Jerry Seinfeld
American comedian and actor / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jerry Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian and actor.
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Birth name | Jerome Allen Seinfeld |
Born | (1954-04-29) April 29, 1954 (age 70) Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
Medium | Stand-up, television, movie |
Education | Massapequa High School |
Alma mater | Queens College (BA) |
Years active | 1976–present |
Genres | Observational comedy, surreal humor, black comedy, cringe comedy, deadpan, satire |
Subject(s) | American culture, American politics, everyday life, gender differences, human behavior, social awkwardness, pop culture, current events |
Spouse | Jessica Sklar (m. 1999) |
Children | 3 |
Website | jerryseinfeld |
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Seinfeld is known by many people for his television show, Seinfeld, which he created, wrote and acted in. The show won many awards. These included the Emmy and Golden Globe Awards.
Seinfeld wrote the movie Bee Movie. He was the voice of Barry B. Benson.
Seinfeld was born in the borough of Brooklyn in New York City. His father, Kalmen Seinfeld (1918–1985), was of Austrian Jewish background.[1][2] His mother, Betty (1915- ),[3] is of Syrian Jewish descent.[4]