Season Nine: ‘The Finale’
When Larry David was writing the finale, I had an audition at the Castle Rock building in Beverly Hills. I forget what it was for, but I didn’t get it. Anyway, I was eating lunch in the cafeteria and in walks Larry David. He said, “Hey Danny!” And I said, “Oh hey, Larry, what are you doing here?” He told me, “I’m writing the final episode.” Then he paused and went, “Um, you know what, you’re in it!” After he left, I thought to myself, “I wasn’t in it before, but after he saw me, the guilt just washed over his face — that’s just so typical of Larry that he had to write me in it.”
I got to do a bit of fun stuff in the finale. I was playing pool with John O’Hurley, Keith Hernandez and Steve Hytner. One of the major highlights from the show for me was getting to meet and work with the guest cast — as well as my friendship with Michael Richards.
He and I talk from time to time. He’s asked me to work with him, too. He had an offer to do Arsenic and Old Lace, and he asked me to play opposite with us being the two killers. He always talks about wanting to work with me again. Michael’s a very insular actor. He’s very detail-oriented and very specific. I was lucky that he shared that process with me. I think that rapport between us is why I was asked back so many times.