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Jerry Seinfeld

American comedian and actor · United States · On the map · Comedians · Born 1954 · age 72

Jerome Allen Seinfeld is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, filmmaker, and television producer specializing in observational comedy. Seinfeld gained stardom playing a fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David.

Jerry Seinfeld is read about 4,004 times a day, in 54 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 400 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2020“I always describe my upbringing as "benign neglect": that I was-- I really felt like my parents were just letting me live there 'til I grew up.”In their words92nd Street Y Conversation (2020)

“Here's the great thing about writing: you don't have to do it. All you have to do is not do anything else in that time frame. So: you put your idea down and...”In their words92nd Street Y Conversation (2020)

2019“There's something about [writing] -- whether it's a cubicle allegory, or it's a homework or schoolwork metaphor -- there's something about it that totally repels the comic mind.”In their wordsRadio Show, 2019

“I really think an honest minimum is five years between [hour specials]. That would be a really honest-- and workin' hard!”In their wordsRadio Show, 2019

“A real artist -- a real artist -- does what they want to do.”In their wordsRadio Show, 2019

2018“All dads dress in the style of the last good year of their lives.”In their words23 November 2018in the interview with Jimmy Fallon "Jerry Seinfeld Shames Every Older Man for Wearing Jeans"

1994Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or ComedyAward1992Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy SeriesAward1954Born29 April 1954

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In their own words 4

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Jerry Seinfeld
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4 statements, newest first

  1. You ever wonder why Silicon Valley even exists? I have always wondered, why do these people all live and work in that location?

    24 August 2020 · in his New York Times, Own words

  2. The key to marriage -- of course -- is to make the other person happy. I tell all my guy friends: "Make your wife happy. You're not gonna be happy, so don't even worry about that.

    2020 · 92nd Street Y Conversation (2020), Own words

  3. The concept of writing is so alien-- actual writing is so alien to most comedians.

    2019 · Radio Show, 2019, Own words

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Awards

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy1994
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series1992

About this person

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).

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United States
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1954 · age 72

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