Shelley Berman

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Birthday: February 3, 1926

A comedy veteran in the truest sense of the term, Shelley Berman conquered all forms of entertainment – stage, screen and recordings – in a career spanning seven decades. And yet, he did some of his most memorable work in recent years, appearing as the elderly Nat David, doting father of Larry David, on HBO’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (2000- ). Unlike the character he played on the hit show, Berman entered his eighties, still as sharp as ever.

Berman was born Feb. 3, 1926 in Chicago, IL, and from childhood, he had his heart set on the …more

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Credits

Actor

The Kid Who Wouldn't Quit/The Brad Silverman Story
Harold Silverman
Brenda Starr, Reporter
A J Livwright
Jack Paar Presents
That's Life
Mr Quigley
Mabel and Max
Harry

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Career Milestones

2006
Appeared in director Nancy Meyer's comedy "The Holiday"
2006
Appeared in episodes of ABC's "Boston Legal" as Judge Robert Sanders
2002 to 2007
Played the recurring role of Larry's father, Nat David on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm"; earned an Emmy nomination in 2008 for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
1995
Released a new live comedy album called "Live Again! At the Improv"
1992
First serious play, "First Is Supper", produced off-Broadway by the American Jewish Theater