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PERSONAL: Born April 29, 1954, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Kalman (in business) and Betty Seinfeld; married Jessica Sklar (a publicist), 1999; children: Sascha, Julian. Education: Queens College, graduated with degree in communications and theater, 1976. Religion: Jewish. Hobbies and other interests: Baseball, sports cars.

ADDRESSES: Home—Los Angeles, CA; and New York, NY. Offıce—147 El Camino Dr., #215, Beverly

Hills, CA 90212. Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-1825.

CAREER: Stand-up comedian, actor, and screenwriter. Worked variously as a light bulb salesman, a waiter, and a jewelry street vendor. Creator, with Larry David, and producer and star of Seinfeld, National Broadcasting Company, Inc. (NBC-TV), 1990-98. Tours frequently as a stand-up comic. Made regular appearances on The Tonight Show and Late Night with David Letterman. Appeared briefly as the Governor's joke writer, Benson, American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC-TV), 1980. Appeared in numerous television specials, including The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special, NBC-TV, 1981; "Rodney Dangerfield—It's Not Easy Bein' Me," On Location, HBO, 1986; "Jerry Seinfeld—Stand-Up Confidential," On Location, HBO, 1987; Late Night with David Letterman Seventh Anniversary Show, NBC-TV, 1989; Today at 40, NBC-TV, 1992; Twenty Years of Comedy on HBO, HBO, 1995; Comedy Club Superstars, ABC, 1996; Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time, HBO, 1998; Seinfeld: The Chronicle, NBC, 1998; Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999; Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 1999.

AWARDS, HONORS: American Comedy Award, funniest male comedy club stand-up, 1988; Clio Award, best announcer in a radio commercial, 1988; American Comedy Award, funniest actor in a television series, 1992 and 1993, Emmy Award for outstanding comedy series, 1993, Golden Globe Awards for best

For his place in entertainment history as the co-creator and star of TV Guide's "#1 Greatest TV Show of all time," "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-98), Jerry Seinfeld's real life path seemed as simple and effortless as the sitcom that was supposedly "about nothing." He became a successful stand-up comic, parlayed that into a sitcom based on his life as a successful stand-up comic, and after nine years on TV returned to being a successful standup comic.

Without a doubt, Seinfeld was the definitive observational comedian, naturally funny and obsessively hard-working, but the oft-overlooked secret to his success was his singularity of focus. He knew what he did best - irreverent, observational humor about the everyday minutiae of modern life - and he became the best at it.

Jerome Seinfeld was born on April 29, 1954, and raised in Massapequa ("Indian, for 'by the mall'"), Long Island. His father, Kalman, owned a sign making company and was unanimously considered to be the funniest one in the household. Even at the height of his fame, his sister and manager Carolyn maintained that Seinfeld would never be as funny as their father. As a youth, Seinfeld was too embarrassed to compete with the man, therefore keeping quiet about his ambitions. His parents were naturally surprised when, after graduating from Queens College in 1976 with a communications degree, he declared his intent to become a comedian and began appearing at open mic nights in New York clubs. No stranger to public performances, he had appeared in plays during high school and college - even giving a comical flair to his college wrestling career by nicknaming himself "The Jewish Terror."

But writing and performing his own material proved to be instantly more satisfying than those previous experiences, and his observational style of comedy was well-received from the beginning. Jackie Mason caught his act in the early days and told him, "It makes me sick. You're going to be such a big hit." According

American comedian and actor (born 1954)

For the character based on him and played by him, see Jerry Seinfeld (character).

Jerome Allen Seinfeld (SYNE-feld; born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy. Seinfeld has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Awards, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for four Grammy Awards. In 2004, Comedy Central named him the 12th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time. In 2017, Rolling Stone named him the 7th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time.

Seinfeld gained stardom playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David. Seinfeld earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1995. The show is one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time. He has since created and produced the reality series The Marriage Ref (2010–2011), and created and hosted the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012–2019), the latter of which earned him three Webby Awards. He also co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the DreamWorks animated film Bee Movie (2007) and the Netflix comedy Unfrosted (2024).

He has released four standup specials his first being Stand-Up Confidential (1987) followed by I'm Telling You for the Last Time (1998), Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017) and 23 Hours to Kill (2020). Seinfeld has also written three books starting with SeinLanguage (1993), followed by the children's book Halloween (2002), and the comedic compilation book Is This Anything? (2020). He is an avid fan of coffee and automobiles. He practices transcendental meditation. He is married to author and philanthropist Jessica Seinfeld, with whom he has th