Larry Charles (born February 20, 1956) is an American writer, director, and producer. He is best known as a staff writer for the American sitcom Seinfeld, contributing some of the show's darkest and most absurd storylines. He also directed the films Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, Religulous and Brüno.

Early career

Born in Brooklyn to a Jewish family,Larry Charles is turning his razor-sharp wit on world religion - and no one will be spared Charles performed stand-up comedy in the 1970s until he was hired to write for the short-lived sketch comedy show Fridays (where he worked with Larry David, who would later give him a job as a writer on Seinfeld and director on Curb Your Enthusiasm). This began a career in television writing which included The Arsenio Hall Show and eventually Seinfeld.