for Hank and believes he makes a number of very poor decisions. However Artie is wise enough to understand the dynamic relationship between Larry and Hank, and is often looking out for him as a result (see Hank's Divorce Episode). Along with Hank, Artie strongly dislikes Larry's ex-wife Francine and is very unhappy when she gets back together with him; when Larry is with Francine, he does not put full effort into the show. Artie has never forgiven Francine for smashing Larry's People Choice Award. Artie dislikes all agents but he especially dislikes Stevie, Larry's sleazy and obnoxious agent, whom he slams against a wall for backstabbing Larry. Artie is very proud of Larry after he fires Stevie In the episode "The Beginning of the End". Artie, like Larry, dislikes most network executives; but unlike Larry, he is able to deal with them. Larry depends on Artie to deal with executive Melanie for him. Artie mentions several times that he thinks that he killed a man like Melanie in Korea. Personal assistants Beverly Barnes Beverly Barnes, played by Penny Johnson (all seasons), is Larry Sanders' personal assistant. Larry depends upon Beverly to do many simple tasks for him and she is very loyal to him. In the episode "The Breakdown (Part Two)", Beverly sleeps with Larry. Afterward, they both agree that it was a mistake to sleep together; however, in the episode "Office Romance" there is an implication that she still might have tender feelings for Larry when she abruptly leaves the office one day out of anger at his brief sexual relationship with Hank's secretary Darlene, saying, "Twice in one day is two times too many." While respecting Larry and her mostly white co-workers, she sometimes expresses concern over what she feels is a lack of African Americans booked on the show. In "Beverly and the Prop Job" she even goes so far as to almost quit and work as the personal assistant to Laurence Fishburne after her cousin (played by Paul Mooney) convinces her that Larry's pushing of menial tasks on her (such as lacing up—but not shining—his shoes) makes Larry little more than a thinly-veiled slavemaster. But after talking with her father, she comes to the conclusion that Larry is "a wonderful guy", who also pays more money than Laurence Fishburne. Unrelated to her race, she also briefly resents Larry in the episode "Would You Do Me