Jerry Seinfeld
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Birth name | Jerome Allen Seinfeld |
Born | New York City, U.S. | April 29, 1954
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Alma mater | State University of New York at Oswego Queens College, City University of New York (BA) |
Years active | 1976–present |
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Children | 3 |
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Website | www |
Jerome Allen Seinfeld (/ˈsaɪnfɛld/ SYNE-feld; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. From 1989 to 1998, he played a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld, which he created and wrote with Larry David. The show aired on NBC from 1989 until 1998, becoming one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy. In 2004, Comedy Central named him the 12th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time.[1]
Seinfeld co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the 2007 film
Early life and education
Seinfeld was born on April 29, 1954,[2] in Brooklyn, New York City.[3] His father, Kálmán Seinfeld,[4] a sign painter, was Jewish and collected jokes that he heard while serving in World War II.[3] His mother, Betty (née Hosni)[5][6] and her parents, Selim and Salha Hosni,[7] were Mizrahi Jews from Aleppo, Syria.[8] Their nationality was stated as Turkish when they immigrated in 1917, as Syria was under the Ottoman Empire.[9][10] Seinfeld has an older sister, Carolyn.[11] Salha's mother Garez Dayan, Seinfeld's great-grandmother, was a member of the Dayan rabbinic family, who claim ancestry back to the Medieval Exilarchs, and from the Exilarchs back to the Biblical King David.[12] Seinfeld's second cousin is musician and actor Evan Seinfeld.[13] Seinfeld grew up in Massapequa, New York, and attended Massapequa High School on Long Island.[14][15] At 16, he spent time volunteering in Kibbutz Sa'ar in Israel.[16] He attended the State University of New York at Oswego, and transferred after his second year to Queens College, City University of New York, from which he graduated in 1976 with a degree in communications and theater.[17][18]
Career
1976–1987: Rise to prominence
Seinfeld developed an interest in stand-up comedy after brief stints in college productions. He appeared on open-mic nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club while attending Queens College.[19] After graduation in 1976, he tried out at an open-mic night at New York City's Catch a Rising Star, which led to an appearance in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special.[20] In 1980, 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. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences.[20] Seinfeld said that he was not told he had been fired until he arrived for a read-through session and found that there was no script for him.[21] In January 1981, he performed stand-up on An Evening at the Improv.[22] In May, Seinfeld made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, impressing Carson and the audience, leading to frequent appearances on that show and others, including Late Night with David Letterman.[20] On September 5, 1987, his first one-hour special Stand-Up Confidential aired live on HBO.[23]
1988–1998: Seinfeld and stardom
Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with
1998–2010: Established career
After he ended his sitcom, Seinfeld moved back to
In 2004, Seinfeld appeared in two commercial
On February 25, 2007, Seinfeld appeared at the 79th Academy Awards as the presenter for "Best Documentary." Before announcing the nominations, he did a monologue about the unspoken agreement between movie theater owners and movie patrons.[27] On October 4, 2007, Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the 30 Rock episode "SeinfeldVision."[28] On February 24, 2008, at the 80th Academy Awards, Seinfeld appeared as the voice of his Bee Movie animated character Barry, presenting Best Animated Short Film. 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, 2008, amidst his spring 2008 tour, Seinfeld performed in his hometown of New York City for a one-night-only show at the
In
Seinfeld toured the U.S. in 2011 and made his first stand-up appearance in the
2011–present
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
In 2012, Seinfeld started a web series titled
Seinfeld signed a deal with Netflix in January 2017 that included placing Seinfeld and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on their streaming service as well as two new Seinfeld stand-up specials and the development of scripted and non-scripted comedy programming.[39][40] As part of the deal, all episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee were made available on the streaming service, in addition to a new 24-episode season.[41]
Other ventures
It's very important to know what you don't like. A big part of innovation is saying, "You know what I'm really sick of?" For me, that was talk shows where music plays, somebody walks out to a desk, shakes hands with the host, and sits down. "How are you?" "You look great." I'm also sick of people who are really there to sell their show or product. "What am I really sick of?" is where innovation begins.
–Seinfeld, talking about his process of innovation.[42]
In June 2013, Seinfeld appeared on rapper Wale's album The Gifted, on the song "Outro About Nothing."[43] In 2013, Seinfeld was offered $110 million by television executive Warren Littlefield to make another season of Seinfeld. He turned it down because he felt the timing to continue was not right.[44] Seinfeld received coverage for his speech at the 2014 Clio Awards ceremony, where he received an honorary award, as media reporters said that he "mocked" and "ripped apart" the advertising industry; his statement that "I love advertising because I love lying" received particular attention.[45][46]
In 2014, Seinfeld hosted the special Don Rickles: One Night Only at the Apollo Theatre. The event celebrated Don Rickles and his career, but also served as a roast among friends. Those who participated in the event included Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Nathan Lane, Regis Philbin, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese.[47] On February 15, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, where he hosted the "Questions from the Audience" segment, which included cameos from Michael Douglas, John Goodman, James Franco, Larry David, Ellen Cleghorne, Dakota Johnson, Tim Meadows, Bob Odenkirk, and Sarah Palin (who Seinfeld initially mistook for Tina Fey).[48] On May 20, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on David Letterman's final Late Show episode. Seinfeld joined other friends of the show to pay tribute to Letterman. The other guests included Alec Baldwin, Barbara Walters, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Peyton Manning, Tina Fey, and Bill Murray who all participated in The Top Ten List segment, "Things I've Always Wanted to Say to Dave."[49]
In January 2017, Seinfeld went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and joined Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon in honoring outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama, and played a game of Catchphrase, which Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay.[50] On September 19, 2017, Netflix released the stand-up comedy special Jerry Before Seinfeld. It follows Seinfeld as he returns for a stand-up routine at the New York City comedy club, Comic Strip Live, which started his career.[51] It is intercut with documentary clips and his stand-up special. It was later released as an LP, CD and download album, and was nominated for a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.[52]
In 2020, it was announced that Netflix would be releasing Seinfeld's first original stand-up special in 22 years,
Books
Seinfeld wrote the book
Influences
Seinfeld has stated, "On the
In the Netflix comedy special, Jerry Before Seinfeld, he displayed his personal comedy albums collection from when he was a teenager.[65] These albums included:
- Lenny Bruce – Thank You Masked Man (1972)
- George Carlin – Class Clown (1972)
- Steve Martin – Let's Get Small (1977)
- Bob Newhart – The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart (1960)
- Mike Nichols and Elaine May – Improvisations to Music (1958)
- Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner – 2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1961)
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Seinfeld stated his five favorite films are The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Graduate (1967), The In-Laws (1979), A Night at the Opera (1935), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992).[66]
Those influenced by Seinfeld include John Mulaney, Jim Gaffigan, Judd Apatow, Ellen DeGeneres, and Issa Rae.[67][68][69][70][71]
Personal life
Seinfeld is a fan of the
Seinfeld is left-handed and the first joke he ever wrote was about the topic.[75] In a 2014 interview with NBC News, he made statements suggesting that he believed he was on the autism spectrum.[76] However, following criticism for his alleged self-diagnosis, he later clarified that he is not autistic and had been commenting on a play about the condition that he "related to [...] on some level."[77][78]
Seinfeld has made several political contributions, including to George W. Bush's and Al Gore's presidential campaigns in 2000, and subsequently to four Democratic Party primary candidates in 2000 and 2004.[79]
Seinfeld expressed support for
Relationships and marriage
Years before Seinfeld was created, Seinfeld dated Carol Leifer.[82][83] She was a fellow comedian, and one of the inspirations for the Seinfeld character Elaine Benes.[84][85] On national television with sex therapist and talk show host Dr. Ruth Westheimer, he mentioned that he was engaged in 1984 but called it off.[86]
In May 1993, days after his 39th birthday, Seinfeld met 17-year-old Shoshanna Lonstein in Central Park.[87] After a brief conversation, he got her phone number.[88] Lonstein was still a senior in high school and would turn 18 at the end of that month.[87] Seinfeld and Lonstein dated for approximately four years, until 1997.[87] She transferred from George Washington University to UCLA, in part to be with him, and cited missing New York City and constant press coverage as reasons for the relationship ending.[87]
The age difference led to intense media scrutiny. While Seinfeld was a guest on Howard Stern's talk show, Stern said, "so, you sit in Central Park and have a candy bar on a string and pull it when the girls come?" at which point Seinfeld replied, "she's not 17, definitely not."[89] A few months later, in his second Howard Stern interview, Seinfeld insisted, "I didn't realize she was so young. This is the only girl I ever went out with who was that young. I wasn't dating her. We just went to a restaurant, and that was it."[89] Early in their relationship, Spy Magazine referred to Lonstein as "a legal voter", mocking her young age.[90]
In an October 1993 Playboy interview, Seinfeld described the reactions to the relationship as ranging "from horrified to just busting buttons with pride that they know me", noting that his female acquaintances had overall reacted more negatively than his male ones. He said that his assistant "was so mad" she punched him, whereas his mother was "thrilled". He concluded, "if she's 18, if she's intelligent, that's fine".[91] In March 1994, Seinfeld again defended their age difference in an interview with People, stating that "Shoshanna is a person, not an age."[89] Julia Louis-Dreyfus said in a 1998 New York interview that she was in favor of the relationship, as "it was a happy one for him", and added that she did not believe there was anything wrong with it.[92]
In August 1998, while at a Reebok Sports Club, Seinfeld met
Religion
Seinfeld is Jewish and has incorporated elements of his Jewish identity in his work.[99]
Although he shared that his mother was born into a large family of Syrian Orthodox Jews, he admitted to being non-religious himself.[100]
Seinfeld stated that he took a Scientology course when he was in his 20s; he said that he found it interesting but that he did not pursue it any further.[101]
Transcendental Meditation
In December 2012, Seinfeld said that he had been practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) for 40 years. He promoted the use of the technique in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with Bob Roth of the David Lynch Foundation in December 2012 on Good Morning America,[102] and also appeared at a 2009 David Lynch Foundation benefit for TM, at which Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appeared.[103] On November 5, 2015, the David Lynch Foundation organized a benefit concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall called "Change Begins Within" to promote transcendental meditation for stress control. "It's been the greatest companion technique of living that I've ever come across, and I'm thrilled to be part of this movement that seems to have really been reinvigorated by Bob [Roth] and David Lynch," Seinfeld said. "I would do anything that I could to promote it in the world, because I think it's the greatest thing as a life tool, as a work tool and just making things make sense."[104]
Charity
In 1999, Seinfeld auctioned a Breitling Chronomat watch as part of the "Famous Faces, Watch Auction For Charity" event in New York City. This watch sold for $11,000.[105]
In 2001, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld created the charitable organization
Seinfeld has also participated in Jon Stewart's charity event, Night of Too Many Stars.[107]
Wealth
According to
In 2024, Bloomberg declared Seinfeld a billionaire, with a net worth standing at more than $1 billion, thanks to various syndication deals his sitcom signed, with $465 million coming from those deals.[118]
Automobiles
Seinfeld is an automobile enthusiast and collector, and he owns a collection of about 150 cars, including a large
The
In 2008, Seinfeld was involved in a car accident when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat 500 failed and, to avoid an intersection, he pulled the emergency brake while turning sharply, ultimately causing the car to flip onto its side. No one was hurt.[128]
Espresso machines
A coffee and
I never liked [coffee] and I didn't understand it and I used to do a lot of stuff in my stand-up set in the '80s and '90s about how I don't 'get' coffee. And then something happened about five years ago. I started touring a lot, and we would have these great big, fun breakfasts in the hotel and [coffee] just seemed to go really well [with breakfast]. [Now], I've just started this espresso thing.[132]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1996 | Eddie | Himself | Cameo |
Good Money | |||
1999 | Pros & Cons | Prison Man #2 | |
2002 | Comedian | Himself | Documentary; executive producer |
2005 | The Thing About My Folks | Cameo | |
2007 | Bee Movie | Barry B. Benson (voice) |
Also co-writer and producer Nominated – Kids Choice Award – Favorite Animated Voice
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2013 | Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story | Himself | Documentary |
2014 | Top Five | Uncredited cameo | |
Tom's Restaurant – A Documentary About Everything | Documentary | ||
2016 | Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg | ||
Dying Laughing | Documentary on stand-up | ||
2017 | If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast | Theatrical and HBO documentary on Carl Reiner | |
2022 | George Carlin's American Dream | Documentary on George Carlin | |
2024 | Unfrosted | Bob Cabana | Post-production, also director, writer and producer[133][134] |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1980 | Benson | Frankie | 3 episodes |
1981 | An Evening at the Improv | Himself | Season 1, Episode 3[22] |
1982 | Square Pegs | Bat Mitzvah Guest | Episode: Muffy's Bat Mitzvah |
An Evening at the Improv
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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 | Stand-Up Special. Released on VHS in 1993. | |
1989–1998 | Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | 180 episodes; also co-creator, writer and executive producer |
1992 | Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue | Himself | Television film |
1992 & 1999 | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | 2 episodes |
1993 | Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
|
Panel Guest | First Episode |
Love & War | Jerry Seinfeld | Episode: Let's Not Call it Love | |
1993 & 1998 | 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 | Comedy Special | |
Mad About You | Uncredited; Episode: "Season Opener" | ||
1999 | Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
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Television special | |
2000 | Dilbert | Comp-U-Comp | Voice; Episode: "The Return" |
2004, 2009, 2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 7 episodes |
2007 | 30 Rock | Episode: "SeinfeldVision" | |
2010–2011 | The Marriage Ref | 9 episodes; also creator and executive producer | |
2011 | Talking Funny
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Television special, HBO | |
2012–2014 | Louie | 2 episodes | |
2012–2019 | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Himself (Host) | 72 episodes; also creator and executive producer |
2014 | Don Rickles: One Night Only | Television special | |
2015 | Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special | Himself | |
Inside Amy Schumer | Episode: "80s Ladies" | ||
2016 | The Jim Gaffigan Show | Episode: "The Calling" | |
Maya & Marty | Episode #1.5 | ||
2017 | Mystery Science Theater 3000 | Freak Masterstroke | Episode: "Starcrash" |
Jerry Before Seinfeld | Himself | Comedy Special/Documentary, Netflix | |
2018 | My Next Guest Needs No Introduction
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Himself (host) | Episode: "You're David Letterman, You Idiot" |
2019 | Huge in France | Himself | Episode: Épisode Quatre |
2020 | 23 Hours to Kill | Comedy Special, Netflix |
Music videos
Year | Title | Artist |
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2019 | "Sunflower" | Vampire Weekend |
Stand-up specials
Year | Title | Studio | Format |
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2001 | Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians | Madacy Entertainment
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VHS/DVD |
2003 | Best of The Improv, Vol. 4 | Koch Vision
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DVD |
2007 | Comedy Club Greats | Lionsgate | |
2010 | Lafflink Presents: The Platinum Comedy Series Vol. 1: Jerry Seinfeld | Lafflink | DVD/streaming |
2014 | Classic Comedy from An Evening at the Improv
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Somerville House | |
2015 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Featuring Jerry Seinfeld ("Featured Guest Series: Volume 5") |
Carson Entertainment |
References[135]
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Publisher |
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2007 | Bee Movie Game | Barry B. Benson (voice) | Activision |
Discography
Year | Title | Formats | Studio |
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1987 | Stand-Up Confidential | VHS (1993) | HBO |
1998–1999 | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | CD/Cassette/Download VHS/DVD/Streaming | |
2017 | Jerry Before Seinfeld | LP/Streaming | Netflix |
2020 | 23 Hours to Kill |
Directing
Year | Title | Studio |
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2011 | Colin Quinn: Long Story Short | HBO |
2016 | Colin Quinn: The New York Story | Netflix |
Written works
- SeinLanguage (1993)
- Halloween (2002)
- Is This Anything? (2020)
Writing credits for Seinfeld
The list below only includes episodes mainly written by Seinfeld, as he (and Larry David in Seasons 1 through 7) rewrote the drafts for each episode.
Season | Episode | Notes |
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Season 1
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The Seinfeld Chronicles | with Larry David |
Male Unbonding | with Larry David | |
The Stake Out | with Larry David | |
The Stock Tip | with Larry David | |
Season 2
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The Ex-Girlfriend | with Larry David |
The Pony Remark | with Larry David | |
The Busboy | with Larry David | |
The Jacket | with Larry David | |
The Chinese Restaurant | with Larry David | |
The Phone Message | with Larry David | |
Season 3
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The Stranded | with Larry David and Matt Goldman |
Season 4
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The Shoes | with Larry David |
Season 5
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The Sniffing Accountant | with Larry David |
The Raincoats | with Larry David, Max Pross
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The Opposite | with Larry David and Andy Cowan | |
Season 6
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The Kiss Hello | with Larry David |
Season 7
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The Cadillac | with Larry David |
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards
Year | Category | Project | Episode | Result | Ref. |
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1991 | Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series | Seinfeld | "The Pony Remark" | Nominated | [136] |
1992 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | "The Boyfriend" | ||||
1993 | Outstanding Comedy Series | Won | |||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | "The Opera" | Nominated | |||
1994 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | "The Puffy Shirt" | ||||
1995 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | "The Diplomat's Club" | ||||
1996 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series | "The Gum" | ||||
1997 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
1998 | Outstanding Comedy Series | ||||
1999 | Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | |||
2013 | Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | |||
2014 | Outstanding Short-Format Nonfiction Program | ||||
2016 | Outstanding Variety Talk Series
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2019 | Outstanding Informational Series
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2020 |
Grammy Awards
Year | Award | Performance | Result | Ref. |
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1999 | Best Comedy Album | I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Nominated | [137] |
2003 | Spoken Word Album for Children | Halloween | [137] | |
2018 | Best Comedy Album | Jerry Before Seinfeld | [137] | |
2021 | 23 Hours to Kill | [137] |
Golden Globe Awards
Year | Award | Performance | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Comedy Actor – TV | Seinfeld | Won | [138] |
1995 | Nominated | [138] | ||
1996 | [138] | |||
1998 | [138] |
Screen Actors Guild Award
Year | Award | Performance | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Won | [138] |
1995 | Nominated | [138] | ||
1996 | Won | [138] | ||
1997 | [138] |
Other awards
- American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (1992)
- American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (1993)
- Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (1996)
- Nominated – American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (1999)
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External links
- Official website
- Jerry Seinfeld at IMDb
- Jerry Seinfeld on Twitter
- Jerry Seinfeld on Instagram
- Jerry Seinfeld at the Internet Broadway Database
- Jerry Seinfeld at Curlie
- Jerry Seinfeld collected news and commentary at The New York Times