Garry Shandling

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1949-11-29 (67 years old)

Deathday

2016-03-24

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Garry Shandling

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Garry Emmanuel Shandling (born November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He was best known for his work in It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms such as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. He made a successful stand-up performance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and became a frequent guest-host on the show. Shandling was for a time considered the leading contender to replace Carson (other hopefuls were Joan Rivers, David Letterman and David Brenner). In 1986 ...

Acting

2010

Iron Man 2

as Senator Stern

2000

What Planet Are You From?

as Harold Anderson

1994

Mixed Nuts

as Stanley

2006

Over the Hedge

as Verne (voice)

2001

Town & Country

as Griffin Morris

1998

Hurlyburly

as Artie

2003

2001

Zoolander

as Garry Shandling

1994

Love Affair

as Kip DeMay

2002

Comedian

as Self

2006

2002

2017

2016

The Jungle Book

as Ikki (voice)

2005

Trust the Man

as Dr. Beekman

2012

The Dictator

as Inspector (uncredited)

1990

Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme

as Jack (of Jack and Jill)

1993

The Night We Never Met

as Mr. Vertisey

1998

Doctor Dolittle

as Male Pigeon (voice)

2019

Jeff Dunham: Talking Heads

as Self (archive footage)

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