Beloved comedian and actorGarry Shandlingpassed away earlier today at the age of 66, after being rushed to a Los Angeles hospital.TMZreports the comedian and actor wasn’t suffering from any known illness, and a source connected to the actor said he was healthy, and he was talking to people earlier this morning before hisuntimely death. A 911 call was received from the actor’s home and he was taken to a local hospital. He was reportedly alive when he arrived at the hospital.
Just last weekend, actressKathy Griffinsent out a photo from herTwitteraccount, where she was flanked byGarry ShandlingandBetter Call SaulstarBob Odenkirk. No official cause of death was given at this time, but we’ll be sure to keep you posted with more details as this story continues to unfold. The actor was best known for his hit HBO seriesThe Larry Sanders Show, but his legacy reaches far beyond that show.
Garry Shandlingwas born June 25, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in Tuscon, Arizona. He attended the University of Arizona to study electrical engineering, but ended up graduating with a degree in marketing, while also studyingcreative writingas a graduate student. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973 and started his career as a writer on the hit TV series Sanford and Son in 1975. He went on to write forWelcome Back, Kotterand The Harvey Korman Show before turning his attention to stand-upcomedyin 1978.
He made his TV debut in 1981 on NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and became a fixture on the program, often serving as guest host until 1987. He created and starred inIt’s Garry Shandling’s Showin 1986, which ran for four seasons until 1990. The comedian starred as a fictional version of himself in the groundbreaking series, who knew he was on aTV show, often breaking the fourth wall and interacting with the audience. In 1992, he createdThe Larry Sanders Show, which ran for six seasons on HBO from 1992 to 1998, and offered a satirical look at the world of late-night talk shows.
He also appeared in several movies such as Mixed Nuts, Love Affair, Hurlyburly andZoolander. He joined theMarvel Cinematic Universein 2010 by portraying Senator Stern in 2010’sIron Man 2, a role he reprised in his final movie role, 2014’sCaptain America: The Winter Soldier. He was also seen on a recent episode ofComedians in Cars Getting CoffeewithJerry Seinfeld, where the pair talked aboutRobin Williams' death, and tghe actor even joked about his own untimely demise. Take a look at the tweets fromKathy Griffin, which features one of the last photos of the late greatGarry Shandling.
