Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American
comedy television series produced and broadcast by
HBO, which premiered on October 15, 2000. It aired 80 episodes over eight seasons, the last of which aired in 2011. The series was created by
Seinfeld co-creator
Larry David, who stars as a fictionalized version of himself. The series follows Larry in his life as a semi-retired television writer and producer in
Los Angeles and later
New York City. Also starring are
Cheryl Hines as his wife Cheryl,
Jeff Garlin as his manager Jeff, and
Susie Essman as Jeff's wife Susie.
Curb Your Enthusiasm often
features guest stars, and many of these appearances are by celebrities playing versions of themselves fictionalized to varying degrees.