Jerry Seinfeld is a highly successful American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer, best known for his observational comedy. He achieved widespread recognition as a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the iconic NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David. Seinfeld won a Golden Globe for his role in the show, cementing its status as one of the most acclaimed sitcoms ever. Following Seinfeld, he created and produced The Marriage Ref, and hosted the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Seinfeld also co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the animated film Bee Movie (2007) and the Netflix comedy Unfrosted (2024).
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld stated that A Night at the Opera (1935) is one of his five favorite films.
On April 29, 1954, Jerome Allen Seinfeld, known as Jerry Seinfeld, was born. He is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer.
Jerry Seinfeld's car collection includes the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder, the same model and pearl-grey color of the car James Dean was driving in his fatal crash.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld stated that The Graduate (1967) is one of his five favorite films.
Jerry Seinfeld was involved in a car accident in 2008 when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat 500 failed.
Jerry Seinfeld's car collection includes Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 Chassis 022, driven extensively in the 1971 film Le Mans.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld stated that The Heartbreak Kid (1972) is one of his five favorite films.
In 1976, Jerry Seinfeld graduated from Queens College of the City University of New York with a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and theater.
In 1976, after graduating, Jerry Seinfeld tried out at an open-mic night at New York City's Catch a Rising Star, which led to an appearance in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld stated that The In-Laws (1979) is one of his five favorite films.
In 1980, Jerry Seinfeld had a small recurring role on the sitcom Benson, playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy.
In January 1981, Jerry Seinfeld performed stand-up on An Evening at the Improv.
On national television with sex therapist and talk show host Dr. Ruth Westheimer, Jerry Seinfeld mentioned that he was engaged in 1984 but called it off.
On September 5, 1987, Jerry Seinfeld's first one-hour special, Stand-Up Confidential, aired live on HBO.
In 1987, Jerry Seinfeld released his first stand-up special, Stand-Up Confidential.
In 1988, Jerry Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David for NBC, which was later renamed Seinfeld.
In 1989, the sitcom Seinfeld, co-created and written by Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David, premiered on NBC.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Jerry Seinfeld stated that Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) is one of his five favorite films.
In May 1993, Jerry Seinfeld, then 39 years old, met 17-year-old Shoshanna Lonstein in Central Park. After a brief conversation, Lonstein gave Seinfeld her phone number.
In 1993, Jerry Seinfeld wrote and published the book SeinLanguage.
In 1993, Jerry Seinfeld wrote and released the book SeinLanguage. It's primarily an adaptation of his stand-up material, published when his television show began rising in popularity.
In 1994, Jerry Seinfeld received an Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Queens College.
In 1995, Jerry Seinfeld won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy for his role in Seinfeld.
Jerry Seinfeld's relationship with Shoshanna Lonstein ended in 1997. She transferred from George Washington University to UCLA, in part to be with him, ultimately citing constant press coverage and missing New York City as reasons for the relationship ending.
In August 1998, Jerry Seinfeld met Jessica Sklar, a public relations executive for Tommy Hilfiger, at a Reebok Sports Club. At the time, Sklar had just returned from a three-week honeymoon in Italy with then-husband Eric Nederlander.
In 1998, Jerry Seinfeld released the stand-up special I'm Telling You for the Last Time.
In 1998, after Seinfeld ended his sitcom, he went on tour and recorded a comedy special titled I'm Telling You for the Last Time.
In 1998, the final episode of Seinfeld aired. NBC offered Seinfeld $110 million to continue the show for another season, but he declined.
On December 25, 1999, Jerry Seinfeld married Jessica Sklar. Comedian George Wallace was the best man at the wedding.
In 1999, Jerry Seinfeld auctioned a Breitling Chronomat watch as part of the "Famous Faces, Watch Auction For Charity" event in New York City. The watch sold for $11,000.
In 1999, Jerry Seinfeld's $700,000 Porsche 959, one of only 337 built, was made U.S. street legal under the "Show or Display" federal law.
In 2000, Jerry Seinfeld made political contributions to both George W. Bush's and Al Gore's presidential campaigns.
In 2000, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld bought Billy Joel's house in Amagansett, New York, for US$32 million after news of the couple's interest in the property became public.
In 2001, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld created the charitable organization Good+Foundation after their first child was born. The foundation grants donations of products and services to programs that address family poverty.
In 2002, Jerry Seinfeld purchased property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City, where he built a $1.4 million two-story garage to store Porsches.
In 2002, Jerry Seinfeld wrote and published the children's book Halloween.
In 2002, Jerry Seinfeld wrote the children's book Halloween, which was illustrated by James Bennett.
In 2002, a documentary titled Comedian chronicled Jerry Seinfeld's process of developing and performing new stand-up material.
Jerry Seinfeld acquired Steve McQueen's Porsche 917 Chassis 022, driven extensively in the 1971 film Le Mans, in 2002. The car was later restored to the 1971-era Gulf Porsche team livery.
In February 2004, Jerry Seinfeld wrote an article for Automobile, reviewing the Porsche Carrera GT.
On November 18, 2004, Jerry Seinfeld donated the "puffy shirt" from the Seinfeld episode to the National Museum of American History.
According to Forbes magazine, Jerry Seinfeld's cumulative earnings from Seinfeld as of 2004 were $267 million, placing him at the top of the celebrity earnings list that year.
In 2004, Comedy Central ranked Jerry Seinfeld as the 12th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
In 2004, Jerry Seinfeld contributed to four Democratic Party primary candidates.
On May 13, 2006, Jerry Seinfeld made a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live as host Julia Louis-Dreyfus' assassin.
Jerry Seinfeld earned $60 million in 2006 from syndication deals and stand-up performances.
On February 25, 2007, Jerry Seinfeld appeared at the 79th Academy Awards as the presenter for "Best Documentary."
On October 4, 2007, Jerry Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the 30 Rock episode "SeinfeldVision."
In 2007, Jerry Seinfeld co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the DreamWorks animated film Bee Movie.
On February 24, 2008, at the 80th Academy Awards, Jerry Seinfeld appeared as the voice of his Bee Movie character Barry, presenting Best Animated Short Film.
On June 2, 2008, Jerry Seinfeld performed in his hometown of New York City at the Hammerstein Ballroom to benefit Stand Up for a Cure, a charity aiding lung cancer research.
In June 2008, Jerry Seinfeld earned $10 million for appearing with Bill Gates in Microsoft's advertisements for Windows.
In August 2008, it was reported that Jerry Seinfeld would be the pitchman for Windows Vista, as part of a $300-million advertising campaign by Microsoft.
In mid-September 2008, the ads featuring Jerry Seinfeld for Windows Vista began airing. They were later cut from television.
In 2008, Jerry Seinfeld was involved in a car accident when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat 500 failed. To avoid an intersection, he pulled the emergency brake while turning sharply, causing the car to flip onto its side. No one was hurt.
In March 2009, it was announced that Jerry Seinfeld and the cast of Seinfeld would appear for a reunion in Larry David's HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Between June 2008 and June 2009, Jerry Seinfeld earned $85 million, making him the world's highest-paid comedian during those 12 months.
On September 14, 2009, Jerry Seinfeld was the first guest on Jay Leno's talk show, The Jay Leno Show.
In 2009, Jerry Seinfeld appeared at a David Lynch Foundation benefit for Transcendental Meditation, where Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr also appeared.
On June 23, 2010, Jerry Seinfeld called four innings of a New York Mets game on SNY. He reunited with analyst Keith Hernandez, who appeared in the Seinfeld episode "The Boyfriend".
On August 30, 2010, Jerry Seinfeld made a surprise guest appearance on The Howard Stern Show, ending the feud the two had in the early 1990s.
In 2010, Jerry Seinfeld created and produced the reality series The Marriage Ref.
In July 2011, Jerry Seinfeld was a surprise guest on The Daily Show, helping Jon Stewart to suppress his urge to tell "cheap" "Michele Bachmann's husband acts gay" jokes.
In 2011, the reality series The Marriage Ref, created and produced by Jerry Seinfeld, ended.
In December 2012, Jerry Seinfeld, who has practiced Transcendental Meditation for 40 years, promoted the technique's use in treating post-traumatic stress disorder with Bob Roth of the David Lynch Foundation on Good Morning America.
In 2012, Jerry Seinfeld created and hosted the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.
In June 2013, Jerry Seinfeld was featured on the rapper Wale's album, The Gifted, specifically on the song "Outro About Nothing."
In 2013, Forbes documented Jerry Seinfeld's annual income as $32 million. In mid-2013, Seinfeld disputed Forbes's claims regarding his income and net worth on The Howard Stern Show.
In 2013, Jerry Seinfeld discussed the influence of coffee culture in the U.S. during an interview with NPR, highlighting his appreciation for espresso and coffee-making.
In 2014, Jerry Seinfeld hosted the special Don Rickles: One Night Only at the Apollo Theatre. The event celebrated Don Rickles and his career, but also served as a roast among friends including Jon Stewart, David Letterman, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Nathan Lane, Regis Philbin, Robert De Niro, and Martin Scorsese.
In 2014, Jerry Seinfeld received coverage for his speech at the Clio Awards ceremony, where he received an honorary award. Media reporters said that he "mocked" and "ripped apart" the advertising industry, with his statement that "I love advertising because I love lying" receiving particular attention.
In 2014, Jerry Seinfeld told David Letterman that he invited Woody Allen to be on the show, but hadn't heard back. That same year, he also revealed that Joan Rivers was supposed to be a guest on the show before she died due to a botched medical procedure.
In a 2014 interview with NBC News, Jerry Seinfeld made statements suggesting he believed he was on the autism spectrum. However, after criticism, he clarified that he is not autistic and was commenting on a play about the condition that he "related to [...] on some level".
On February 15, 2015, Jerry Seinfeld made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special, where he hosted the "Questions from the Audience" segment. The segment included cameos from Michael Douglas, John Goodman, James Franco, Larry David, Ellen Cleghorne, Dakota Johnson, Tim Meadows, Bob Odenkirk, and Sarah Palin.
On May 20, 2015, Jerry Seinfeld made a guest appearance on David Letterman's final Late Show episode. He joined other guests including Alec Baldwin, Barbara Walters, Steve Martin, Jim Carrey, Chris Rock, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Peyton Manning, Tina Fey, and Bill Murray who all participated in The Top Ten List segment, "Things I've Always Wanted to Say to Dave."
On November 5, 2015, Jerry Seinfeld attended the David Lynch Foundation's benefit concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City called "Change Begins Within" to promote transcendental meditation for stress control.
In 2015, Jerry Seinfeld expressed that he avoids performing on college campuses due to students being too easily offended by his comedic routines.
Jerry Seinfeld was ranked by Forbes as the highest-paid comedian for 2015.
Jerry Seinfeld was the second-highest-paid comedian in 2016.
In January 2017, Jerry Seinfeld signed a deal with Netflix that included placing Seinfeld and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on their streaming service, as well as two new stand-up specials and the development of scripted and non-scripted comedy programming.
In January 2017, Jerry Seinfeld went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and joined Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon in honoring outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama. They also played a game of Catchphrase, which Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay.
Jerry Seinfeld's income between June 2016 and June 2017 was $69 million. He was ranked by Forbes as the highest-paid comedian in 2017.
On September 19, 2017, Netflix released Jerry Seinfeld's stand-up comedy special Jerry Before Seinfeld. It follows Seinfeld as he returns for a stand-up routine at the New York City comedy club, Comic Strip Live, where his career started.
In 2017, Jerry Seinfeld released the stand-up special Jerry Before Seinfeld.
In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Jerry Seinfeld as the 7th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time.
In 2018, Jerry Before Seinfeld was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album.
In 2018, Jerry Seinfeld and his family faced criticism for travelling to the occupied West Bank to participate in an anti-terrorism simulation camp.
In 2019, Jerry Seinfeld's web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee ended.
In October 2020, Jerry Seinfeld joined Steve Martin in a discussion about comedy at The New Yorker Festival. They discussed subjects ranging from the creative process, Netflix, and The Oscars, to their comedy backgrounds, and the future of comedy during the COVID-19 pandemic.
In October 2020, Jerry Seinfeld released his book titled Is This Anything?. The book chronicles 45 years of his comedy work, containing many of his best bits from various decades.
In 2020, Jerry Seinfeld released the stand-up special 23 Hours to Kill.
In 2020, Jerry Seinfeld wrote and published the comedic compilation book Is This Anything?
In 2023, Jerry Seinfeld visited the headquarters of Abducted and Missing Families Forum, where he listened to stories from representatives of the families and abductees who returned from Hamas captivity.
On May 12, 2024, Jerry Seinfeld delivered a commencement address and received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree at Duke University, where some students booed and protested with Palestinian flags.
In a May 2024 GQ interview, Jerry Seinfeld listed a Bialetti moka pot as one of his "must-haves," appreciating the time-consuming process of making coffee with it.
In June 2024, Jerry Seinfeld was heckled by protesters during a comedy show in Sydney, Australia, to which he responded with humor.
In 2024, Bloomberg declared Jerry Seinfeld a billionaire, with a net worth standing at more than $1 billion, thanks to various syndication deals his sitcom signed, with $465 million coming from those deals, making him one of the richest celebrities.
In 2024, Jerry Seinfeld claimed in an interview with The New Yorker that political correctness was destroying comedy, but later walked back those comments on the "Breaking Bread" podcast.
In 2024, Jerry Seinfeld co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the Netflix comedy Unfrosted.
In 2024, Jerry Seinfeld received an Honorary Doctor of Arts from Duke University.
In 2025, Jerry Seinfeld responded to a social media influencer who said "Free Palestine" by shaking his head and replying “I don't care about Palestine.”
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