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Garry Shandling, Star Of Award-Winning 'Larry Sanders Show,' Dies

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Published March 25, 2016 at 5:04 AM EDT

Comic Garry Shandling, host of the groundbreaking HBO comedy series The Larry Sanders Show, died Thursday of natural causes. The 66-year-old began his showbiz career as a writer for TV sitcoms such as Welcome Back, Kotter and Sanford and Son.

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