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Larry David
Larry David, September 2008
Birth name	Lawrence Gene David
Born	July 2, 1947 (1947-07-02) (age 61) Brooklyn, New York, United States
Medium	standup, television, film
Nationality	American
Years active	1975–present
Genres	Improvisational comedy, observational comedy, sketch comedy
Subject(s)	Self-deprecation, everyday life, manners, social norms
Influences	Phil Silvers, Mel Brooks, Woody Allen
Influenced	Ricky Gervais, Jack Dee, Sarah Silverman, Josh Borenstein, Jeff Garlin
Spouse	Laurie Lennard (1993–2007)
Notable works and roles	Various characters in Fridays Co-creator, head-writer of Seinfeld Larry David in Curb Your Enthusiasm
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Comedy Series 1993 Seinfeld Outstanding Writing - Comedy Series 1993 Seinfeld

Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American actor, writer, comedian, producer, and film director. Formerly a standup comedian, David went into television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as writing briefly for Saturday Night Live. He was voted by other comedians the 23rd-greatest comedian of all time in the British Channel 4 The Comedians' Comedian poll.

In 1989, he teamed up with Jerry Seinfeld to co-create the television series Seinfeld, where he also acted as head writer and executive producer. David's work won him a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in 1993. In 1999, he created the HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm, a mostly improvised sitcom in which he stars as a fictionalised version of himself.

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