Larry David is an American comedian, writer, actor, director, and television producer. [1] He and Jerry Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld , of which David was the head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons. David gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he created and stars in as a fictionalized version of himself. David has written or co-written every episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm since its pilot episode in 1999. [2]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | It Happened at Lakewood Manor | Cameo in crowd near hotel | |
| 1983 | Can She Bake a Cherry Pie? | Mort's Friend | |
| 1983 | Second Thoughts | Monroe Clark | |
| 1987 | Radio Days | Communist Neighbor | |
| 1989 | New York Stories | Theater Manager | |
| 1998 | Sour Grapes | Studio Executive/Annoying Doctor/Singing Bum | Also writer and director |
| 2004 | Envy | Executive producer | |
| 2009 | Whatever Works | Boris Yelnikoff | |
| 2012 | The Three Stooges | Sister Mary-Mengele | |
| 2013 | Clear History | Nathan Flomm | Co writer |
| 2017 | Long Shot | Himself |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980–1982 | Fridays | Various | 54 episodes; also writer |
| 1984–1985 | Saturday Night Live | 17 episodes; also writer | |
| 1987 | Way Off Broadway | Writer and performer | |
| 1989–1998 | Seinfeld | 180 episodes; also co-creator, writer and producer | |
| 1993 | Love & War | Himself | Episode: "Let's Not Call It Love" |
| 1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm | Larry David | One-hour special; also creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2000–present | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Larry David | 11 Seasons; Also creator, writer and executive producer |
| 2004 | Entourage | Himself | Episode: "New York" |
| 2007 | Hannah Montana | Episode: "My Best Friend's Boyfriend" | |
| 2011 | The Paul Reiser Show | Episode: "The Father's Occupation" | |
| 2011 | Woody Allen: A Documentary | Two-part documentary series | |
| 2012 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself (guest) | Episode: Larry Eats a Pancake |
| 2013 | Clear History | Nathan Flomm | Television film; also writer and producer |
| 2014 | TripTank | Himself (voice) | Episode: "Roy & Ben's Day Off" |
| 2015 | The League | Future Ruxin | Episode: "The Great Night of Shiva" |
| 2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Himself (guest) | Television Special |
| 2015–2020 | Saturday Night Live | Bernie Sanders/Host | Various Episodes |
| 2016 | Maya & Marty | Himself | Episode: "Jimmy Fallon & Miley Cyrus" |
| 2022 | Toast of Tinseltown | Sola Mirronek | Episodes: "Anger Man" and "The Scorecard" |
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