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Garry Shandling

1949 - 2016

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Garry Emmanuel Shandling (November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American actor, comedian, writer, director, and producer. Shandling began his career writing for sitcoms, such as Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. He made a successful stand-up performance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson where he became a frequent guest host. Shandling was, for a time, considered the leading contender to replace Johnny Carson. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Garry Shandling is the 44th most popular comedian (down from 41st in 2019), the 5,984th most popular biography from United States (down from 5,533rd in 2019) and the 38th most popular American Comedian.

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Garry Shandling ranks 44 out of 98. Before him are Lenny Bruce, Bernie Mac, Tim Meadows, Albert Brooks, Jonathan Winters, and Eddie Izzard. After him are Louis C.K., Rodney Dangerfield, Steve Coogan, Denis Leary, Andy Samberg, and Nick Offerman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Garry Shandling ranks 356. Before him are Sam Rainsy, Moussa Koussa, Edu, Volodymyr Ivasyuk, Habib Essid, and Rodrigo Rato. After him are Kalevi Aho, Alan White, Sandy Martin, Ádám Fischer, Marc Garneau, and Eddie Hart. Among people deceased in 2016, Garry Shandling ranks 278. Before him are Bill Mollison, Jean-Christophe Yoccoz, László Sárosi, Yang Jiang, Alphons Egli, and Pen Sovan. After him are Jimmy Bain, Yvette Chauviré, Rune Larsson, Pierre Aubert, Ken Adam, and Raoul Coutard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Garry Shandling ranks 5,984 out of 20,380. Before him are Leigh Brackett (1915), Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Dina Meyer (1968), Julianna Margulies (1966), Pete Rose (1941), and William Henry Conley (1840). After him are Frankie Avalon (1940), James Roday (1976), Harold Hotelling (1895), Julie Adams (1926), Francis Hunter (1894), and Finneas O'Connell (1997).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Garry Shandling ranks 38. Before him are Jackie Gleason (1916), Lenny Bruce (1925), Bernie Mac (1957), Tim Meadows (1961), Albert Brooks (1947), and Jonathan Winters (1925). After him are Louis C.K. (1967), Rodney Dangerfield (1921), Denis Leary (1957), Andy Samberg (1978), Nick Offerman (1970), and Jamie Kennedy (1970).

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