Garry Shandling
Garry Emmanuel Shandling (born November 29, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois - † March 24, 2016 in Los Angeles , California ) was an American comedian and actor .
Life
Shandling grew up in Tucson , Arizona, USA . He attended Palo Verde High School and the University of Arizona . He initially studied electrical engineering , but later took his final exam in marketing . Shandling also studied creative writing for two semesters .
In his early career he wrote for television shows such as Sanford and Son (1972) and Welcome Back, Kotter (1975). After a serious car accident, Shandling made the decision to become a stand-up comedian during his recovery .
Between 1986 and 1990 he starred in the influential and critically acclaimed sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show , in which he regularly broke the Fourth Wall and acted with the studio audience.
Garry Shandling turned down a 1992 NBC offer to take on the show Late Night with David Letterman , as he had just started The Larry Sanders Show .
Shandling died of a pulmonary embolism in March 2016 at the age of 66 .
Filmography (selection)
actor
- 1986–1990: It's Garry Shandling's Show
- 1990: Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme
- 1992–1998: The Larry Sanders Show ( The Larry Sanders Show , TV series, 90 episodes)
- 1993: The Night We Never Met (The Night We Never Met)
- 1994: Lifesavers - The Lifesavers (Mixed Nuts)
- 1994: Perfect Love Affair (Love Affair)
- 1998: Hurlyburly
- 1998: Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time
- 2000: Good Vibrations - Sex vom Another Star (What Planet Are You From?)
- 2000: The X-Files - The Scary Cases of the FBI ( The X-Files , TV series, episode 7x19)
- 2001: City, Country, Kiss (Town & Country)
- 2005: Love is a matter of nerves (Trust the Man)
- 2006: Hammy's Boomerang Adventure
- 2006: Ab durch die Hecke ( Over the Hedge , speaking role)
- 2010: Iron Man 2
- 2014: The Return of the First Avenger (Captain America: The Winter Soldier)
- 2016: The Jungle Book (voice)
Screenwriter
- 1984: Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
- 1986: The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
- 1986: Comic Relief
- 1986–1990: It's Garry Shandling's Show
- 1991: Garry Shandling: Stand-Up
- 1992–1998: The Larry Sanders Show (The Larry Sanders Show)
- 2000: Good Vibrations - Sex vom Another Star (What Planet Are You From?)
producer
- 1984: Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas
- 1986: The Garry Shandling Show: 25th Anniversary Special
- 1986–1990: It's Garry Shandling's Show
- 1991: Garry Shandling: Stand-Up
- 1992–1998: The Larry Sanders Show (The Larry Sanders Show)
- 2000: Good Vibrations - Sex vom Another Star (What Planet Are You From?)
Director
- 1998: The Larry Sanders Show ( The Larry Sanders Show , 3 episodes)
Awards
1995
- Golden Globe Award : Best Actor in a Series, The Larry Sanders Show
1996
- Golden Globe Award : Best Actor in a Series, The Larry Sanders Show
- Satellite Awards : Best Actor in a Series on The Larry Sanders Show
1997
- Satellite Awards : Best Actor in a Series on The Larry Sanders Show
Web links
- Garry Shandling in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Garry Shandling in the nndb (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Joan Stuller-Giglione: It's Garry Shandling's Show / The Larry Sanders Show on the website of the Museum of Broadcast Communications , accessed on 28 March 2018
- ^ Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh: The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group, 2009 ISBN 9780307483201 p. 678
- ↑ Garry Shandling Dies at 66. In: variety.com. Variety , March 24, 2016, accessed March 24, 2016.
- ^ Garry Shandling Autopsy Report . In: TMZ.com of December 27, 2016.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Shandling, Garry |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Shandling, Garry Emmanuel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American comedian and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 2016 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |