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Jerry Seinfeld Is 62 Today, So Let's Watch Him Explain Why Birthdays Are Pointless

Celebrate with this hilarious (and slightly depressing) vintage Seinfeld clip

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Liam Mathews

Car enthusiast Jerry Seinfeld turns 62 today, so let us commemorate this occasion with a clip from "The Visa," an episode from Seinfeld's near-perfect fourth season, where Jerry expounds bleakly on the concept of birthdays.

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"Birthdays are merely symbolic of another year gone by and how little we've grown," Seinfeld says, trying not to be funny because George (Jason Alexander) is mad at him for being too funny.

Happy birthday, Jerry! You're another year closer to death!