Biography

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 (1993). ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

Filmography

Over the Hedge (2005) (voice) .... Verne
Tusker (2003) (voice)
Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Comedian (2002) .... Himself
Run Ronnie Run! (2002)
Zoolander (2001) .... Himself
... aka Zoolander (2001) (Germany)
Town & Country (2001) .... Griffin Miller
52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (2000) (TV) .... Himself/Host
What Planet Are You From? (2000) .... Harold Anderson
51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, The (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Hurlyburly (1998) .... Artie
Doctor Dolittle (1998) (voice) .... Male Pigeon
Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television (1996) (TV) .... Himself
What Makes You Laugh? (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, A (1995) (TV) .... Himself
Mixed Nuts (1994) .... Stanley Tannenbaum
... aka Lifesavers (1994)
Love Affair (1994) .... Kip DeMay
Comic Relief VI (1994) (TV) .... Himself
Bob Hope: The First 90 Years (1993) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Bob Hope: A 90th Birthday Celebration (1993) (TV) (USA)
Night We Never Met, The (1993) (uncredited) .... Mr. Vertisey, Dental Patient
"Larry Sanders Show, The" (1992) TV Series .... Larry Sanders
Johnny Carson's 29th Anniversary (1991) (TV) (archive footage) .... Himself
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) (TV) .... Jack (of Jack and Jill)
Comic Relief (1986/I) (TV) .... Himself
"It's Garry Shandling's Show" (1986) TV Series .... Garry Shandling
Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce (1985) .... Himself
Joan Rivers and Friends Salute Heidi Abromowitz (1985) (TV) .... Himself
Garry Shandling: Alone in Vegas (1984) (TV) .... Himself
"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) TV Series .... Himself