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Jerry Seinfeld

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Jerry Seinfeld: Biography

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Birth Name: Jerome Seinfeld
Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/29/1954, Taurus
Profession: Comedian; actor; writer; producer

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Jerry Seinfeld Fast Facts:

Volunteered on a kibbutz in Israel for a summer when he was 17.
Pre-comedy jobs included selling lightbulbs over the phone.
Started his career in series television in early episodes of Benson.
Authored the 1993 book Seinlanguage, which landed on the New York Times Best Seller list.
Purchased Billy Joel's mansion in the Hamptons for $32 million in 2000.
Seinfeld, which he described as "micro-concept TV," was picked by TV GUIDE in 2002 as the Greatest Show of All Time (beating out I Love Lucy and The Honeymooners).
Donated the celebrated "puffy shirt" from Seinfeld to the Smithsonian Institution in 2004.
Reunited with Seinfeld costars (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards) in a 2009 story arc on Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Was the first guest on the short-lived The Jay Leno Show, which premiered September 14, 2009.

Jerry Seinfeld Relationships:
Betty Seinfeld - Mother
Carol Leifer - Ex-significant Other
Carolyn Leibling - Sister
Jessica Seinfeld - Wife
Julian Kal Seinfeld - Son
Kalman Seinfeld - Father
Sascha Seinfeld - Daughter
Shepherd Kellen Seinfeld - Son
Shoshanna Lonstein - Ex-significant Other
Jerry Seinfeld Awards:
1999 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
1991 Emmy: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Winner
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1992 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1993 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1995 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor for a Comedy Series - Nominee
1997 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1998 Emmy: Outstanding Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1995 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1996 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
1995 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Nominee
1994 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series - Winner
College:
Attended State University of New York, Oswego, NY; City University of New York, Queens College, Queens, NY (BA in Theater and Communications, 1976)