Huffington Post – by Carly Ledbetter
Garry Shandling died on Thursday at a Los Angeles hospital, The Associated Press reports.
According to TMZ, the 66-year-old comedian suffered a massive heart attack. However, LAPD officer Tony Im told the AP that Shandling died of an undisclosed cause.
Best known for the TV series “The Larry Sanders Show” and “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” the Emmy-winning actor racked up dozens of nominations and accolades throughout his lengthy career.
Shandling most recently appeared in “The Dictator” and “Captain America: The Winter Solider.” He was well-known for his cameo in “Zoolander.”
Just last week, Shandling was spotted hanging out with Kathy Griffin and Bob Odenkirk.
According to Variety, Shandling famously turned down $5 million from NBC to take over “Late Night” from David Letterman in 1993. He did the same when he was again offered another late-night role on “The Late Late Show.”
News of his death was met with an outpouring of emotion from fellow comedians and celebrities.
Sunday, my longtime friend Garry Shandling was here, making every1 laugh. I loved him. I'll miss our talks the most. pic.twitter.com/Ud8AQXNBXN
— Kathy Griffin (@kathygriffin) March 24, 2016
Saddened over Garry Shandling. He was a comedy idol of mine. He leaves behind the greatest single-camera comedy of all time. #LarrySanders
— Seth MacFarlane (@SethMacFarlane) March 24, 2016
Goodbye Gary Shandling thank you for your kindness and your generosity and for making me laugh so damn much
— Amy Schumer (@amyschumer) March 24, 2016
R.I.P. Garry Shandling. I am so saddened to hear this. Brilliantly funny and such a great guy. He will be so missed.
— Albert Brooks (@AlbertBrooks) March 24, 2016
Garry Shandling was as kind and generous as he was funny and that is saying a lot.
— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) March 24, 2016
Garry Shandling is one of the great teachers in my life. He taught me about subtext, honesty, compassion, the best kind of comedy. Much love
— Mary Lynn Rajskub (@MaryLynnRajskub) March 24, 2016
Shandling recently appeared on Jerry Seinfeld’s show, “Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee” in a January 2016 episode called “It’s Great That Garry Shandling Is Still Alive.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/garry-shandling-dead-dies_us_56f44caae4b0143a9b47c1ce
Good! One less A-hole on the planet. How he ever held audiences from barfing in their laps, I’ll never know. Now, if only Jerry Seinfeld followed suit!
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What did the LAPD have to do with announcing Shandings death?
Did he die in police custody?
Here’s the kicker, people…
I only have 2, maybe 3 movies (out of hundreds) with him in them. Ryan & I just watched “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” last night, and were talking about how terrible looking he’s gotten in the last few years.
Now we’re going to talk about how terrible looking Hitlery has become (not that she EVER looked good to begin with, imo) in recent years… tonight.
Cross your fingers.
Just checked… I have “Iron Man 2” and “Over The Hedge”.
Turns out he only made 13 movies total.