Larry Charles (born December 1, 1956) is an American comedian, screenwriter, director, actor, and producer. He was a staff writer for the sitcom Seinfeld for its first five seasons. He has also directed the documentary film Religulous and the mockumentary comedy films Borat, Brüno, and The Dictator. His Netflix documentary series Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy premiered in 2019.

Early life

Charles was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York to a Jewish family. He was raised in Trump Village, located between Brighton Beach and Coney Island in Brooklyn.

After graduating from John Dewey High School, he attended college at Rutgers University in New Jersey, but he left school to perform comedy routines.

Career

Early career

Charles performed stand-up comedy during the 1970s until he was hired to…Read more on Wikipedia