"The main character in the show (wealthy former Seinfeld showrunner Larry David) was so superficially similar to its creator (wealthy former Seinfeld showrunner Larry David) that people started to assume they were one and the same. And David seemed to welcome this, shying from most opportunities to reveal himself. On talkshows, he likes to retreat behind the same clutch of anecdotes."
"His first script was also bleak As Robert Weide, who would later go on to direct Curb episodes, describes, it was a film called Prognosis Negative, about a sour man who begins to date a terminally ill woman, because it meant he could enjoy the possibility of being in a relationship without the pressure of any long-term commitment. It was very, very dark, Weide says now."
Curb Your Enthusiasm operated as a deliberate concealment for Larry David by blurring the line between his real identity and his on-screen persona. The close resemblance between character and creator prompted many to assume they were identical, a perception David largely tolerated. He restricted exposure, pulling a 2022 HBO documentary and limiting interview subjects. A subsequent book about the series revealed early hardships: a bleak pre-fame period working as a blind woman’s chauffeur, financial struggle, and feelings of failure. Early scripts and collaborators describe dark themes, and colleagues recall David’s tendency to get his way.
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