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The most successful and influential comedian of his generation, Jerry Seinfeld's brilliant observational riffs on the minutiae of everyday life formed the basis of the television classic Seinfeld, the quintessential sitcom of the 1990s and one of the most beloved series in the history of the medium. Born April 29, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York and raised in nearby Massapequa, he began his comedy career the very night he graduated from Queens College; struggling throughout his early years, Seinfeld often performed for free in order to hone his skills, working by day in a variety of odd jobs which included selling light bulbs over the phone and hawking fake jewelry on the streets. His breakthrough arrived when he was tapped to serve as master of ceremonies at the famed New York City club the Comic Strip, and soon he was also regularly performing on the west coast. In 1980, Seinfeld was cast in the sitcom Benson, but was fired after just a few episodes; he returned to stand-up with a vengeance, and a year later made his first appearance on The Tonight Show, winning over host Johnny Carson.
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Countless appearances on other chat shows like Late Night with David Letterman followed, and as his notoriety as a performer increased throughout the decade in 1987 he signed to star in his first TV comedy special, the HBO production Jerry Seinfeld's Stand-up Confidential. In 1990, NBC executives approached the comedian about starring in his own sitcom; teaming with fellow stand-up Larry David, Seinfeld conceived a show about "nothing" -- in other words, the small wrinkles of everyday life, from Superman to breakfast cereal, which for years had provided the fodder for his stage routine. NBC, far from convinced, agreed to produce only a miniscule four episodes. Premiering in 1991 under the name The Seinfeld Chronicles, the show was an immediate critical hit but fared poorly in the ratings; known as simply Seinfeld from its second episode onward, the series gradually gained momentum, and NBC agreed to an order of six more episodes, followed in its third year by 13 more. Complete with one of the greatest supporting casts in TV history -- Jason Alexander (the neurotic George, inspired by Larry David), Julia Louis-Dreyfus (the brassy Elaine) and Michael Richards (nutty neighbor Kramer) -- Seinfeld gradually emerged as a cult hit, and with David at the show's creative helm it became one of the most acclaimed series on the air; with its infamous creed of "No hugging, no learning," the program broke new ground, its plots absurd yet grounded in contemporary life and its characters perverse and self-absorbed yet immensely likable and engaging. By 1993 both Seinfeld and its titular star were media sensations not only did the show win an Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series, but Seinfeld himself took Best Actor honors; that same year, he also penned a best-selling book, Seinlanguage. Throughout much of the decade, it remained the highest-rated sitcom on television, but in 1998 Seinfeld pulled the plug on the show, despite reports that NBC offered him a staggering $5 million per episode to continue for another 22-episode season. After the series concluded its run that May with a finale which was among the most watched events in TV history, the comedian also announced his intentions to retire all of his old stand-up material with a world tour culminating on Broadway; the performances yielded his first ever comedy album, I'm Telling You for the Last Time, released that fall.
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Did You Know
'''Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld''' (born April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is often described as an observational comedian. He is best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the situation comedy, ''Seinfeld'', (1989-1998), which he co-created, helped write and, in the show's final two seasons, executive produced. He also starred as "Barry B. Benson" in the film ''Bee Movie'', his first major foray back into the media since the finale of ''Seinfeld''.
Early life
Seinfeld's father, Kálmán, was of Hungarian-Jewish background and his mother, Betty, is of Syrian-Jewish descent. He grew up in Massapequa, New York, where he attended Massapequa High School.[Kornfeld, Michael. , ''The New York Times'', July 23, 1989. Accessed march 6, 2008.] In 1970, while aged 16, he spent a short period of time volunteering in Kibbutz Sa'ar, in Israel.
Seinfeld had a small recurring role as "Frankie", a mail delivery boy who had comedy routines that no one wanted to hear, on the ''Benson'' sitcom in 1979 but he was abruptly fired from the show. Jerry Seinfeld has said that he was not actually told he had been fired until he turned up for the read-through session for an episode and found that there was no script for him. When he asked why he had not been sent a script and why there was no script for him at the read-through, only then was he told that he had been fired.
In May 1981, Seinfeld made a highly successful appearance on ''The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson''. He then became a regular on similar shows, including ''Late Night with David Letterman'' and ''The Merv Griffin Show''. He was known for his incredibly dedicated and devoted work ethic; it is said that he traveled in an intense snowstorm to a comedy club just to find it empty. He was ranked #12 in Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time.
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