Garry Shandling is Dead

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TMZ has reported that Garry Shandling, comedian and creator of It's Gary Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show, died this morning from a massive heart attack.Shandling was one of the great stand-up comics of the '80s, but his actual genius lay in mining the narcissism inherent in his comedic persona to create hilarious and surprisingly deep television. His postmodern tricks were an excellent use of the medium that mirrored the