Curb Your Enthusiasm: Top 18 Celebrity Cameos
7. Michael J. Fox
The series finale of the original run, Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Episode 10, is titled “Larry vs. Michael J. Fox.”
Larry is convinced that Fox is using his Parkinson’s to harass Larry in retaliation for shushing him. He never does get to the bottom of his suspicions, but he does almost get kicked out of New York by Mayor Bloomberg in defense of Fox.
8. Ricky Gervais
On Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 8 Episode 6, Larry and Ricky Gervais immediately develop a competitive rapport. Their passive-aggressive banter is a thing of beauty. The only downside is that it lasts for just one episode.
9. Lucy Lawless
On Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 6 Episode 7, “The Tivo Guy,” Larry breaks a framed autographed photo of Lawless that was at his dry cleaners. He gets her to come down and personally sign a new one and snags a date with her, using his new pick-up line “I’m not a cool guy, but…”
Larry, of course, ruins the date in the end.
10. Martin Scorsese
The iconic film director, for some reason, casts Larry in one of his movies. On Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 3 Episodes 6 and 8, Scorsese is clearly regretting that decision.
Whether it’s Larry losing a key item of clothing or him telling the auteur that he does too many takes, Scorsese’s exasperation with Larry is evident and hilarious.
11. Shaquille O’Neal
Shaquille O’Neal appears in the self-titled Season 2 episode, “Shaq.”
Larry accidentally trips Shaq on the sidelines of a Lakers game, sending him to the hospital. He makes amends by bringing him all the episodes of Seinfeld on tape after hearing that Shaq is a fan.
That alone almost gets him out of the weeds, but it’s exposing the Scattegories-cheating doctor that puts him back in Shaq’s good graces.
12. Ben Stiller
On Season 4, Ben Stiller is skeptical from the get-go about Mel Brooks’ decision to cast Larry as Max Bialystock in The Producers. As rehearsals begin, Stiller’s dislike of Larry grows. Can’t really blame him, though, Larry does stab him in the eye with a cocktail skewer.
Erin Allen
Erin is a former script supervisor for film and television. She's an avid fan of middle aged actresses, dark dramas, and irreverent comedies. She loves to read actual books and X-Files fan fiction. Her other passions include pointing out feminist issues, shipping Mulder and Scully, and collecting pop culture mugs.