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{{Short description|American comedian, writer and actor (born 1947)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image              = Larry David at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2.jpg
| caption            = David in 2009
| birth_name         = Lawrence Gene David
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1947|7|2}}
| birth_place        = New York City, U.S.
| education = [[University of Maryland, College Park]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| years_active       = 1977–present
| medium             = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|film}}
| genre              = {{hlist|[[Observational comedy|Observational]]|[[Improvisational theatre|improvisational]]|[[black comedy]]|[[Ribaldry|blue comedy]]|[[insult comedy]]|[[deadpan]]|[[cringe comedy|cringe]]|[[satire]]}}
| subject            = {{hlist|[[Jewish culture]]|[[everyday life]]|[[human behavior]]|[[Embarrassment|social awkwardness]]|[[Popular culture|pop culture]]|[[World news|current events]]}}
| spouse             = {{ubl|{{marriage|[[Laurie David|Laurie Lennard]] |1993|2007|end=div}}|{{marriage|Ashley Underwood|October 7, 2020}}}}
| children           = 2, including [[Cazzie David|Cazzie]]
| relatives          = {{hlist|[[Julie Claire]] (niece)|[[Bernie Sanders]] (cousin)}}
| module             = {{Infobox military person|embed=yes
| allegiance    = United States
| branch        = [[United States Army Reserve]]
| serviceyears  = 1970&ndash;1975
| awards        = }}}}
'''Lawrence Gene David''' (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and television producer.<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-David |title=Larry David |encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica |access-date=June 13, 2020 |last=Augustyn |first=Adam |date=2020 |archive-date=August 30, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230830140115/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Larry-David |url-status=live }}</ref> He is known for his dry wit, portrayals of awkward social situations, and brutally honest takes on everyday life. He has received two [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] as well as nominations for three [[Golden Globe Awards]] and six [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]. He received the [[Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement|Writers Guild of America's Laurel Award]] in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=December 24, 2019 |url=https://awards.wga.org/awards/awards-recipients/laurel-awards/tv-laurel-previous-recipients |title=Television Laurel Award Recipients |website=Writers Guild Awards |publisher=Writers Guild of America |archive-date=December 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224215319/https://awards.wga.org/awards/awards-recipients/laurel-awards/tv-laurel-previous-recipients |url-status=live }}</ref> 

David started his career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning into [[television comedy]], where he wrote and starred in [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Fridays (TV series)|Fridays]]'' (1980–1982) and wrote briefly for ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' (1985–1986). He gained prominence and acclaim when he and [[Jerry Seinfeld]] created the [[NBC]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Seinfeld]]'' (1989–1998). He won two [[Primetime Emmy Award]]s in 1993, for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]] and [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |year=2012 |title=Larry David |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/larry-david |access-date=August 24, 2012 |work=Emmys.com |publisher=Academy of Television Arts & Sciences |archive-date=August 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120822040807/http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/larry-david |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Larry David |url=http://www.tv.com/larry-david/person/8236/biography.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080222014739/http://www.tv.com/larry-david/person/8236/biography.html |archive-date=February 22, 2008 |access-date=April 21, 2008 |website=[[TV.com]]}}</ref> He gained further recognition for creating, writing, and starring in the [[HBO]] series ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]'' (2000–2024).<ref>{{cite web |title=Improv on TV: How Curb Your Enthusiasm Gets It Right |url=http://www.tv.com/news/improv-on-tv-how-curb-your-enthusiasm-gets-it-right%0D-23091/ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130204212746/http://www.tv.com/news/improv-on-tv-how-curb-your-enthusiasm-gets-it-right%0D-23091/ |url-status=dead|archive-date=February 4, 2013 |work=TV.com |publisher=CBS Interactive Inc |access-date=August 24, 2012|author=Steve Heisler|date=June 2, 2010}}</ref> 

Since 2015, David has made guest appearances on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' impersonating 2016 and 2020 [[2020 Democratic Party presidential primaries|U.S. presidential candidate]] [[Bernie Sanders]], who is his sixth cousin once removed.<ref name="Worland">{{cite magazine |url=https://time.com/4077507/larry-david-snl-bernie-sanders/ |title=Larry David Played Bernie Sanders. and It Was Fantastic |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|TIME Magazine]] |first=Justin |last=Worland |access-date=May 20, 2020 |archive-date=October 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029181444/https://time.com/4077507/larry-david-snl-bernie-sanders/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="npr.org">{{cite news |url=https://www.npr.org/2016/02/07/465892623/with-a-little-help-from-larry-david-bernie-sanders-does-snl |title=With a Little Help From Larry David, Bernie Sanders Does 'SNL' |website=[[NPR]] |access-date=May 20, 2020 |date=February 7, 2016 |archive-date=August 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220807090240/https://www.npr.org/2016/02/07/465892623/with-a-little-help-from-larry-david-bernie-sanders-does-snl |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thewrap.com/snl-larry-david-returns-bernie-sanders-campaign-postmortem/ |title= 'SNL': Larry David Returns as Bernie Sanders for a Campaign Postmortem From His Living Room |website= [[TheWrap]] |date= April 11, 2020 |access-date=May 20, 2020}}</ref><ref name="variety">{{Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Daniel |date=July 27, 2017 |title=Larry David Reveals How Lorne Michaels and Ari Emanuel Recruited Him to Play Bernie Sanders on 'SNL' |url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/curb-your-enthusiasm-tca-1202508121/ |access-date=September 7, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US |archive-date=May 18, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518073244/https://variety.com/2017/tv/news/curb-your-enthusiasm-tca-1202508121/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also acted in three films directed by [[Woody Allen]], including ''[[Radio Days]]'' (1987) and ''[[Whatever Works]]'' (2009), and the [[HBO]] movie ''[[Clear History]]'' (2013). On stage, he made his [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] debut writing and starring in the comedic play ''[[Fish in the Dark]]'' (2015). He has written several comedic pieces for ''[[The New Yorker]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]''.