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Comedian David Steinberg, born in 1942, grew up in Winnipeg, Canada. He left home to attend the University of Chicago. The family moved to Chicago when he was a teen. It was there that he saw a performance by the Second City Chicago Troupe and it changed the course of his life. With another student at the university, he started a comedy act called ... See full bio »

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Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 2 wins & 19 nominations. See more awards »

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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Curb Your Enthusiasm Director
(2000-2017)
Seinfeld
Seinfeld Director
(1991-1998)
The Wrong Guy
The Wrong Guy Director
(1997)
Mad About You
Mad About You Director
(1994-1999)
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 2000-2017 Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) (8 episodes)
- The Pickle Gambit (2017)
- The Divorce (2011)
- Officer Krupke (2009)
- The Rat Dog (2007)
- The Smoking Jacket (2005)
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 2011 Single White Spenny (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Circumcision (2011)
 2011 Norm Macdonald: Me Doing Standup (TV Special)
 2010 Living in Your Car (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- Episode #1.13 (2010)
- Episode #1.7 (2010)
- Chapter Four (2010)
- Chapter One (2010)
 2008 Weeds (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Whole Blah Damn Thing (2008)
 2007 Frangela (TV Movie)
 2006 Help Me Help You (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Perserverance (2006)
 2006 Sons & Daughters (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Family Finance (2006)
- BBQ Therapy (2006)
 2006 Campus Ladies (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Safety Bathroom (2006)
- All Nighter (2006)
- Pilot (2006)
 2006 Carlos Mencia: No Strings Attached (TV Special documentary)
 2005 Cooked (TV Movie)
 2005 Go Kinky (TV Series)
 2005 The Comeback (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Valerie Shines Under Stress (2005)
- Valerie Gets a Magazine Cover (2005)
 2005 Wild Card (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Whisper from Zoe's Sister (2005)
 2004 Good Girls Don't... (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Big O (2004)
 2001 What's Up, Peter Fuddy? (TV Movie)
 2001 Even Stevens (TV Series) (1 episode)
- A Weak First Week (2001)
 2000 The Rumfords (TV Series) (2000)
 1999 The Wonderful World of Disney (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Switching Goals (1999) ... (directed by)
 1994-1999 Mad About You (TV Series) (50 episodes)
- Millennium Bug (1999)
- Virtual Reality II (1999)
- Weekend in L.A. (1998)
- There's a Puma in the Kitchen (1998)
- Paul Slips in the Shower (1998)
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 1998 Living in Captivity (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Boogie Heights (1998)
- Put on a Happy Face (1998)
 1991-1998 Seinfeld (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- The Chronicle (1998) ... (clips)
- Highlights of a Hundred (1995) ... (clips)
- The Tape (1991)
- The Truth (1991)
 1998 Friends (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The One with Phoebe's Uterus (1998)
 1997 The Wrong Guy (directed by)
 1997 Ink (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Logan's Run (1997)
 1995-1996 The Parent 'Hood (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Reconcilable Differences (1996)
- I Never Danced for My Mother (1996)
- I'm O'Tay, You're O-Tay (1996)
- Don't Be Alarmed (1995)
- Byte Me (1995)
 1993 Daddy Dearest (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- Mount St. Helen (1993)
- Private Lives (1993)
 1993 It Had to Be You (TV Series) (4 episodes)
- All About Dave (1993)
- Let's Spend Termite Together (1993)
- Long Date's Journey Into Night (1993)
- Pilot (1993)
 1992 The Rick Reynolds Show (TV Series)
 1991 Coconut Downs (TV Movie)
 1990-1991 Evening Shade (TV Series) (8 episodes)
- I Am Wood Hear Me Roar (1991)
- Gambler Anonymous (1991)
- Into the Woods (1991)
- The Trials of Wood Newton (1991)
- Vote Early and Vote Often (1991)
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 1990 Get a Life (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Sitting (1990)
 1990 The Fanelli Boys (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Pursued (1990)
 1986-1990 Newhart (TV Series) (15 episodes)
- Beauty and the Pest (1990)
- I Like You, Butt... (1989)
- Ramblin' Michael Harris (1989)
- Buy, Buy Blues (1989)
- The Little Match Girl (1989)
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 1988-1989 Annie McGuire (TV Series) (7 episodes)
- Soft Hearted Annie (1989)
- The Computer (1989)
- The Ferry (1988)
- The Legend of the Bad Fish (1988)
- Annie and the Brooklyn Bridge (1988)
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 1989 It's Garry Shandling's Show. (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- SuperGrant (1989)
- Take My Wife, for Example (1989)
 1988 CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Baby on Board (1988)
 1988 Eisenhower & Lutz (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Bud Junior, Junior: Part 1 (1988)
 1988 Family Man (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Preferred List (1988)
- Hmmmm (1988)
- Above the Fruited Plain (1988)
- Dad (1988)
- A Night Out (1988)
 1987 Duet (TV Series) (3 episodes)
- Adagio (1987)
- Prelude (1987)
- Overture (1987)
 1987 The Popcorn Kid (TV Series) (2 episodes)
- A Car, a House, a Mouse and a Louse (1987)
- There She Is, Vic Damone (1987)
 1986-1987 One Big Family (TV Series) (5 episodes)
- Joy to the Hattons (1987)
- Family Vacation (1986)
- The New House (1986)
- Jake's Commitment (1986)
- Image Breaker (1986)
 1986 The Golden Girls (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Big Daddy's Little Lady (1986)
 1986 The Ellen Burstyn Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Reading Between the Lines (1986)
 1986 Comedy Factory (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Man About Town (1986)
 1986 Tall Tales & Legends (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Casey at the Bat (1986)
 1985 The Twilight Zone (TV Series) (1 episode)
- The Shadow Man/The Uncle Devil Show/Opening Day (1985) ... (segment "The Uncle Devil Show")
 1984 The Richard Belzer Show (TV Series) (1 episode)
- Episode #1.2 (1984)
 1983 Going Berserk
 1981 Paternity
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