Curb Your Enthusiasm

Characters

The show's natural, quasi-documentary style, and the fact that David and many other characters play "themselves", have contributed to the show's blurring of distinctions between fiction and reality, again echoing Seinfeld.

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• Larry David (as himself): The star of the show. The rich but inept David has terrible luck in social situations (with a few notable exceptions), and is often on the losing end of heated confrontations with "the help" -- waiters, retail clerks, secretaries. Politically liberal but socially obtuse, the character is sensitive to offending others (such as the handicapped), but often does so inadvertently.
• Cheryl David (played by Cheryl Hines): David's wife. A foil for David, often exasperated by his eccentricities.
• Jeff Greene (played by Jeff Garlin): Larry's manager. He doggedly sticks up for his client and friend. Among his character quirks is an obsession with sex, complete with hidden pornography collections and a string of infidelities.
• Susie Greene (played by Susie Essman): Jeff Greene's wife. Often reacts to Jeff and Larry's shenanigans with extensive profanity.

Guest stars frequently play key roles. Richard Lewis and Ted Danson often appear as Larry David's friends. Others have included former Seinfeld stars Jason Alexander and Julia Louis-Dreyfus, along with Martin Scorsese, Wanda Sykes, Rob Reiner, Alanis Morissette, David Schwimmer, Mel Brooks and Ben Stiller. Most play themselves. Jerry Seinfeld made a cameo appearance in the Season 4 finale.

Related Topics:
Richard Lewis - Ted Danson - Jason Alexander - Julia Louis-Dreyfus - Martin Scorsese - Wanda Sykes - Rob Reiner - Alanis Morissette - David Schwimmer - Mel Brooks - Ben Stiller - Jerry Seinfeld

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