Full Bio
Comedian Garry Shandling is best known for his top-rated, award-winning parody of television talk shows The Larry Sanders Show, which aired on the HBO cable network from 1993 to 1998. He started out as a comedy writer for other sitcoms and as a standup comedian. He landed his first television show, the It's Garry Shandling's Show, on Fox in 1985. The show was heavily autobiographical, to the point of replicating his apartment on a soundstage. Shandling, however, made his biggest impression with Larry Sanders, a show about the trials, tribulations, and double-dealing that goes on behind the scenes of a latenight talk show. Much of the show's material was drawn from experiences Shandling endured or witnessed on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, where he was a popular guest star.
In addition to performing live and on television, Shandling has also played character roles in feature films, beginning with The Night We Never Met in 1993 and continuing with such varied projects as Hurly Burly and Dr. Doolittle, both in 1998. The actor tried his hand at starring with the 2000 extra-terrestrial comedy What Planet Are You From, a box-office dud Shandling also produced and wrote.
As the decade wore on, Shandling's significant screen roles were limited to the 2001 Warren Beatty picture Town & Country, before emerging in 2006 by lending his voice to the animated adventure Over the Hedge and appearing in a supporting part in Trust the Man. ~ Sandra Brennan
In addition to performing live and on television, Shandling has also played character roles in feature films, beginning with The Night We Never Met in 1993 and continuing with such varied projects as Hurly Burly and Dr. Doolittle, both in 1998. The actor tried his hand at starring with the 2000 extra-terrestrial comedy What Planet Are You From, a box-office dud Shandling also produced and wrote.
As the decade wore on, Shandling's significant screen roles were limited to the 2001 Warren Beatty picture Town & Country, before emerging in 2006 by lending his voice to the animated adventure Over the Hedge and appearing in a supporting part in Trust the Man. ~ Sandra Brennan
ACTING CREDITS
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The Green Room with Paul Provenza TV (2 episodes) -
Iron Man 2 (2010) ...Senator Stern
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Real Time with Bill Maher TV (4 episodes)-
October 16, 2009
...Himself
Oct 16, 2009 -
October 3rd, 2008
...Himself
Oct 3, 2008 -
April 25th, 2008
...Himself
Apr 25, 2008 -
May 4th, 2007
...Himself
May 4, 2007
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October 16, 2009
...Himself
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Trust the Man (2006) ...Dr. Beekman
WRITING CREDITS
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What Planet Are You From? (2000) ...(screenplay)
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The Larry Sanders Show TV (28 episodes)
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I Buried Sid
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May 3, 1998 -
The Interview
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Apr 12, 1998 -
As My Career Lay Dying
...(creator)
Mar 29, 1998 -
The Beginning of the End
...(creator)
Mar 22, 1998 -
Larry's New Love
...(creator)
Feb 26, 1997 -
The Roast
...(written by)
Feb 19, 1997
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I Buried Sid
...(story)
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It's Garry Shandling's Show. TV (30 episodes)
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The Last Show
...written by
May 11, 1990 -
Mad at Brad
...(creator)
May 4, 1990 -
My Mother, the Wife
...(creator)
Apr 6, 1990 -
Chester Gets a Show
...(creator)
Mar 30, 1990 -
Shandling Vs Mull
...(creator)
Mar 9, 1990 -
Firehose
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Jan 19, 1990
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The Last Show
...written by
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Sanford and Son TV (4 episodes)
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Committee Man
...written by
Nov 12, 1976 -
The Camping Trip
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Mar 19, 1976 -
The Director
...written by
Feb 27, 1976 -
Sanford and Rising Son
...written by
Nov 21, 1975
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Committee Man
...written by
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