Comedy legend Garry Shandling has died at the age of 66. No cause of death was given, and Shandling was not publicly known to be ill.
Shandling began his Hollywood career as a writer, with credits on '70s sitcoms Sanford and Son and Welcome Back, Kotter. After a stint as a stand-up comic, Shandling hit mainstream success as the creator and star of his first major sitcom: It's Garry Shandling's Show, which aired on Showtime from 1986 to 1990, and became a critical darling for its fourth-wall breaking storytelling.
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