‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Star Richard Lewis ‘Disliked’ Larry David When They First Met: ‘He Was Cocky, He Was Arrogant’

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Michaela Zee Richard Lewis did not always get along with “Curb Your Enthusiasm” creator and longtime friend Larry David. In a recent interview with The Spectator, the comedian shared his first impressions of David when the two met at a summer sports camp at the age of 12. “I disliked him intensely.

He was cocky, he was arrogant,” Lewis recalled. “When we played baseball I tried to hit him with the ball: we were arch rivals.

I couldn’t wait for the camp to be over just to get away from Larry. I’m sure he felt the same way.” More than a decade later, Lewis and David reunited while working as stand-up comedians in New York and eventually developed a friendship.

According to Lewis, they didn’t recognize each other at first. “I looked at his face and I said, ‘There’s something about you, man, that spooks me.’ Just saying that spooks everyone!” Lewis said, adding that David replied, “‘You’re Richard Lewis!'” “’You’re Larry David!’… I was yelling at him, he was yelling at me.” Back in April, Lewis revealed on X (formerly Twitter) that he wrapped on Season 12 of “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” saying, “It was just an amazing season and I’m so grateful to be a part of that show.” The actor and comedian then announced his retirement from stand-up after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. “I’m finished with stand-up.