Larry David is such a cute and dapper-looking kid in his black and white yearbook photo from his days at the now-defunct Sheepshead Bay High School in Brooklyn, New York. The photo was shared in 2022 by the Instagram account @brooklyneeze. In the shot, the now-78-year-old comedian wears a jacket, white shirt, and dark tie, and strikes a non-smiling pose with his head angled slightly to the side.
Larry David’s Visit to His Old NYC Neighborhood
In an April 2024 “Today” segment, the Seinfeld co-creator accompanied Willie Geist on a walk through Hell’s Kitchen, the NYC neighborhood that inspired the smash hit show he says he moved to in 1973. During the stroll, David pointed out the location of a fruit stand, recalling, “That’s where I got banned from.” He explained he was banished from the stand for attempting to return a subpar purchase. The incident inspired the “Seinfeld” episode “Mango,” in which Kramer is banned from Joe’s Fruit Shop for returning a sour peach.
David said things were rough during his days living in the area. He recounted, “When I would go home at night, cause it was such a terrible neighborhood, I would pretend to be a drug addict so I wouldn’t get mugged. People would stay away!”
He then detailed his former apartment’s bug problem, saying every night he had to “attack the roaches in the tub” with an army boot.
David said in 1977, he sublet a unit in an apartment building that didn’t officially allow subletting, and the only way to get in was to buzz his real-life neighbor who inspired the character of Kramer. He says the real person and the character were similar for their shared “propensity to stay in the apartment and avoid working as much as possible.”
Larry David Remembered Rob Reiner Last Month
GettyDavid joined fellow comedians Billy Crystal, Martin Short, and Albert Brooks and others to issue a statement about the shocking murder of their friend Rob Reiner.
The group, which included a total of 15 friends, released a statement to the Associated Press which read in part, “Going to the movies in a dark theater filled with strangers having a common experience, laughing, crying, screaming in fear, or watching an intense drama unfold is still an unforgettable thrill. Tell us a story audiences demand of us. Absorbing all he had learned from his father Carl and his mentor Norman Lear, Rob Reiner not only was a great comic actor, he became a master story teller. There is no other director who has his range. From comedy to drama to ‘mockumentary’ to documentary he was always at the top of his game. He charmed audiences. They trusted him. They lined up to see his films.”
The statement also touched on Reiner’s love for his country and determination to dedication to “the betterment of our fellow citizens” before concluding, “Each man’s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn’t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn’t he?”
