Garry Shandling

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf actor
comedian
television producer
gptkbp:activeYears 1975-2016
gptkbp:awards gptkb:American_Comedy_Award
Primetime Emmy Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1949-11-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Forest_Lawn_Memorial_Park,_Hollywood_Hills
gptkbp:children none
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Bob_Odenkirk
gptkb:Larry_David
gptkb:HBO
gptkb:David_Letterman
gptkb:Showtime
gptkbp:deathDate 2016-03-24
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:famousQuote "The only thing I can do is be myself."
"I think the best way to get to know someone is to work with them."
"I think the best comedy comes from a place of honesty."
"I don't think of myself as a comedian. I think of myself as a person who makes people laugh."
"I always thought of myself as a writer first and a performer second."
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Tonight_Show_Starring_Johnny_Carson
gptkb:The_Ed_Sullivan_Show
gptkb:The_Man_Who_Knew_Too_Little
gptkb:The_Happy_Hooker_Goes_to_Washington
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:The_Larry_Sanders_Show
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Garry Shandling
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Larry_David
gptkb:David_Letterman
comedy television
mockumentary_style
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:George_Carlin
Richard Pryor
gptkbp:knownFor satirical comedy
gptkbp:legacy pioneering television comedy
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_Larry_Sanders_Show
gptkb:It's_Garry_Shandling's_Show
gptkbp:occupation screenwriter
director
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer stand-up comedy
writing for sitcoms
gptkbp:produces The Disaster Artist
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Linda_Doucett
gptkbp:website garryshandling.com