| Larry David | |
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 David in 2009 | |
| Birth name | Lawrence Gene David |
| Born | July 2, 1947 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
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| Education | University of Maryland, College Park (BA) |
| Years active | 1977–present |
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| Children | 2, including Cazzie |
| Relative(s) | Julie Claire (niece) |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army Reserve |
| Years of service | 1970–1975 |
| Awards |  National Defense Service Medal |
Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer.[1] He and Jerry Seinfeld created the NBC television sitcom Seinfeld, of which David was head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. He gained further recognition for creating and writing the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which he also stars as a fictionalized version of himself.[2] David's work on Seinfeld won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1993, for Outstanding Comedy Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Comedy Series;[3] he was nominated 17 other times.[4]
Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, and writing briefly for Saturday Night Live. He has been nominated for 27 Primetime Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. Fellow comedians and comedy insiders voted him the 23rd-greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll to select "The Comedian's Comedian",[5] and he received the Writers Guild of America's Laurel Award in 2010.[6] He made his Broadway debut writing and starring in the comedic play Fish in the Dark (2015). Since 2015 he has made recurring guest appearances on Saturday Night Live, where he impersonates 2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who is his sixth cousin once removed.[7][8][9][10]
- ^ Augustyn, Adam (2020). "Larry David". Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved June 13, 2020.
- ^ Steve Heisler (June 2, 2010). "Improv on TV: How Curb Your Enthusiasm Gets It Right". TV.com. CBS Interactive Inc. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (2012). "Larry David". Emmys.com. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "Larry David". TV.com. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2008.
- ^ "The comedians' comedian". Chortle. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
- ^ "Television Laurel Award Recipients". Writers Guild Awards. Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 24, 2019.
- ^ Worland, Justin. "Larry David Played Bernie Sanders. and It Was Fantastic". TIME Magazine. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "With a Little Help From Larry David, Bernie Sanders Does 'SNL'". NPR. February 7, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "'SNL': Larry David Returns as Bernie Sanders for a Campaign Postmortem From His Living Room". TheWrap. April 11, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Holloway, Daniel (July 27, 2017). "Larry David Reveals How Lorne Michaels and Ari Emanuel Recruited Him to Play Bernie Sanders on 'SNL'". Variety. Retrieved September 7, 2021.