Lawrence Gene "
Larry"
David (born July 2, 1947) is an American comedian, writer, actor, and
television producer. He was the co-creator, with
Jerry Seinfeld, of the television series
Seinfeld, and was its head writer and executive producer from 1989 to 1996. David has subsequently gained further recognition for the
HBO series
Curb Your Enthusiasm, which he also created, in which he stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself.