Larry David

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Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, producer, and television producer.

Seinfeld, a television series created by Seinfeld and Jerry Seinfeld, of which David was the head writer and executive producer from Seasons 1-7.

David gained more attention for his 1993 film Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he also created, in which he appears as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.

David, who was once a stand-up comedian, began writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live.

In a 2004 British survey to select "The Comedian's Comedian," he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, was named by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as the 23rd best comedy celebrity ever.

Early life and family

Lawrence Gene David was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City's Sheepshead Bay neighborhood on July 2, 1947. He and his parents, Rose and Mortimer David, a men's clothing manufacturer, have an older brother named Ken, who is age 7 in Scotland. David's family is Jewish. During the 19th century, his father's family migrated from Germany to the United States, while David's mother was born in Ternopil, now Ukraine. During the Civil War, his German-Jewish great-grandfather from Mobile, Alabama, fought for the Confederacy and had two slaved children.

In 1965, David graduated from Sheepshead Bay High School (now defunct) in Sheepshead Bay. In one of the school's hallways, a sign with his name was posted. He later attended the University of Maryland, College Park, where he was a brother in Tau Epsilon Phi. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1970. He started developing his unique perspective in college and discovered that by being himself, he could make people laugh. David served in the United States Army Reserve for five years after college.

Personal life

David lives in Los Angeles, California, in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood. David was married to Laurie Lennard from 1993 to 2007. Cazzie David and Romy David have two children. In May 2005, the Davids became contributing bloggers at The Huffington Post. At a birthday party for Sacha Baron Cohen in 2017, David was introduced to producer Ashley Underwood. They were married in 2020.

David is a promoter of the Democratic Party. In 2010, David wrote an article for The New York Times criticizing the Bush tax cuts for the wealthy. He ended the essay with a sarcastic thank you to former President Barack Obama for authorizing the tax cut extension.

David was raised Jewish and identifies as an atheist.

David, a New York Jets, New York Knicks, New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers, is a huge sports fan.

As of 2015, David's net worth is expected to be somewhere between US$400 and $900 million. As of 2020, the National Review estimated his net worth to be $400 million. In a televised statement on 60 Minutes in 2013, Charlie Rose noted David's total wealth was closer to $500 million. In a 2015 interview with CBS, David disclosed that half of his income was eroded by his 2007 divorce in the community property state of California. In the interview, David said, "I have a lot of money," but also that the "figures out there are crazy." The bulk of his income derives from Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm's syndication contracts, which total re-run fees as of 2013. David was reported to gross $55 million in total compensation in 2008, mainly from Seinfeld's syndication and his appearance on Curb Your Enthusiasm. On "The Shrimp Incident" episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, where HBO executive Allan Wasserman yells at David: "If you want shrimp, buy a fucking shrimp boat."

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Career

David also worked as a cash clerk, limousine driver, and historian while being a stand-up comedian. He lived in Manhattan Plaza, a federally subsidised housing project in Manhattan's Hell's Kitchen neighborhood, just across the hall from Kenny Kramer, who gave the Cosmo Kramer character in Seinfeld. David worked with Michael Richards from 1980 to 1982, serving as a writer and cast member for ABC's Fridays. (Kramer)

Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine), a writer for NBC's Saturday Night Live (SNL), was a writer from 1984 to 1985, and he met Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine), who also appeared on the program in this period. He managed to get only one sketch on the show, which aired at 12:50 a.m., in the show's final time slot. David quit his writing career at SNL in the first season but then had to go back to work two days later, pretending that nothing had happened. "The Revenge" was a second-season episode of Seinfeld. As McKean appeared on SNL in 1984, he can be seen heckling Michael McKean, and he appeared on "The Run, Throw, and Catch Like a Girl Olympics" when Howard Cosell hosted the season finale in 1985.

David was a writer and performer on Way Off Broadway, a variety talk show on Lifetime hosted by Joy Behar in 1987.

David joined with comedian Jerry Seinfeld to produce The Seinfeld Chronicles, which became the basis for Seinfeld, one of the most popular shows in history, ranking as one of the top TV shows of all time. Entertainment Weekly named it as the third-best TV show of all time. On the show, David made occasional uncredited appearances, including as Frank Costanza's cape-wearing advocate and George Steinbrenner's voice. He was also the show's primary inspiration for George Costanza's character. After the seventh season, David left Seinfeld on friendly terms, but two years later, he wrote the series's finale. He also continued to be the voice for the Steinbrenner character.

David wrote 62 of Seinfeld's episodes, including 1992's "The Contest," for which he received a Primetime Emmy Award and the TV Guide ranked as episode No. 1. "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time" is number one on its list of "TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time." David Seinfeld's syndication alone earned him $250 million in 1998. This amount has gradually reduced each year, but payments will continue until the full $1.7 billion from the original syndication agreement has been paid. David's 2008 earnings were $55 million from Seinfeld syndication, DVD sales, and Curb Your Enthusiasm. He was nominated for an Emmy award 19 times for Seinfeld, twice for best comedy and once for writing.

On October 17, 1999, the HBO cable television channel aired Larry David's one-hour special, Curb Your Enthusiasm. This was followed by Curb Your Enthusiasm, a television series on HBO that aired its first episode on October 15, 2000. Many of Seinfeld's themes have been revisited, and David's novel is improvised from a story outline that was just a few pages long) (as of the 5th season, additional writers were hired).

Based on the story arc, direction, and their imagination, the actors improvise their dialogue. David has said that his character in the series, which is a fictionalized version of himself, is similar to life if he had social awareness and compassion. The character's numerous and frequent social faux pas, misinterpretation, and ironic coincidences are the foundation of much of the show's comedy and culminated in the introduction of the term "Larry David moment," referring to an inadvertently causing a socially uncomfortable situation.

The show's premise is the events of David's life after the fortune he earned from the Seinfeld series; David, who is semi-retired, continues to live a fulfilled life. David is joined by Cheryl Hines, his boss and best friend Jeff (played by Jeff Garlin), and Jeff's wife Susie (played by Susie Essman) and Jeff's wife Susie.

Richard Lewis, Wanda Sykes, and Bob Einstein, among other comedians, appeared on the program regularly. Actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen have appeared in various roles as themselves.

The show has been critically acclaimed and has been nominated for 30 Primetime Emmy Awards, one winner and one in the United Kingdom, as well as one Golden Globe winner. Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jason Alexander appeared in several episodes in the first six seasons, and Jerry Seinfeld made a cameo. In season 7, the cast of Seinfeld, including Michael Richards, returned in a story arc involving David's attempt to organise a Seinfeld reunion special.

The series debuted on Wednesday, June 2, 2010 on the TV Guide Network, making its network television debut. In addition, TV Guide Network produced a series of related interviews with high-profile guest stars, media pundits, and influential social figures, entitled "Curb: The Discussion" debating the moral implications depicted in each episode. "I'll finally, thanks to the TV Guide Network, I'll get a chance to watch real, intelligent people discuss and debate the topics covered on 'Curb'," David is quoted as saying. Now, if only someone could tell me where this alleged 'Network' is located, I may even watch it." In 2021, the show's 11th season premiered in 2021.

David has also appeared in other films and television series. In 1998, David wrote and directed Sour Grapes, a comedy about two cousins who clashed over a casino jackpot. It was neither a commercial nor a critical success.

David has appeared in bit parts in Woody Allen's Radio Days (1987) and New York Stories (1989), before appearing in Allen's New York-based comedy film Whatever Works (2009) alongside Evan Rachel Wood.

David appeared on HBO's Entourage as a client of Ari Gold, and because his children, David, and his daughter, guest-starred as themselves, in the episode "My Best Friend's Boyfriend," in which they were waiting for a table in a luxurious restaurant.

In the 2012 revival of The Three Stooges, David appeared on television show The Marriage Ref and also appeared as a panelist. David co-wrote and appeared in the 2013 HBO television film Clear History.

David wrote and appeared in the Broadway play Fish in the Dark. Rita Wilson, Jayne Houdyshell, and Rosie Perez were among those on stage. The play revolves around the death of a family patriarch. It opened on March 5, 2015. In July, Jason Alexander took over David's position. In August, the play was over. As of February 1, 2015, the company's advance sale of $13.5 million had broken records for a Broadway show.

During Super Bowl LVI, David appeared in a commercial for cryptocurrency exchange FTX Trading Limited, which was the first time David appeared in a commercial for cryptocurrency exchange.

Since 2015, David has appeared on Saturday Night Live as both a 2016 and 2020 United States presidential election nominee; he also hosted the show on February 6, 2016 with musical guest Miley Cyrus.

David and Bernie Sanders are distantly related in the summer of 2017. PBS' Finding Your Roots discovered it through genealogical study. Sanders told David the world that he was on the news. According to Variety, David was "very excited about it." "I suspected there must have been some connection." Sanders is "a third cousin or something," the comedian said.

David joked on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert on January 8, 2020. "I would beg him (Bernie) to drop out so I don't have to fly in from Los Angeles to do SNL," David said. "I thought it would be a heart attack," he said, "I didn't have to fly in from Los Angeles." However, you should know that he's indestructible.

Nothing stops this man!"

"If he wins, do you know what it's going to do to my life?" he later said.

Do you have any idea?

It will be great for the country, I mean, great for the country. For me, it's been traumatic."

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Awards and nominations

• Voted by fellow comedians and comedy insiders as number 23 of the greatest comedy stars ever in a poll to select The Comedian's Comedian.