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03-15-2023, 09:26 PM
https://www.looper.com/1228264/seinfeld-producer-says-the-last-two-years-created-an-exhausting-work-environment/
Larry David was so busy working that it took him a while to realize how big Seinfeld was
While Jerry Seinfeld was the main star in his left-titled sitcom, co-creator Larry David was busy doing a ton of work behind the scenes. As the showrunner of "Seinfeld," he was known as a hands-on workaholic who was heavily involved in all aspects of production. He also wrote a third of the show's episodes himself and tweaked plenty of others, according to The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/tv/spotlight-a-show-about-nothing-but-larry-david.html).
David was so immersed in his work that he once admitted that he was a little bit in the dark about the show's success. In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/yada-yada-yada-larry-david-looks-back-at-25-years-of-seinfeld-101727/), David revealed that he knew people enjoyed the show from the beginning because they would tell him, but he didn't think of it as a real hit until four seasons in. "I was in a bit of a bubble because I was working," he explained. "I was just going to the office all the time." He said it was Seinfeld who told him how huge the show was. "I didn't quite get it," David admitted. "I didn't go anywhere. I was working."
Larry David was so busy working that it took him a while to realize how big Seinfeld was
While Jerry Seinfeld was the main star in his left-titled sitcom, co-creator Larry David was busy doing a ton of work behind the scenes. As the showrunner of "Seinfeld," he was known as a hands-on workaholic who was heavily involved in all aspects of production. He also wrote a third of the show's episodes himself and tweaked plenty of others, according to The New York Times (https://www.nytimes.com/1999/10/17/tv/spotlight-a-show-about-nothing-but-larry-david.html).
David was so immersed in his work that he once admitted that he was a little bit in the dark about the show's success. In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone (https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/yada-yada-yada-larry-david-looks-back-at-25-years-of-seinfeld-101727/), David revealed that he knew people enjoyed the show from the beginning because they would tell him, but he didn't think of it as a real hit until four seasons in. "I was in a bit of a bubble because I was working," he explained. "I was just going to the office all the time." He said it was Seinfeld who told him how huge the show was. "I didn't quite get it," David admitted. "I didn't go anywhere. I was working."