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At age 74, Larry David is a "senior sex symbol"

  • "Anyone watching Seinfeld for the first time in the 21st century will eventually ask the critical question: How does George Costanza maintain a procession of sexual partners who are well out of his league?" says Miles Klee. "But at this point, Costanza’s luck with the ladies can no longer compare to the string of affairs notched by Larry David, the man he’s based upon — or, at least, the version of Larry David we love to watch on the long-running HBO cringe-com Curb Your Enthusiasm. Despite his protests when housemate Leon Black (J.B. Smoove) suggests he is 'tapping that a**,' this Larry David is, quite often, tapping that ass. At the start of the show’s latest season, he dates none other than Lucy Liu. Before that, it was Lucy Lawless and Elizabeth Banks. He’s fielded advances from a dry cleaner played by Gina Gershon and had a long-term relationship with a character played by Vivica A. Fox. He has spontaneous sex with his ex-wife’s sister, as well as with a Palestinian woman who vows to 'f*ck the Jew out of him.' You could argue, not without cause, that David, 74, is an eligible bachelor thanks to his wealth and fame — an impression aided by his real-life second marriage to Ashley Underwood, 30 years his junior — yet it’s difficult to deny an allure that emanates instead from his casual wear and kvetching."

    TOPICS: Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm