Fan mail address
Larry David
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
9601 Wilshire Blvd.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5213
USA
Address information
William Morris Endeavor Entertainment
(Talent and Literary Agency)
9601 Wilshire Blvd.
3rd Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90210-5213
USA
Phone: (310) 285-9000
Larry David is an acclaimed American comedian, writer, producer, and actor, best known for his unique brand of observational humor and his distinctive approach to storytelling in television. Born on July 2, 1947, in Brooklyn, New York, David grew up in a Jewish family. He is the son of Morty David, a businessman, and Sylvia David, a homemaker. From a young age, he showed an affinity for comedy, inspired by television shows like The Ed Sullivan Show and comedians such as George Carlin and Richard Pryor.
David attended Sheepshead Bay High School and later went on to enroll at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he graduated with a degree in history in 1970. After college, he moved to New York City and pursued a career in comedy. He performed stand-up at various clubs, but it took time for him to find his footing. His experiences as a struggling comedian and writer during this period would later inform much of his comedic material.
In the late 1970s, David started to gain recognition as a writer for the television series Fridays, a sketch comedy show that aired on ABC. This early exposure to television writing helped him refine his comedic voice. However, it was his partnership with Jerry Seinfeld that would catapult him to fame. In 1989, David co-created the groundbreaking sitcom Seinfeld, which became one of the most successful and influential television shows of all time.
