Hollywood Comedian Garry Shandling passed away
Renowned Comedian, actor, writer and producer Garry Shandling was died on 24 March 2016 in Santa Monica. He was 66.
• He was best known for the shows, It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show.
• He was born in Chicago and raised in Tucson, Arizona.
• He started out majoring in electrical engineering before completing a marketing degree at the University of Arizona.
• He guest-hosted on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, and created his own sitcom It's Garry Shandling's Show in 1986.
• The show, also co-created by Alan Zweibel, was nominated for four Emmys, and ran until 1990.
• He starred and co-created Larry Sanders Show for HBO and was nominated for 18 Emmys for it and, along with Peter Tolan, won an Emmy for the series finale.
• He also acted in films like Iron Man 2, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Dr Dolittle, Zoolander and Over the Hedge.
• He also served as a host for popular award shows for emceeing the Grammys in 1990, 1991, 1993 and 1994, and the Emmys in 2000 and 2004.