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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Garry Emmanuel Shandling (born November 29, 1949 – March 24, 2016) was an American stand-up comedian, actor, director, writer, and producer. He was best known for his work in It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show. 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 with Johnny Carson and became a frequent guest-host on the show. Shandling was for a time considered the leading contender to replace Carson (other hopefuls were Joan Rivers, David Letterman and David Brenner). In 1986 he created It's Garry Shandling's Show, for the pay cable channel Showtime. It was nominated for four Emmy Awards (including one for Shandling) and lasted until 1990. His second show, The Larry Sanders Show, which began airing on HBO in 1992, was more successful. Shandling was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards for the show and won in 1998, along with Peter Tolan, for writing the series finale. During his three-decade career, Shandling has been nominated for 19 Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, along with many other awards and nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Vicellous Garry Shandling, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Garry Shandling
Mr. Pumblechook
for Mr. Pumblechook in Great Expectations (2022)
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Pip is an innocent boy being raised by one abusive older sister and her submissive husband out in the English countryside. But his quiet, simple life is turned upside-down by a visit to Miss Havisham, an old spinster with a dark past and an even darker present. Tormented by the cruelty of Estella, the frightening woman's adopted daughter, Pip suddenly becomes painfully aware of his social inferiority and obsessed with winning the beautiful girl's proud hand in marriage. As years go on and a mysterious personage suddenly bequeaths Pip with tremendous wealth, he becomes increasingly certain that he can now marry the girl of his dreams and leave behind his humble beginnings forever. But who exactly is his shadowy benefactor? And will life in the throngs of high society really bring him the joy he has been longing for?
