Larry David's Biography: Larry David was born on July 2, 1947 in Brooklyn, New York. He studied at the University of Maryland with a degree in history and business. Previously, he worked as a standup comedian, a writer and starred on the television series Fridays. He was also known as a writer for Saturday Night Live and as the executive producer of the comedy series Seinfeld. Larry David stars as himself on the television series Curb Your Enthusiasm. He portrays a character that is rich but has very bad luck when it comes to social situations. He appears to be cautious when it comes to hurting the feeling of others but unintentionally does so.