拉里·戴维(Larry David)，1947年生于美国纽约布鲁克林，曾在马里兰大学主修历史和商务学，后成为一名单口相声剧演员，80年代起开始为ABC剧集《Fridays》和NBC王牌娱乐节目《Saturday Night Live》写作喜剧小品，但并不太成功。1989年拉里·戴维同喜剧演员杰瑞·宋飞合作推出了情景喜剧《宋飞正传》，戴维担任制片人和编剧，同时也是剧中宋飞好友乔治（George Costanza）的生活原型。
As a multi-talented comedian who encompasses writing, producing, directing, acting and performing stand-up comedy, Jeff Garlin has honed a successful career that started at Second City in his hometown of Chicago. Influenced by the comedians of his childhood (such as Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, and Shelley Berman), Garlin enjoys telling stories, exploring his personal foibles and exposing his innermost thoughts for all to hear. Garlin both co-stars and executive produces the critically acclaimed HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000).
