Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander (born Jay Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is an American actor and director. He is well known for his portrayal of Earl in Friends. He also portrayed as George Costanza on Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998.
==Early life==
Born in Newark, New Jersey, to Jewish parents Ruth Minnie (née Simon), a nurse and health care administrator, and Alexander B. Greenspan, an accounting manager. He has a half-sister, Karen Van Horne, and a half-brother, Michael Greenspan.Jason Alexander Biography (1959-), published by FilmReference.com, accessed 2008-06-07, archived url: , archive date: July 3, 2015. Jason grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and is a 1977 graduate of Livingston High School there.Weinraub, Bernard. "At the Movies", The New York Times, October 22, 1999. Accessed February 24, 2011. "I was born in 1959 and grew up in Livingston, New Jersey, but I felt I knew these people very well"
He attended Boston University but left the summer before his senior year, after getting work in New York City. At Boston University, Alexander wanted to pursue classical acting, but a professor redirected him toward comedy after noticing his physique, remarking, "I know your heart and soul are Hamlet, but you will never play Hamlet."Seinfeld's Costanza Gives Master Class in Acting at CFA, by Amy Laslowski for Bostonia. published by Boston University, Page 4, February 2015. He was later given an honorary degree in 1995. He is a practicing magician, and only switched to acting as a career when he realized that he was unlikely to succeed as a magician. John Lovic interviewing Jason Alexander, Reel Magic Quarterly #2, DVD (US), October 2007.
==Career==
Jason is best known for his prominent role as George Costanza in the television series, Seinfeld. He also portrayed the lawyer, Philip Stuckey, in the film Pretty Woman (1990). He voiced the lead character in the animated series, Duckman (1994–1997).
Alexander has had an active career on stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Leading Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers. He is the Artistic Director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles", where he has directed several musicals.
Jason appeared as himself in five episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm.
==References==
== External links ==
* Jason Alexander at IMDb
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