The Larry David bar mitzvah story that his biographer left out

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According to reporting by The Forward, Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David is nearly 600 pages long. To be fair, there’s a lot of ground to cover in the 79-year-old comic’s life: Larry’s upbringing in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, his fledgling career as a stand-up comedian, and the creation.

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Blake Harris meets with Larry David, the subject of his new book, “Emperor of Nothing,” over FaceTime and in person. Graphic by Hannah Feuer / Photos courtesy of Blake Harris

Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David is nearly 600 pages long. To be fair, there’s a lot of ground to cover in the 79-year-old comic’s life: Larry’s upbringing in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn, his fledgling career as a stand-up comedian, and the creation of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm .

But 576 pages was about as long as the book could reasonably get. So the bar mitzvah scene had to go.

According to author Blake Harris, whose other books include Console Wars and The History of the Future , the omitted story goes like this: Larry shared his service with another boy who was becoming a bar mitzvah at the same time. During practice sessions, every time Larry came to a certain Hebrew word in the Torah, which sounded to the 13-year-olds like the English word “fart,” the other boy would let out a laugh.

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Information in this article was compiled directly from records provided by The Forward. Access the primary source document at: https://forward.com/culture/862055/larry-david-emperor-of-nothing-biography-blake-harris/. Reporting and editorial review conducted by the USA NOW News Desk.