Larry David
geb. 02.07.1947
(77 Jahre)
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biografie
LARRY DAVID grew up in Brooklyn and attended Sheepshead Bay High School. Of his youth, he says, "I had a wonderful childhood, which is tough because it was hard to adjust to a miserable adulthood." Not a surprising quote from a man whose alter ego came to life in the form of George Costanza on the television series, "Seinfeld," which he co-created.
After attending the University of Maryland, David embarked on a career as a stand-up comedian in 1974. That career was peppered with odd jobs, including cab driver, bra salesman (Sid Farkas anyone!) and private chauffeur. In 1979, he moved to Los Angeles when he was hired as a writer and performer on ABC-TV's late night comedy series, "Fridays." The show lasted until 1982, at which point David returned to New York and eventually landed a job as a writer for NBC-TV's enduring late night series, "Saturday Night Live."
Jerry Seinfeld, whom David first met on the comedy circuit in 1976, solicited his advice in 1988 when asked to develop a show for NBC. The two came up with the idea for "Seinfeld," which debuted in 1989, and went on to become one of the most successful and influential shows in television history, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy in 1993 (among the show's seven nominations as Best Comedy).
David occasionally appeared on the show, playing roles like New York Yankees owner George Steinbrenner. He was Emmy-nominated seven times for his writing on "Seinfeld," and won in 1993 for the now classic episode entitled "The Contest." David also won WGA awards for his work on "Seinfeld" in 1994 and 1995. He left the show after serving as head writer and executive producer for seven seasons, but returned to write the series finale in 1998.
That same year, he made his big screen directorial debut (from his own original script) with the comedy "Sour Grapes," an irreverent look at the pitfalls of wealth and greed that starred Steven Weber and Craig Bierko as cousins at war with each other after one wins millions at a casino and refuses to share the newfound wealth.
In 1999, David received an AFI Star Award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival. That was also the year he wrote and starred in "Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm," a one-hour special for HBO, which spawned the critically acclaimed HBO series the following year.
David was nominated for a Golden Globe as Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy Series three times (2003, 2005, and 2006) for his work on "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The series itself also received a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy in 2003. "Curb" has also been Emmy-nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series four times, and in 2003, David was also nominated for Lead Actor in a Comedy series. In 2006, he received a WGA award for Best Comedy Series for his writing on "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and was nominated again in 2007. In 2009, he was nominated by SAG for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series on "Curb Your Enthusiasm," as well as for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series. That same year, he also starred in Woody Allen's comedy, "Whatever Works" (his third role for Allen, for whom he also appeared in "Radio Days" and "New York Stories"). In 2010, David was honored with the WGA's 2010 Paddy Chayefsky Laurel Award for Television.
© 2012 20th Century Fox
Schauspieler
Filme | |
---|---|
2013 |
Clear History: Verlauf löschen (Fernsehfilm) |
2012 |
Die Stooges - Drei Vollpfosten drehen ab |
2009 |
Liebe sich wer kann |
The Other Side of Paradise |
|
2008 |
Is Anybody There? |
1999 |
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Fernsehfilm) |
1998 |
Sour Grapes |
1989 |
New Yorker Geschichten |
1987 |
Radio Days |
1983 |
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? |
Second Thoughts |
Dokumentationen | |
---|---|
2023 |
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life |
2022 |
The Larry David Story (Serie) |
2021 |
The Super Bob Einstein Movie |
2020 |
2020 - Arch. |
2017 |
Long Shot (Fernsehfilm) |
The Nineties (Serie) - Arch. |
|
Das neue Fernsehen - Arch. (E01) |
|
2016 |
All The Rage |
Miracle on 42nd Street |
|
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio |
|
2015 |
Night of Too Many Stars: America Comes Together for Autism Programs (Fernsehfilm) |
2014 |
Misery Loves Comedy |
2013 |
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story |
2012 |
Woody Allen: A Documentary |
2011 |
America in Primetime (Serie) |
2009 |
Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America (Serie) |
2008 |
Fields of Fuel |
Fuel |
|
2005 |
The Comedians' Comedian (Fernsehfilm) - Arch. |
2004 |
The Seinfeld Story (Fernsehfilm) |
2003 |
60 Spins Around the Sun |
1987 |
Biography (Serie) |
1985 |
American Masters (Serie) |
Stoffentwickler
Drehbuchautor
Filme | |
---|---|
2013 |
Clear History: Verlauf löschen (Fernsehfilm) |
1999 |
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm (Fernsehfilm) |
1998 |
Sour Grapes |
Sendungen | |
---|---|
1980 |
Fridays |
1975 |
Saturday Night Live |
Produzent
Serien | |
---|---|
1990 |
Seinfeld |
Der Börsentip (S01E05) |
|
Das Männerproblem (S01E04) |
|
Der Einbruch (S01E03) |
|
Kontrolle ist besser! (S01E02) |
Regisseur
Filme | |
---|---|
1998 |
Sour Grapes |
Serien | |
---|---|
1991 |
Seinfeld |
Der rote Fleck (S03E12) |
Mitwirkende
Fanklub
(28)- Mysanthia Schauspieler
- SG_ever Schauspieler
- ZeroCZ1233 Drehbuchautor
- haluska11 Drehbuchautor
- m4xp4yn3 Drehbuchautor
- Maximilianus Drehbuchautor
- Gubi23 Drehbuchautor
- Jabcan Schauspieler
- Kackucka Schauspieler
- Kubanuda Schauspieler
- baDatel Schauspieler
- Kutcho Drehbuchautor
- CutterT Schauspieler
- scaven Drehbuchautor
- scaven Schauspieler
- cislo4 Drehbuchautor
- RadekKark Drehbuchautor
- geteriking4 Drehbuchautor
- geteriking4 Schauspieler
- No.452 Schauspieler