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Jerry Seinfeld
From The TV IV
Jerry Seinfeld | |
Birth name | Jerome Allen Seinfeld |
Born | April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York, USA |
Notable Roles | Seinfeld: Jerry Seinfeld |
Notable Episodes | |
Awards | 1 Golden Globe, 1 Emmy Award, 2 TV Prizes, 3 American Comedy Awards, 1 PGA Nova Award, 2 SAG Awards, 1 AFI Star Award, 1 Viewers for Quality Television Q Award |
Contents |
Biography
Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld is an American comedian that specializes in observational comedy. He co-created the eponymous sitcom Seinfeld, which ran for 9 seasons on NBC and has often been declared one of the best comedy series ever broadcast.
Roles
Starring Roles
Series | Role | Year(s) | Season(s) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seinfeld | Jerry Seinfeld | 1989–1998 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Guest Starring Roles
Series | Role | Episode | Airdate |
---|---|---|---|
Benson | Frankie | 2x06 - Citizen Kraus | December 12, 1980 |
Benson | Frankie | 2x07 - Benson's Groupie | December 19, 1980 |
Our Time | Himself | 1x02 - Show 2 | August 3, 1985 |
Saturday Night Live | Host | 17x18 - Jerry Seinfeld/Annie Lennox | April 18, 1992 |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati | Himself | 2x17 - Johnny Goes Hollywood | February 20, 1993 |
The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | 2x17 - The Grand Opening | September 22, 1993 |
NewsRadio | Himself | 3x22 - The Real Deal | May 7, 1997 |
The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | 6x11 - Flip | May 31, 1998 |
Mad About You | Himself | 7x01 - Season Opener | September 22, 1998 |
Saturday Night Live | Host | 25x01 - Jerry Seinfeld/David Bowie | October 2, 1999 |
Dilbert | Comp-U-Comp | 2x11 - The Return | February 22, 2000 |
Curb Your Enthusiasm | Himself | 4x10 - Opening Night | March 14, 2004 |
30 Rock | Himself | 2x01 - Seinfeld Vision | October 4, 2007 |
Specials
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
Series | Episode | Airdate |
---|---|---|
Just Men! | January 17-21, 1983 |
Notable Film Roles
Film | Role | Released |
---|---|---|
Bee Movie | Barry B. Benson | November 2, 2007 |
Writer
Staff Writer
Series | Year(s) | Credit | Season(s) | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seinfeld | 1989 –1998 | Co-Creator | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Specials Written
Title | Credit | Airdate | Series/Banner |
---|---|---|---|
Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential | 1987 | ||
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time | August 9, 1999 | ||
The Seinfeld Story | November 25, 2004 |
Director
Specials Directed
Title | Credit | Airdate | Series/Banner |
---|---|---|---|
The Concert for New York City | October 20, 2001 |
Producer
Series Produced
Series | Year(s) | Credit | Season(s) | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Seinfeld | 1991 –1996 | Producer | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Seinfeld | 1996 –1998 | Executive Producer | 9 |
Episodes Produced
Series | Credit | Episode | Airdate |
---|---|---|---|
Seinfeld | Producer | 1x01 - The Seinfeld Chronicles | July 5, 1989 |
Seinfeld | Story Supervisor | 1x02 - The Stakeout | May 31, 1990 |
Seinfeld | Story Supervisor | 1x03 - The Robbery | June 7, 1990 |
Seinfeld | Story Supervisor | 1x04 - Male Unbonding | June 14, 1990 |
Seinfeld | Story Supervisor | 1x05 - The Stock Tip | June 21, 1990 |
Specials and Made-for-TV Movies Produced
Title | Credit | Airdate | Series/Banner |
---|---|---|---|
Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time | Executive Producer | August 9, 1999 |
Awards and Accolades
TV Prizes
- Won: Best Foreign TV Personality - Male (1999, 2000)
American Comedy Awards
(3 Wins/2 Nominations)
- Nominated: Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special (Leading or Supporting) Network, Cable or Syndication (1999)
- Nominated: Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (1996)
- Won: Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (1993)
- Won: Funniest Male Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (1992)
- Won: Comedy Club Stand-Up Comic - Male (1988)
Primetime Emmy Awards
(1 Win/13 Nominations)
- Nominated: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (1999)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1999)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1998)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1997)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1996)
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1996)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1995)
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1995)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1994)
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1994)
- Won: Outstanding Comedy Series (1993)
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1993)
- Nominated: Outstanding Comedy Series (1992)
- Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1992)
- Nominated: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (1991)
Golden Globe Awards
(1 Win/3 Nominations)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1998)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1996)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1995)
- Won: Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical (1994)
PGA Awards
- Won: Most Promising Producer in Television (1994)
Screen Actors Guild Awards
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1998)
- Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1997)
U.S. Comedy Arts Festival
- AFI Star Award (1999)
Viewers for Quality Television Q Awards
- Won: Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series