Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld
Jerry Seinfeld
	Seinfeld in 2016
Birth name	Jerome Allen Seinfeld
Born	April 29, 1954 (age 71); 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.com

Jerry Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American comedian and actor.

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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- 2014),^[3] was of Syrian Jewish descent.^[4]

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Year	Title	Role	Notes
1996	Eddie	Himself	Cameo
1996	Good Money	Himself	Cameo
1999	Inspector Gadget	John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo-Gadget
1999	Pros & Cons	Prison Man #2	Cameo
2002	Comedian	Himself	Documentary; executive producer
2005	The Thing About My Folks	Himself	Cameo
2007	Bee Movie	Barry B. Benson (voice)
2013	Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story	Himself	Documentary
2014	Top Five	Himself	Uncredited cameo
2014	Tom's Restaurant - A Documentary About Everything	Himself	Documentary
2016	Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg	Himself	Documentary
2016	Dying Laughing	Himself	Documentary on stand-up
2017	If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast	Himself	Theatrical and HBO documentary on Carl Reiner

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1980	Benson	Frankie	3 episodes
1982	Square Pegs	Bat Mitzvah Guest	Episode: Muffy's Bat Mitzvah
1982	An Evening at the Improv	Himself	Stand-Up Special
1984	The Ratings Game	Network Rep	Television film
1986	Rodney Dangerfield: It's Not Easy Bein' Me	Himself	Stand-Up Special. Released on DVD in 2006.
1987	Stand-Up Confidential	Himself	Stand-Up Special. Released on VHS in 1993.
1989–98	Seinfeld	Jerry Seinfeld	180 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
1992	Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue	Himself	Television film
1992, 99	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	2 episodes
1993	Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher	Panel Guest	First Episode
1993	Love & War	Jerry Seinfeld	Episode: Let's Not Call it Love
1993, 96	Rugrats	Additional voices	5 episodes
1993, 98	The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	2 episodes
1994	Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld	Host	TV special; released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray
1997	NewsRadio	Himself	Episode: "The Real Deal"
1998	I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Himself	Comedy Special
1998	Mad About You	Himself	Uncredited; Episode: "Season Opener"
1999	Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	Television special
2000	Dilbert	Comp-U-Comp	Voice; Episode: "The Return"
2001	Hey Arnold!	Additional voices	2 episodes
2004, 09	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	6 episodes
2007	30 Rock	Himself	Episode: "SeinfeldVision"
2010–11	The Marriage Ref	Himself	9 episodes; also creator and executive producer
2011	Talking Funny	Himself	Television special, HBO
2012–14	Louie	Himself	2 episodes
2012– present	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	Himself (Host)	72 episodes; also creator and executive producer
2014	Don Rickles: One Night Only	Himself (host)	Television special
2015	Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special	Himself	Television Special, NBC
2015	Inside Amy Schumer	Himself	Episode: "80s Ladies"
2016	The Jim Gaffigan Show	Himself	Episode: "The Calling"
2016	Maya & Marty	Himself	Episode #1.5
2017	Mystery Science Theater 3000	Freak Masterstroke	Episode: "Starcrash"
2017	Jerry Before Seinfeld	Himself	Comedy Special/Documentary, Netflix
2018	My Next Guest Needs No Introduction	Himself (host)	Episode: "You're David Letterman, You Idiot"
2019	Huge in France	Himself	Episode: Épisode Quatre
2020	23 Hours to Kill	Himself	Comedy Special, Netflix

Year	Title	Studio	Format
2001	Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians	Madacy Entertainment	VHS/DVD
2003	Best of The Improv, Vol. 4	Koch Vision	DVD
2007	Comedy Club Greats	Lionsgate	DVD
2010	Lafflink Presents: The Platinum Comedy Series Vol. 1: Jerry Seinfeld	Lafflink	DVD/streaming
2014	Classic Comedy from An Evening at the Improv	Somerville House	DVD/streaming
2015	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Featuring Jerry Seinfeld ("Featured Guest Series: Volume 5")	Carson Entertainment	DVD/streaming

Year	Title	Formats	Studio
1987	Stand-Up Confidential	VHS (1993)	HBO
1998–99	Jerry Seinfeld on Broadway: I'm Telling You for the Last Time	CD/Cassette/Download VHS/DVD/Streaming	HBO
2017	Jerry Before Seinfeld	LP/Streaming	Netflix
2020	23 Hours to Kill	LP/Streaming	Netflix

Year	Title	Studio
2011	Colin Quinn: Long Story Short	HBO
2016	Colin Quinn: The New York Story	Netflix

Jerry Seinfeld

Work

Film

Television

Stand-up home video appeareances

Video games

Discography

Directing

Bibliography

References

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