departs, Leo sheepishly asks him "how much of a fight do you want to put up here", to which already somewhat irritated Larry responds "I don't want a fight, Leo, I want you to fight". The next day, Larry goes out to lunch with Stevie Grant and decides to sign with him, thus dumping Leo. Leo is predictably devastated when broken the news at Larry's home during a dinner also attended by Artie and Francine, while Larry maintains this is strictly a business decision and doesn't want Leo to take it personally. Leo naturally does and their longtime friendship gets ruined. Leo's other clients aren't particularly effusive about his agent skills either. Soon after ending the business association with Leo, Larry bumps into musician Doc Severinsen, also represented by Leo; Doc mentions not being happy with what Leo has done for his career though still staying on due to Leo's willingness to travel with him on the road. Stevie Grant Steven "Stevie" Grant is Larry's obnoxious agent, played by Bob Odenkirk (seasons 2–6), whom Larry signs with during contract renegotiations with the network. High-strung and cajoling, Stevie often uses a combination of profane and ostentatious language to punctuate his points. His appearances on the show generally take place amid great turmoil and tension, such as contract negotiations, network sale, walk-off threats, and new host takeover attempts. Unlike with his previous agent Leo, Larry maintains a strictly professional relationship with Stevie, without any socializing. Stevie, a young aggressive hot-shot Hollywood agent on the way up, is introduced in the episode "Larry's Agent" as Larry's contract is being renegotiated by his longtime agent and friend—Leo. Seemingly unrelated to the ongoing renegotiation, Stevie stops by the show and greets Artie and Larry backstage following the director Barry Levinson's guest spot on the show. Stevie says he's only there to "hold Levinson's hand" because he had signed him the previous week, but doesn't miss an opportunity to inquire about the contract renegotiation while encouraging Larry to keep on by telling him he's "got the network by the balls". Stevie then suddenly leans in and says: "Hey, if Leo's having a hard time with this thing, I sure would like to take a shot", to which somewhat flattered Larry politely replies that Leo's got it covered. As Stevie leaves, Artie expresses displeasure at Stevie failing to shake his offered hand at the beginning of the