Lawrence Gene David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian,
writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry
Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was
the head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons.
David gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your
Enthusiasm, which he created and stars in as a semi-fictionalized
version of himself. David has written or co-written every episode of
Curb Your Enthusiasm since its pilot episode in 1999.David's work on
Seinfeld won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1993, for Outstanding
Comedy Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a
Comedy Series. Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into
television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as
writing briefly for Saturday Night Live. David has received a total of
27 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Golden Globe
Award nominations. He was voted by fellow comedians and comedy
insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll
to select "The Comedian's Comedian" and was awarded the Laurel Award
for TV Writing Achievement by the Writers Guild of America in
2010.Since 2015, David has made multiple guest appearances playing
2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday
Night Live.
writer, actor, director, and television producer. He and Jerry
Seinfeld created the television series Seinfeld, of which David was
the head writer and executive producer for the first seven seasons.
David gained further recognition for the HBO series Curb Your
Enthusiasm, which he created and stars in as a semi-fictionalized
version of himself. David has written or co-written every episode of
Curb Your Enthusiasm since its pilot episode in 1999.David's work on
Seinfeld won him two Primetime Emmy Awards in 1993, for Outstanding
Comedy Series and Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a
Comedy Series. Formerly a stand-up comedian, David went into
television comedy, writing and starring in ABC's Fridays, as well as
writing briefly for Saturday Night Live. David has received a total of
27 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, as well as three Golden Globe
Award nominations. He was voted by fellow comedians and comedy
insiders as the 23rd greatest comedy star ever in a 2004 British poll
to select "The Comedian's Comedian" and was awarded the Laurel Award
for TV Writing Achievement by the Writers Guild of America in
2010.Since 2015, David has made multiple guest appearances playing
2016 and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Saturday
Night Live.
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