Larry Charles

Born 1956 · American television writer, director and producer

Lawrence Charles Wengrod, known professionally as Larry Charles, is an American screenwriter, director, and producer. He was a staff writer for the sitcom Seinfeld for its first five seasons. He has also directed the documentary film Religulous and the mockumentary comedy films Borat, Brüno, and The Dictator. His Netflix documentary series Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy premiered in 2019.

Larry Charles, in order

1. 1991–94 Seinfeld (TV series): wrote · directed by Andy Ackerman and Art Wolff · critics 89%, audiences 91% · streaming on Netflix
2. 2000–17 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV series): directed
3. 2003 Masked and Anonymous: directed, wrote
4. 2004–05 Entourage (TV series): wrote
5. 2006 Borat: directed · critics 90%, audiences 79% · streaming on Prime Video
6. 2008 Religulous: directed, acted
7. 2009 Brüno: directed · critics 67%, audiences 41% · streaming on Prime Video
8. 2012 New Girl (TV series): directed · critics 95%, audiences 84% · streaming on Hulu, Peacock
9. 2012 The Dictator: directed · critics 56%, audiences 45% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Paramount+
10. 2016 Army of One: directed · critics 25%, audiences 28% · streaming on Roku Channel, Hoopla, Plex
11. 2019 Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy (TV series): acted
12. 2023 Dicks: The Musical: directed
13. The Larry David Story (TV series): directed