Garry Shandling

Garry Shandling was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1949 and grew up in Tucson, Arizona. In 1973, Shandling moved to L.A. and began writing scripts for TV shows including Sanford and Son and Three’s Company. In 1978, Shandling performed his first stand-up comedy routine at the Comedy Store in L.A. His act eventually got him noticed by The Tonight Show, which booked him as a guest in 1981. Shandling started regularly substituting for Johnny Carson and performed his first stand-up special in 1984. In 1985, Shandling launched It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, which ran for 72 episodes, and in 1992, he followed it up with another successful series, The Larry Sanders Show, which ran through 1998. Today, Shandling continues to perform, touring the U.S. and making TV appearances.