comedy Nominated The Contest

Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement 1 won

2010 TV Writing Achievement Won Curb Your Enthusiasm

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 1 nominated

2004 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm

TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 1 nominated

2003 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated Curb Your Enthusiasm

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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.