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unusual facts about Garry Shandling


Make Me Laugh

A number of then-unknown comics appeared on this version before going on to greater fame; among them were Bob Saget, Howie Mandel, Vic Dunlop, Gallagher, Gary Mule Deer, Yakov Smirnoff, Bruce 'Babyman' Baum, Garry Shandling and Bill Kirchenbauer.


Cameron Thor

He and Alice Carter co-own Carter Thor Studio, and he has coached actors including Gerard Butler, Wentworth Miller, Cameron Diaz, Drew Carey, Christina Applegate, Tom Welling, Jamie King, Faye Dunaway, Sylvester Stallone, David Arquette, Sharon Stone, Helen Hunt, Johnny Knoxville, Garry Shandling, Gwen Stefani, Macy Gray, Courteney Cox, Madonna, Ryan Guzman and Kathryn McCormick.

Illeana Douglas

On television, Douglas appeared briefly as Garry Shandling's love interest on The Larry Sanders Show, starred in the series Action (1999) with Jay Mohr, guest starred on Seinfeld, Frasier and The Drew Carey Show, and has played a public defender on several episodes of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2002 and 2003.

J. Elvis Weinstein

Weinstein has an extensive background in stand-up comedy; he has performed over a thousand shows as a stand-up comedian, and has also written material for Garry Shandling, Dennis Miller, Roseanne Barr, Louie Anderson and other comedians.

Jerry Winsett

Jerry Winsett (born July 19, 1950) is an actor, writer and singer who has appeared in numerous television shows including Coach, Mr. Belvedere, It’s Garry Shandling's Show and Newhart as well as such films as The Chosen, One Crazy Summer, Ragtime, and Woody Allen’s Radio Days.


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