Garry shandling

American comedian (1949-2016)

Garry Shandling was a renowned American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. He started his career writing for sitcoms and became a frequent guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Shandling created two acclaimed TV shows, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, for which he received numerous Emmy nominations and awards.

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About the Garry shandling

Garry Emmanuel Shandlingwas an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer.

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 Starring Johnny Carson where he became a frequent guest host. Shandling was, for a time, considered the leading contender to replace Johnny Carson. In 1986, he created It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, which aired on Showtime. It was nominated for four Emmy Awardsand lasted until 1990.

Shandling’s second show, The Larry Sanders Show, began airing on HBO in 1992. He was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards for the show and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series in 1998, along with Peter Tolan, for writing the series finale. In film, he had a recurring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. He also lent his voice to Verne the turtle in Over the Hedge. Shandling’s final performance was as the voice of Ikki in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book, and the film was dedicated to his memory.

During his four-decade career, Shandling was nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations. He served as host of the Grammy Awards four times and as host of the Emmy Awards two times.

Frequently Asked Questions

Garry Shandling was born on November 29, 1949.

Garry Shandling wrote for sitcoms such as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter early in his career.

Garry Shandling made a successful stand-up performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and became a frequent guest host, and was considered a leading contender to replace Johnny Carson.

Garry Shandling created two acclaimed TV shows, It’s Garry Shandling’s Show and The Larry Sanders Show, for which he received numerous Emmy nominations and awards.

Garry Shandling had a recurring role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in Iron Man 2 and Captain America: The Winter Soldier.

Garry Shandling’s final performance was as the voice of Ikki the turtle in the live-action remake of The Jungle Book, and the film was dedicated to his memory.

During his four-decade career, Garry Shandling was nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations.

28 Quotes by Garry shandling

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    First of all, I’m not the kind of guy that likes to rehash the show and so forth and so on.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I actually think I’m more of a turtle than Verne is. Where Verne is up on two legs and moving at full speed and doesn’t pull his head into the shell very often, I in reality was five or ten minutes later to every recording session.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    Carol Burnett was particularly funny. She swore for the first time on television on Larry Sanders.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I think I look great in green, and I’m going to start wearing more green.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I guess he wanted to see a little more sexual activity because in real life, in bed I think less is more and let the woman come to me. Frankly, I don’t even need a woman there.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    You know it’s funny that none of the regular late-night shows now use guest hosts the way Johnny did. No one talks about it much, but it’s curious that they don’t do it. They would each have to be asked the reason why they don’t.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I’m dating a woman now who, evidently, is unaware of it.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I’m not a party guy. I don’t carouse very much.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    Because I am afraid of commitment. This movie certainly has some bearing and is some reflection of my real feeling about relationships, because I do have commitment issues. My friends tell me I have intimacy problems, but they don’t know me, so who cares what they think?

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    The only way I would go back to hosting would be if it were something entirely new. It would prevent me from wanting to host a standard-fare kind of talk show.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    My first appearance as a guest on The Tonight Show was in ’81.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I practice safe sex – I use an airbag.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    Here’s the thing – I’m single, I haven’t been married, I don’t have kids yet. If I do have kids I would be interested to see them in my life, so here’s a movie for kids and I’m in there and I’m supposed to be kind of funny for kids.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I’ve never had anyone put on a puppet show to convince me of anything. And I’ve done a lot of stuff. I don’t know that I would put the puppets on when I was pitching a show. This was the head of the studio putting a puppet show on. And I’ll tell you, he wasn’t bad.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    Which is, I’m an optimist that two people can be together to work out their conflicts. And that commitment, I think, might be what love is, because they both grow from their relationship.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    Without comedy as a defense mechanism I wouldn’t be able to survive.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I think it’s one of the main negative emotional ingredients that fuels show business, because there’s so much at stake and the fear of failure looms large.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I’m too shy to express my sexual needs except over the phone to people I don’t know.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I am pretty tenacious as a perfectionist in terms of getting something right.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I once made love for an hour and fifteen minutes, but it was the night the clocks are set ahead.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    It’s not the hair on your head that matters. It’s the kind of hair you have inside.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    But I really like hosting, I think it’s a strength of mine. It allows me to improvise, and I love the spontaneity of that, and I think I’m funny behind the desk when interviewing someone.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don’t really know me.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I like going into nature and that’s where I’m happiest.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I don’t know how to ground myself without the other actor present.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I play basketball on Sundays and I’m a very spiritual guy; I read a lot of Eastern philosophy and I meditate.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I don’t know why men are so fascinated with television and I think it has something to do with – if I may judge from my own father, who used to sit and stare at the TV while my mother was speaking to him – I think that’s a man’s way of tuning out.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)

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    I think sometimes I should do more carousing, because I don’t do much and maybe it would be fun occasionally. It’s hard for me to have fun and I’m a serious thinker and a searcher and funny from the front.

    Garry shandling

    American comedian (1949-2016)