About
| Birth Name: | Garry Emmanuel Shandling |
| Birth Notes: | 29 November 1949, Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Height: | 5' 10 1/2" |
Filmography
| Comedian (2002) as Comedian |
| Iron Man 2 (2010) as Senator Stern |
| Love Affair (1994) as Kip DeMay |
| Over the Hedge (2006) as Verne |
| Town & Country (2001) as Griffin |
| Trust the Man (2005) as Dr. Beekman |
| Zoolander (2001) as Himself |
| Catalina View (2004) as Himself |
| Doctor Dolittle (1998) as Male Pigeon |
| Hurlyburly (1998) as Artie |
| Mixed Nuts (1994) as Stanley |
| Run Ronnie Run (2002) as Himself |
| Special Thanks to Roy London (2005) as Himself |
| The Night We Never Met (1993) as Mr. Vertisey |
| What Planet Are You From? (2000) as Harold Anderson |
Trivia
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* Lived with sometimes co-star, Linda Doucett from 1987-94. When they broke up, she filed charges against him for sex discrimination and sexual harassment. * Sued former manager Brad Grey, dispute is over talents that Grey met through their business association. * Wrote for television early in his career on such shows as "Sanford and Son" (1972) and "Welcome Back, Kotter" (1975). An automobile accident left him in critical condition. It was during recovery that he decided to get into stand-up comedy. * Turned down an offer from NBC to take over "Late Night With..." after David Letterman left for CBS, because he was launching "The Larry Sanders Show" (1992). * Friend of Dana Delany. * Grew up in Tucson, Arizona. He attended Palo Verde High School and the University of Arizona. He initially majored in electrical engineering, but graduated with a degree in marketing. He studied creative writing for a year as a grad student. * Older brother Barry died of cystic fibrosis in 1960. * Is portrayed by Stewart Francis in Gilda Radner: It's Always Something (2002) (TV). |
Quotes
| * "Women need to know that not all guys are going to hurt them the way that the guy did before they started dating me. I know guys I wouldn't go out with." |
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