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50 celebrities who have played themselves on ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’

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Who are some of the most notable celebrities who played themselves on the long-running show? Here’s a list of 50 of them. Can you remember each appearance?

Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY)

Episode: Multiple

Richard Lewis

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(Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for STARZ)

Episode: Multiple

Kathy Griffin

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(Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images)

Episode: “The Pants Tent.”

Season: One.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

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(LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Episodes: Multiple

Shaquille O'Neal

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(Photo by Arturo Holmes/Getty Images)

Episode: “Shaq.”

Season: Two.

Joan Rivers

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(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Benadryl Brownie.”

Season: Three.

Alanis Morrisette

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(Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Episode: “The Terrorist Attack.”

Season: Three.

Paul Reiser

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY)

Episode: “The Terrorist Attack.”

Season: Three.

Martin Short

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(Photo by MICHAEL TRAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Episode: “The Terrorist Attack.”

Season: Three.

Martin Scorsese

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(Scott Gries/ImageDirect)

Episodes: “The Special Section” and “Krazee-Eyez Killa.”

Season: Three.

Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft

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(Photo by Paul Hawthorne/Getty Images)

Episode: “Opening Night.”

Season: Four.

(Mel Brooks was in three additional episodes in season four.)

Ben Stiller and Christine Taylor

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(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

Episodes: “Mel’s Offer,” “Ben’s Birthday Party,” “The Blind Date.”

Season: Four.

Muggsy Bogues

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(Photo by Jeff Hahne/Getty Images for Kenny Smith)

Episode: “The Surrogate.”

Season: Four

David Schwimmer

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY NETWORK)

Episodes: “The 5 Wood,” “The Surrogate,” “Opening Night.”

Season: Four.

Kevin Nealon

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(Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images)

Episode: “Kamikaze Bingo.”

Season: Five.

Hugh Hefner

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(Photo by George De Sota/Getty Images)

Episode: “The Smoking Jacket.”

Season: Five.

Gary Player

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(Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Network)

Episode: “The Smoking Jacket.”

Season: Five.

George Lopez

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(Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Ski Lift.”

Season: Five.

John McEnroe

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(USA TODAY Network)

Episode: “The Freak Book.”

Season: Six.

Jerry Seinfeld

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(Photo by MARK J. TERRILL/AFP via Getty Images)

Episode: Multiple episodes.

 

Michael Richards

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(Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Episode: Multiple episodes.

Season: Seven.

Meg Ryan

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(KENA BETANCUR/AFP via Getty Images)

Episode: “The Reunion.”

Season: Seven.

David Spade

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(Matt Kartozian-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Reunion.”

Season: Seven.

Christian Slater

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(Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Hot Towel.”

Season: Seven.

Rosie O'Donnell

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(Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “Denise Handicap.”

Season: Seven.

Ricky Gervais

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(Ian West/PA Wire URN:9525387)

Episode: “The Hero.”

Season: Eight.

Michael J. Fox

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(Photo by Noam Galai/Getty Images for The Michael J. Fox Foundation)

Episode: “Larry vs. Michael J. Fox.”

Season: Eight.

Mookie Wilson and Bill Buckner

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(Chris Pedota/The Record via USA TODAY NETWORK)

Episode: “Mister Softee.”

Season: Eight.

Michael Bloomberg

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(USA TODAY NETWORK)

Episode: “Larry vs. Michael J. Fox.”

Season: Eight.

Elizabeth Banks

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(Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY NETWORK)

Episode: “A Disturbance in the Kitchen.”

Season: Nine.

Jimmy Kimmel

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(Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “Foisted.”

Season: Nine.

Salman Rushdie

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(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)

Episode: “A Disturbance in the Kitchen.”

Season: Nine.

Lin-Manuel Miranda

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY)

Episodes: “The Shucker” and “Fatwa!”

Season: Nine.

Laverne Cox

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY)

Episode: “Artificial Fruit.”

Season: 10.

Jon Hamm

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(Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: Multiple.

Jonah Hill

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(Photo by Robert Deutsch, USA TODAY)

Episode: “The Spite Store.”

Season: 10.

Mila Kunis

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(Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Spite Store.”

Season: 10.

Chris Martin

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(Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports)

Episode: “The Surprise Party.”

Season: 10.

Clive Owen

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(Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Episode: “Insufficient Praise.”

Season: 10.

Albert Brooks

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(Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for TCM)

Episode: “The Five-Foot Fence.”

Season: 11.

Julie Bowen

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(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP)

Episode: Multiple.

Season: 11.

Kaley Cuoco

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(Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY)

Episode: Multiple.

Season: 11.

Bill Hader

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(Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images)

Episode: Multiple.

Season: 11.

Lucy Liu

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(Photo by Bryan Bedder/Getty Image)

Episode: “The Five-Foot Fence.”

Season: 11.

Woody Harrelson

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(Dan MacMedan-USA TODAY)

Episode: Multiple.

Season: 11

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