Editing Larry David (section)

===1989–1998: Breakthrough with ''Seinfeld''===
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In 1989, David teamed up with comedian [[Jerry Seinfeld]] to create a pilot for NBC called ''[[The Seinfeld Chronicles]]'', which became the basis for ''[[Seinfeld]]'', one of the most successful shows in history,<ref>{{cite news |access-date=April 25, 2008 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/us/seinfeld-says-it-s-all-over-and-it-s-no-joke-for-nbc.html |title=Seinfeld Says It's All Over, And It's No Joke for NBC |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 26, 1997 |author=Carter, Bill |archive-date=December 16, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191216074902/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/12/26/us/seinfeld-says-it-s-all-over-and-it-s-no-joke-for-nbc.html |url-status=live }}</ref> reaching the top of ''[[TV Guide]]{{'s}}'' [[TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|list of the 50 greatest TV shows of all time]]. ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked it the third-best US TV show of all time. David made occasional uncredited appearances on the show, playing such roles as Frank Costanza's cape-wearing lawyer and the voice of [[George Steinbrenner (Seinfeld character)|George Steinbrenner]]. He was also the primary inspiration for the show's character [[George Costanza]].<ref>{{cite news|access-date=April 25, 2008 |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9810/26/seinfeld/index.html |title=The 'real' George Costanza sues Seinfeld for $100 million |work=CNN|date=October 26, 1998 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619064459/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/TV/9810/26/seinfeld/index.html |archive-date=June 19, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> David left ''Seinfeld'' amicably after the show's seventh season and returned two years later to write the series finale in 1998.<ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 25, 2008 |url=http://www.sacbee.com/747/story/471870.html |title=DVD Review: 'Seinfeld: Season 9' wraps up all the hilarious nothingness |work=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |date=November 5, 2007 |author=Dancis, Bruce |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080116220709/http://www.sacbee.com/747/story/471870.html |archive-date = January 16, 2008}}</ref> He also continued to voice Steinbrenner.<ref>{{cite news |newspaper=[[The Sacramento Bee]] |title=Still ... seventh-season DVD shines |date=November 21, 2006}}</ref>

David wrote 62 ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episodes, including 1992's "[[The Contest]]", for which he won a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] and which ''[[TV Guide]]'' ranked as episode {{Abbr|No.|Number}} 1 on its list of "TV's [[Top 100 Episodes of All Time]]".<ref>"TV's Top 100 Episodes of All Time" ''[[TV Guide]]''; June 15, 2009; Pages 34–49</ref> He has also been involved in other films and television series. David wrote and directed the 1998 film ''[[Sour Grapes (1998 film)|Sour Grapes]]'', about two cousins who feud over a [[casino]] jackpot. It was neither a commercial nor a critical success.<ref name="sour grapes">{{cite web |access-date=April 2, 2008 |url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sourgrapes.htm |title=Sour Grapes |website=[[Box Office Mojo]] |archive-date=December 18, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218171504/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=sourgrapes.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |access-date=April 2, 2008 |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sour_grapes/ |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |title=Sour Grapes |date=June 22, 1999 |archive-date=March 17, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317225116/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sour_grapes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He has also appeared in bit roles in [[Woody Allen]]'s ''[[Radio Days]]'' (1987) and ''[[New York Stories]]'' (1989).<ref>{{cite magazine |access-date=April 2, 2008 |url=http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/02/larry-david-to.html |title=Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood to star in Woody Allen's next movie |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=February 6, 2008 |author=Sperling, Nicole |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080215060041/http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2008/02/larry-david-to.html |archive-date=February 15, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref>