Larry David

Biography: Everything about Larry David's first 20 years in show business implied that his success lay behind the scenes. He embarked on a stand-up career in the 1970s, which led to a gig as a writer and performer on the late-night sketch show Fridays. After a handful of small film roles and a fruitless one-year stint as a Saturday Night Live writer, David cocreated one of the most beloved and influential sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld, in 1990. After leaving the show, the disgruntled humorist wrote and directed the movie Sour Grapes, which turned out to be a bomb, before wisely returning to his small-screen roots with the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show was so successful that it spawned an offbeat, semi-improvised, wince-inducing series that finally turned the fiftysomething, balding neurotic into an on-camera star. However, it wasn't the first time that David's personality ended up on the small screen: according to Seinfeld lore, he was the primaryEverything about Larry David's first 20 years in show business implied that his success lay behind the scenes. He embarked on a stand-up career in the 1970s, which led to a gig as a writer and performer on the late-night sketch show Fridays. After a handful of small film roles and a fruitless one-year stint as a Saturday Night Live writer, David cocreated one of the most beloved and influential sitcoms of all time, Seinfeld, in 1990. After leaving the show, the disgruntled humorist wrote and directed the movie Sour Grapes, which turned out to be a bomb, before wisely returning to his small-screen roots with the 1999 HBO special Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm. The show was so successful that it spawned an offbeat, semi-improvised, wince-inducing series that finally turned the fiftysomething, balding neurotic into an on-camera star. However, it wasn't the first time that David's personality ended up on the small screen: according to Seinfeld lore, he was the primary inspiration for the character of George Costanza. Expand

Larry David's Scores

Average career score: 73
Highest Metascore: 93 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3
Lowest Metascore: 38 The Paul Reiser Show: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 17
  2. Negative: 1 out of 17
17 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
86 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 8 Jul 10, 2011 Himself / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.5
38 The Paul Reiser Show: Season 1 Apr 14, 2011 Himself 3.5
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 19 Jan 3, 2011 Guest tbd
tbd Hell's Kitchen: Season 7 Jun 1, 2010 Larry David tbd
40 The Marriage Ref: Season 1 Feb 28, 2010 Panelist 3.8
81 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 7 Sep 20, 2009 Himself; Tom / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.6
tbd The View: Season 12 Sep 2, 2008 Larry David tbd
89 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 6 Sep 9, 2007 Himself / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.8
tbd Hannah Montana: Season 2 Apr 23, 2007 Himself 6.6
tbd The View: Season 10 Sep 4, 2006 Larry David tbd
69 Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg: Season 1 Dec 14, 2005 Guest 7.4
91 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 5 Sep 25, 2005 Himself / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.8
68 Entourage: Season 1 Jul 18, 2004 Himself / Guest 8.4
88 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 4 Jan 4, 2004 Himself / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.9
93 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 3 Sep 15, 2002 Himself / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.8
tbd Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 2 Sep 11, 2001 Himself / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 9.1
80 Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 1 Oct 15, 2000 Himself / Writer / Executive Producer / Producer / Larry David 8.5
tbd Seinfeld: Season 9 Sep 25, 1997 Himself / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer / Prison Heckler 9.0
tbd Seinfeld: Season 8 Sep 19, 1996 Himself / Voice Of George Steinbrenner (Uncredited) / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer 9.1
tbd Seinfeld: Season 7 Sep 21, 1995 Newspaper Stand Worker (Uncredited Appearance) / Voice Of George Steinbrenner (Uncredited) / Writer / Creator 9.3
tbd Seinfeld: Season 6 Sep 22, 1994 Newspaper Stand Worker (Uncredited Appearance) / Voice Of George Steinbrenner (Uncredited) / Writer / Creator 9.2
tbd Seinfeld: Season 5 Sep 16, 1993 Man On Beach (Uncredited) / Voice Of George Steinbrenner (Uncredited) / Writer / Larry David / Creator / Executive Producer 9.3
tbd Seinfeld: Season 4 Aug 19, 1992 Man On Beach (Uncredited) / Voice Of Man Ordering The Leftover Kosher Meal (Uncredited) / Writer / Larry David / Creator 9.3
tbd Seinfeld: Season 3 Sep 18, 1991 Voice Of Fight Referee (Uncredited) / Voice Of Man Ordering The Leftover Kosher Meal (Uncredited) / Writer / Larry David / Creator 9.1
tbd Seinfeld: Season 2 Jan 23, 1991 Voice Of Fight Referee (Uncredited) / Voice Of Newman (Uncredited) / Writer / Larry David / Creator / Executive Producer 8.8
79 Seinfeld: Season 1 Jul 5, 1989 Recurring Role / Voice Of Newman (Uncredited) / Writer / Creator / Executive Producer 9.0
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 10 Oct 6, 1984 Bidder / Voice Of The Heckler 10
tbd Saturday Night Live: Season 1 Oct 11, 1975 Himself 7.9