Jerry Seinfeld

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

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. His mother, Betty (1915- 2014), was of Syrian Jewish descent.Her family identified their nationality as Turkish when they emigrated to the United States in 1917.

Work
Film
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| 1996
| Eddie
| Himself
| Cameo
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| 1996
| Good Money
| Himself
| Cameo
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|1999
|Inspector Gadget
| John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo-Gadget
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| 1999
| Pros & Cons| Prison Man #2
| Cameo
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| 2002
| Comedian| Himself
| Documentary; executive producer
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| 2005
| The Thing About My Folks| Himself
| Cameo
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| 2007
| Bee Movie| Barry B. Benson(voice)
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| 2013
| Quality Balls: The David Steinberg Story| Himself
| Documentary
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| 2014
| Top Five| Himself
| Uncredited cameo
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| 2014
| Tom's Restaurant - A Documentary About Everything| Himself
| Documentary
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| 2016
| Robert Klein Still Can't Stop His Leg| Himself
| Documentary
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| 2016
| Dying Laughing| Himself
| Documentary on stand-up
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| 2017
| If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast| Himself
| Theatrical and HBO documentary on Carl Reiner
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Television
 Year Title RoleNotes 1980  Benson Frankie 3 episodes 1982 Square Pegs Bat Mitzvah Guest Episode: Muffy's Bat Mitzvah 1982 An Evening at the Improv HimselfStand-Up Special 1984 The Ratings Game Network RepTelevision 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 Seinfeld180 episodes;  also co-creator, writer and executive producer 1992Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue Himself Television film 1992, 99Saturday 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 HimselfComedy 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 2012–14Louie Himself 2 episodes 2012– present Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Himself (Host) 72 episodes;  also creator and executive producer 2014Don Rickles: One Night Only Himself (host) Television special2015Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary SpecialHimself 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 HimselfComedy Special/Documentary, Netflix 2018My 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 

Stand-up home video appeareances
 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

Video games
 Year Title Role Publisher 2007 Bee Movie Game Barry B. Benson (voice) Activision

 Discography 
Comedy specials
 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

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

 Bibliography 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 Season 1 The Seinfeld Chronicleswith Larry DavidMale Unbonding with Larry DavidThe Stake Out with Larry DavidThe Stock Tip with Larry David Season 2 The Ex-Girlfriend with Larry DavidThe Pony Remark with Larry DavidThe Busboy with Larry DavidThe Jacket with Larry DavidThe Chinese Restaurant with Larry DavidThe Phone Message with Larry DavidSeason 3The Stranded  with Larry David and Matt GoldmanSeason 4The Shoes  with Larry David Season 5The Sniffing Accountant with Larry DavidThe Raincoats  with Larry David, Tom Gammill, and Max ProssThe Opposite with Larry David and Andy CowanSeason 6The Kiss Hello with Larry DavidSeason 7The Cadillac with Larry David

References

Category:1954 births
Category:Living people
Category:20th-century American actors
Category:20th-century American comedians
Category:Actors from New York City
Category:American television actors
Category:American voice actors
Category:Comedians from New York City
Category:Jewish American actors
Category:Jewish American comedians
Category:Seinfeld