Cast & creator
Larry David
Best known for The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Late Night with Seth Meyers, The Daily Show
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.
Also known as: Lawrence Gene David
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film credits
80
television credits
101
1968–2026 · acting roles
7.1
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (121)
Showing 121 of 121 credits
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
The Daily Show
Self
1996
Conan
Self
2010
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Audience Member (voice) (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Patron (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Party Guest (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Self / Bidder (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Judge / Bar Mitzvah Guest (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live
Writer
1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
The View
Self
1997
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
The Sopranos
Larry David (uncredited) (archive footage)
1999
Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner
1989Seinfeld
Steinbrenner
1989Seinfeld
Subway Announcer (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Newman (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Heckler (voice)
1989Seinfeld
The Car Thief (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Man at Table (voice) (uncredited)
1989Seinfeld
Man in Hallway
1989Seinfeld
Boxing Referee on TV (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Offstage Voice (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Kosher Meal Passenger (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Character in Checkmate (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Office Worker
1989Seinfeld
John F. Kennedy Jr. / Man on Raft #1
1989Seinfeld
Saddam Hussein (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Man on Beach (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Sports Commentator / Limo Dispatcher (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Soap Opera Director (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Country Club MC (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Airport Announcer (voice)
1989Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Man on the Street (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Man with Cape
1989Seinfeld
Man At Softball Game (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Newsstand Owner (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Police Officer (voice)
1989Seinfeld
George Steinbrenner / Prisoner (voice)
1989Seinfeld
Writer
1989Seinfeld
Executive Producer
1989Seinfeld
Producer
1989Seinfeld
Creator
1989
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
Executive Producer
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
Story
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
Creator
2000
Entourage
Self
2004
60 Minutes
Self
1968
Hannah Montana
Larry David
2006
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Self
2012
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire
Self - Contestant
2020
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Writer
1986
Balls Up
Translator App Voice (voice)
2026
Fridays
Self
1980Fridays
Writer
1980
Love & War
1992
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Various Characters
2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Executive Producer
2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Writer
2026Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Creator
2026
Inside Comedy
Self
2012
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Self
2025The Marriage Ref
Self - Panelist
2010
The History of Comedy
Self
2017The History of Comedy
Self - Creator, Seinfeld
2017
The Nineties
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Three Stooges
Sister Mary-Mengele
2012
Toast of Tinseltown
Sola Mirronek
2022
Whatever Works
Boris Yellnikoff
2009
Maya & Marty
2016
Clear History
Nathan Flomm / Rolly DaVore
2013Clear History
Producer
2013Clear History
Writer
2013
New York Stories
Theater Manager
1989
Expecting Amy
Self
2020
The Paul Reiser Show
Larry David
2011
Radio Days
Communist Neighbor
1987Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg
2005
Envy
Executive Producer
2004
Woody Allen: A Documentary
Self
2011
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Self
2023
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
Self
2017
Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Larry David
1999Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
Story
1999
Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin
Self
2019
The Last Laugh
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2016
Sour Grapes
Studio Executive / Annoying Doctor / Singing Bum (uncredited)
1998Sour Grapes
Writer
1998Sour Grapes
Director
1998
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
Self
2021
Miracle on 42nd Street
Self
2017
Salman Rushdie: Death on a Trail
Larry David (archive footage)
2019
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Self
2004
Can She Bake a Cherry Pie?
Mort's Friend At Cafe
1983
Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found
Self
2005
Seinfeld: How It Began
Self
2004
Earth to America
Self
2005
The Improv: 50 Years Behind the Brick Wall
Self
2013
Long Shot
Self - Actor, 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'
2017
Ricky Gervais Meets...
Larry David
2006
Second Thoughts
Monroe Clark
1983MTVU Stand In
2005
60 Spins Around the Sun
Self
2003
Where Have You Gone, Lou DiMaggio?
Self
2017
Jerry Seinfeld: Submarine Captain
Self
2007
The Seinfeld Story
Self
2004
Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story
Self
2013
Fuel
Self - Actor / Comedian / Environmental Activist
2008
Who Is the Real Martin Short?
2017
All the Rage (Saved by Sarno)
Self
2016Seinfans Take Kramer's Reality Tour
Self
2004
Norman's Corner
Writer
1988This Emotional Life
Self
2010