Jerry Seinfeld - Biography

Last Editor: jem333				Jerry Seinfeld Biography -   Name : Jerry Seinfeld Profession : Actor/ Writer Birth Details : born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York Birth name : Jerome Seinfeld Height : 5' 11" (1.80 m) Nickname : Little Jerry Personal quotes : "A recent survey stated that the average person's greatest fear is having to give a speech in public. Somehow this ranked even higher than death w Salary : "Seinfeld" (1990) $225,000,000 (from sale of syndication rights to the show) Spouse : Jessica Seinfeld (25 December 1999 - present) 3 children Trade mark : Impeccable neatness, unflappable confidence.

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Raised in Massapequa (Long Island), New York. Graduated from Queens College (New York). George Wallace was the best man at his wedding. His first child with wife Jessica, a daughter named Sascha, was born in New York City on November 7, 2000 Announced signing of deal with Miramax in April 2002 to distribute documentary about his recent travels back on the comedy circuit doing stand-up. For more than a year, Seinfeld has been followed on cross-country gigs with production crew headed by Christian Charles and Gary Streiner, who worked on his AmExpress commercials. Bought Billy Joel's house in Amagansett village in the Hamptons (Long Island, NY) for then record-setting price of $32 million in March, 2000. Had a compulsive habit of throwing out the clothes he had traveled with after each road trip. His sister, Carolyn Liebling, is his manager. Announced his engagement to Jessica Sklar (born Nina Sklar on September 12, 1971 in Oyster Bay, New York). They began dating after they met at the Reebok Sport Club in 1998, even though she had just married Eric Nederlander, a scion of the Broadway theater-owning family. At one point, it was reported that Nederlander planned to sue Seinfeld for "alienation of affection" for contributing to the demise of his marriage. No legal action materialized. (10 November 1999) He and his wife Jessica Sklar had a son, born March 1, 2003, named Julian Kal Seinfeld. Birth of their son was announced on "Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989). Has a collection of over 500 sneakers. They are all white. Is a Porsche collector. Paparazzis have seen him in at least 20 different ones. Dated the much younger Shoshanna Lonstein for several years [1993-1997]. Dated comedian Carol Leifer, who is said to be the model for the character of Elaine on "Seinfeld" (1990). Is a New York Mets fan. Is a fan of the comic book character Superman, as was shown in many episodes of the Seinfeld TV series. Bought the first Porsche 911 ever built. It was light blue and bought at Manhattan Motors. Wife Jessica gave birth to son, Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld, on August 22, 2005 A lover of breakfast cereal. Is good friends with Chris Rock.

Jerry Seinfeld Detailed Biography -

Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American actor, writer and observational comedian from Massapequa, New York, a Long Island hamlet. He is best-known for playing a fictional version of himself in the long-running sitcom Seinfeld, which he co-created and executive produced. Seinfeld attended the Birch Lane Elementary School and Massapequa High School. Straight from graduation at Queens College, Seinfeld tried out at an open mic night at New York's Catch A Rising Star in 1976. Soon after, he was appearing in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special. Seinfeld had a small recurring role as "Frankie" on the Benson sitcom in 1979, but was abruptly fired from the show. A few years later, in May of 1981, Seinfeld made a highly successful appearance on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show. Seinfeld then became a regular on similar shows, including Late Night with David Letterman and The Merv Griffin Show. Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David in 1989 for NBC. The show was later renamed Seinfeld and, by its fourth season, became one of the most popular and successful sitcoms on American television. The show left the air in 1998. As of 2006, the show is still receiving heavy airplay in syndication. The show also starred Saturday Night Live veteran Julia Louis-Dreyfus, as well as Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. On the show, Seinfeld played a caricature of himself.