What is Garry Shandling?
{{Infobox comedian | name = Garry Shandling | image = GarryShandlingApr2011.jpg | caption = Shandling in April 2011 | birth_name = Garry Emmanuel Shandling | birth_date = {{birth date|1949|11|29}} | birth_place = [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[U.S.]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2016|03|24|1949|11|29}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | medium = [[Stand up comedy|Stand-up]], [[television]], [[movie]]s | nationality = American | active = 1975–2016 | genre = [[Observational comedy]], [[Satire]], [[Cringe comedy]] | subject = [[Self-deprecation]], [[Human interaction]], [[Everyday life]] | influences = [[Woody Allen]], [[Johnny Carson]] | influenced = [[Ricky Gervais]], [[Judd Apatow]], [[Jon Stewart]], [[Louis C.K.]] | domesticpartner = [[Linda Doucett]] (1987–1994) | spouse = | signature = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Garry Emmanuel Shandling''' (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an [[Americans|American]] comedian, actor, writer, producer and director. He was best known for his work in ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'' and ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''. ==Early life== Shandling was born '''Garry Emmanuel Shandling''' in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] on November 29, 1949. He was raised in [[Tucson, Arizona]]. He studied at the [[University of Arizona]]. ==Career== Shandling began his career in 1975. He started writing for [[sitcom]]s such as ''[[Sanford and Son]]'' and ''[[Welcome Back, Kotter]]''. He began his career in comedy when he was on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'' and was on the show many times. Shandling was for a thought to replace Carson (other hopefuls were [[Joan Rivers]], [[David Letterman]] and [[David Brenner]]). In 1986, he created ''[[It's Garry Shandling's Show]]'', for the pay cable channel [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]]. It was nominated for four [[Emmy Award]]s (including one for Shandling) and lasted until 1990. His second show, ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]'', which began airing on [[HBO]] in 1992, was even more successful. Shandli