Garry Shandling
Biography
Garry Shandling was an American comedian and actor who also worked as a writer, director, and producer. Born in Chicago and raised in Tucson, Arizona, he began as a sitcom writer, selling scripts to Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter, before performing stand-up at The Comedy Store in 1978. A 1981 guest spot on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson led to frequent guest-hosting duties. In 1986 he created It's Garry Shandling's Show for Showtime, which ran until 1990 and earned four Emmy nominations. His HBO series The Larry Sanders Show, launched in 1992, drew 56 Emmy nominations and won him an Emmy for writing the 1998 finale. He hosted the Grammy Awards four times and the Emmy Awards twice. In film, he played Senator Stern in Iron Man 2 (2010) and Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), voiced Verne in Over the Hedge (2006), and gave his final performance as Ikki in The Jungle Book (2016).
66years old at death
- Born Chicago
- Died Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Garry Emmanuel Shandling (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 30 years1986 to 2016
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A role that slipped away
In 1993, NBC wanted Shandling to host Late Night for $5 million after David Letterman announced his move to CBS, but he declined. He also turned down The Late Late Show so he could keep working on The Larry Sanders Show.
First role
At 19, Shandling made a two hour drive to a Phoenix club where George Carlin was performing, and showed him some jokes. Carlin said he had "funny stuff on every page" and should keep at it.
A change of course
Shandling decided to become a stand-up comedian after a story meeting for Three's Company, where a producer objected that Chrissy would not say a line of dialogue.
Behind the camera
Shandling and Alan Zweibel created It's Garry Shandling's Show in 1985, and Shandling wrote 15 of its episodes. The series ran for 72 episodes on Showtime through 1990.
Garry Shandling movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jon Favreau directed two of these films. Scarlett Johansson appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Scarlett Johansson's page
Samuel L. Jackson's page
Bruce Willis's page
Ben Kingsley's page
Annette Bening's page
Steve Carell's page
All films by Jon Favreau
Also two films together8 more actors
- Jon FavreauThe Jungle Book (2016) and Iron Man 2 (2010)
- Caroline AaronWhat Planet Are You From? (2000) and Mixed Nuts (1994)
- Wanda SykesHammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) and Over the Hedge (2006)
- Warren BeattyTown & Country (2001) and Love Affair (1994)
- Robert KleinJerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1998) and Mixed Nuts (1994)
- Madison DavenportHammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) and Over the Hedge (2006)
- Jerry SeinfeldDying Laughing (2016) and Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1998)
- Shane BaumelHammy's Boomerang Adventure (2006) and Over the Hedge (2006)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Garry Shandling's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.7 billion
8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$967M35.9% of the total
- 2$715M26.5% of the total
- 3$624M23.2% of the total
- 4$343M12.8% of the total
- 5$18M0.7% of the total
- 6$14M0.5% of the total
- 7$10M0.4% of the total
- 8$1.8M0.1% of the total
Awards
One award and honor, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 1998 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | The Larry Sanders Show | Won |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.