Jerry Seinfeld - Wikipedia. This article is about the comedian. For the fictional main character of the television series Seinfeld, see Jerry Seinfeld (character).

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Jerry Seinfeld. Seinfeld in 2. Birth name. Jerome Allen Seinfeld. Born(1. 95. 4- 0. April 2. 9, 1. 95. Brooklyn, New York, U. S. Medium. Stand- up comedy, television, film. Education. Massapequa High School.

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Alma mater. State University of New York at Oswego. Queens College(BA)Years active. Genres. Observational comedy, deadpan. Subject(s)American culture, American politics, everyday life, gender differences, human behavior, social awkwardness, current events, pop culture. Spouse. Jessica Seinfeld (m. 1.

Children. 3Signature. Websitejerryseinfeld. Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (; born April 2. American stand- up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. He is widely known for playing himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. Seinfeld was heavily involved in Bee Movie, in which he voiced its protagonist. Watch Resident Evil Online (2017).

In 2. 01. 0, he premiered a reality series called The Marriage Ref. He directed Colin Quinn in the Broadway show Long Story Short at the Helen Hayes Theater and the John Drew Theater at Guild Hall of East Hampton, which ran until January 2. He is the creator and host of the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.

In his stand- up comedy career, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy, often ranting about relationships and embarrassing social situations. In 2. 00. 5, Comedy Central named Seinfeld its "1. Greatest Stand- up Comedian of All Time".[2]Early life[edit]Seinfeld was born in Brooklyn, New York City.[3] His father, Kalman Seinfeld (1. Hungarian Jewish descent, and collected jokes that he heard while serving in World War II.[3] His mother, Betty (née Hosni; [6] 1. Syrian Jewish descent; her parents, Selim and Salha Hosni,[1.

Aleppo.[1. 1] Seinfeld grew up in Massapequa, New York, and attended Massapequa High School on Long Island.[1. At the age of 1. 6, he spent time volunteering in Kibbutz. Sa'ar in Israel.[1. He later attended State University of New York at Oswego, transferring after his second year to Queens College, City University of New York, graduating with a degree in communications and theater.[1. Early career[edit]Seinfeld developed an interest in standup comedy after brief stints in college productions.[1.

In 1. 97. 6, after graduation from Queens College, he tried out at an open- microphone night at New York City's Catch a Rising Star, which led to an appearance in a Rodney Dangerfield. HBO special.[1. 8] Seinfeld appeared on open mic nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club while attending Queens College. In 1. 98. 0, he had a small recurring role on the sitcom Benson, playing Frankie, a mail delivery boy who had comedy routines that no one wanted to hear. However, Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences.[1. Seinfeld has said that he was not actually told he had been fired until he turned up for the read- through session for an episode, and found that there was no script for him.[1. In May 1. 98. 1, Seinfeld made a successful appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, impressing Carson and the audience and leading to frequent appearances on that show and others, including Late Night with David Letterman.[1.

Seinfeld[edit]Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David in 1. NBC. The show was later renamed Seinfeld to avoid confusion with the short- lived teen sitcom The Marshall Chronicles. By its fourth season, it had become the most popular and successful sitcom on American television.

The final episode aired in 1. Along with Seinfeld, the show starred Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Louis- Dreyfus and experienced actors Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Alexander played George, a caricature of Larry David.

Seinfeld holds the distinction of being the only actor to appear in every episode of the show.[2. Seinfeld has said that his show was influenced by the 1. The Abbott and Costello Show. In the "Seinfeld Season 6" DVD set, commenting on the episode "The Gymnast", Seinfeld cited Jean Shepherd as an influence, saying, "He really formed my entire comedic sensibility—I learned how to do comedy from Jean Shepherd."From 2.

Seinfeld cast and crew recorded audio commentaries for episodes of the DVD releases of the show. Seinfeld himself provided commentary for multiple episodes. Post- Seinfeld[edit]After he ended his sitcom, Seinfeld returned to New York City to make a comeback with his stand- up comedy rather than stay in Los Angeles and continue his acting career. In 1. 99. 8 he went on tour and recorded a comedy special, titled I'm Telling You for the Last Time. The process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 2. Comedian, which also featured fellow comic Orny Adams and was directed by Christian Charles.

Seinfeld has written several books, mostly archives of past routines. In the late 1. 99. Apple Computer came up with the advertising slogan "Think different" and produced a 6. This commercial showed people who were able to "think differently", such as Albert Einstein, Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and many others. It was later cut short to 3. Seinfeld was included at the end, whereas he had not been in the original cut. This shorter version of the commercial aired only once, during the series finale of Seinfeld.[2.

Seinfeld at the 1. Emmy Awards. In 2.

Seinfeld also appeared in two commercial webisodes promoting American Express, titled The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman.[2. In these, Seinfeld appeared with a cartoon rendering of Superman, who was referenced in numerous episodes of Seinfeld as Seinfeld's hero, voiced by Patrick Warburton (character David Puddy on Seinfeld). The webisodes were directed by Barry Levinson and aired briefly on television. Seinfeld and "Superman" were also interviewed by Matt Lauer in a specially recorded interview for the Today show. On November 1. 8, 2.

Seinfeld appeared at the National Museum of American History to donate the "Puffy Shirt" he wore in the famous Seinfeld episode of the same name. He also gave a speech when presenting the "Puffy Shirt", saying humorously that "This is the most embarrassing moment of my life."On May 1. Seinfeld had a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live as host Julia Louis- Dreyfus' assassin.

Louis- Dreyfus in her opening monologue mentioned the "Seinfeld curse". While talking about how ridiculous the "curse" was, a stage light suddenly fell next to her.

The camera moved to a catwalk above the stage where Seinfeld was standing, holding a large pair of bolt cutters. He angrily muttered, "Damn it!" upset that it did not hit her.

Louis- Dreyfus then continued to say that she is indeed not cursed. On February 2. 5, 2. Seinfeld appeared at the 7. Academy Awards as the presenter for "Best Documentary". Before announcing the nominations, he did a short stand- up comedy routine about the unspoken agreement between movie theater owners and movie patrons. In movie theaters now, they’re trying to get you to pick up the garbage around your seat. I’m picking nothing up.

I’m the one who threw it down. How many different jobs do I have to do?”)[2. On October 4, 2. 00.

Seinfeld made a brief return to NBC, guest- starring as himself in the 3. Watch College Road Trip Tube Free. Rock episode "Seinfeld.

Vision".[2. 4]On February 2. Academy Awards, Seinfeld appeared as the voice of his Bee Movie animated character Barry, presenting "Best Animated Short". Before announcing the nominees, he showed a montage of film clips featuring bees, saying that they were some of his early work (as Barry).

On June 2, 2. 00. Seinfeld performed in his hometown of New York City for a one- night- only show at the Hammerstein Ballroom to benefit Stand Up for a Cure, a charity aiding lung cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. In August 2. 00. 8, the Associated Press reported that Jerry Seinfeld would be the pitchman for Windows Vista, as part of a $3.