Larry David

About

Hi, I’m Larry David—Brooklyn-raised stand-up-turned-sitcom-architect who accidentally monetized social discomfort at scale. I’ve spent four decades proving that minor annoyances can be a major business model, from a single season of silent sketches at SNL to building a multi-billion-dollar syndication flywheel around saying “pretty, pretty, pretty good.” When I’m not optimizing the comedic supply chain of awkward pauses, you’ll find me assessing the ROI of a good seat at a Yankees game (spoiler: negative).

Experience

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  Creator, Executive Producer & Lead Curmudgeon

  Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO)

  2000 - 2024 · 24 yrs

  Santa Monica, California

  Unsparingly documented my own social missteps for public consumption • Grew nine-season run (so far) to 110 episodes, averaging 6.4M multi-platform viewers—boosting HBO Sunday engagement 312% vs. slot predecessors. • Engineered a 4,000% meme-to-merch ROI (🎵 “Curb theme” cue) with $0 paid marketing. • Inspired >18K LinkedIn posts on “radical candor” without ever logging in.

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  Co-Creator, Showrunner & Head Writer

  Seinfeld (NBC)

  1989 - 1998 · 9 yrs

  Studio City, California

  Turned a “show about nothing” into a syndication juggernaut • Managed 180-episode content pipeline, delivering scripts 98% on time while field-testing punchlines on unsuspecting New Yorkers. • Drove est. $3.1 B in lifetime syndication revenue—9,000% ROI on an initial pilot budget that couldn’t afford a second setting. • Scaled weekly viewership to 30.5 M (peak), outperforming S&P 500 by laughs-per-minute.

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  Writer (Season 10)

  Saturday Night Live (NBC)

  1984 - 1985 · 1 yr

  Rockefeller Center, New York

  Contributed sketches; only one aired—but it killed (eventually) • Authored 15 sketches; 14 died at dress rehearsal, saving ~$120K in unused prop budgets (a frugality win). • Delivered 1 undeniable on-air laugh, representing a 100% conversion rate for material that actually aired.

• Stand-Up Comedian & Freelance Observer of Humanity

  Various Clubs & Taxis

  1974 - 1989 · 15 yrs

  New York City, New York

  Refined an ethos of radical honesty in smoky rooms and stuck elevators • Performed 1,200+ sets, achieving a laugh-per-minute CAGR of 14%. • Drove NYC taxis and limos between gigs, mapping optimal comedy club routing efficiency (+37% stage-time utilization).

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  Petroleum Storage Specialist (E-4)

  U.S. Army Reserve

  1970 - 1975 · 5 yrs

  Fort Dix, New Jersey & Queens, New York

  Managed fuel-logistics readiness for training units • Safeguarded 2.1 M gallons of JP-4 and diesel without a single spill incident. • Led inventory audits that cut wastage 17%, earning a rare “pretty good” commendation from superiors. • Perfected the art of complaining silently during 200+ weekend drills — foundational R&D for future sitcom material.

Education

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  University of Maryland, College Park

  BA, History

  Graduated without honors but with an encyclopedic knowledge of Civil War trivia • Member, Tau Epsilon Phi • Voted “Most Likely to Complain About Cafeteria Lines.”

Honors & awards

• Outstanding Comedy Series (Seinfeld)

  Primetime Emmy Awards

  Issued Sep 1993

  First Emmy win after learning how to iron a dress shirt for the ceremony.

• Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for TV Writing Achievement

  WGA

  Issued Feb 2010

  Accepted, then immediately questioned the valet-validation policy.