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Larry David Reportedly Didn't Want to Do 'The Boyfriend'

“The Boyfriend” is remembered as one of Seinfeld‘s all-time great episodes, but one of its most famous scenes reportedly almost didn’t make it past Larry David. According to the story now making the rounds, the co-creator wasn’t keen on the…
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Wayne Knight Says Losing Weight Cost Him Funny Roles

Wayne Knight spent years being cast as the funny big guy, from Newman on Seinfeld to the doomed Dennis Nedry in Jurassic Park. So when he slimmed down, Hollywood didn’t quite know what to do with him. Casting Directors Weren’t Sure Where He Fit Knight, now…
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Jerry Seinfeld: Redemption Arcs Ruined Movie Comedy

Jerry Seinfeld has a simple theory about why so many comedy movies fall flat: they are too worried about making us like the characters. He made the point in a sit-down conversation with Eddie Murphy for Netflix, filmed in 2019 when Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee was up for…
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Spielberg Watched Seinfeld While Filming Schindler's List

Filming Schindler’s List in Poland in the spring of 1993 was, by every account, a grueling and emotionally heavy experience. So how did Steven Spielberg keep his spirits up? With Seinfeld. Laughter During a Dark Shoot Speaking at Tribeca in 2018, Spielberg told…
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Jason Alexander on Seinfeld's Missed Paydays

Years after Seinfeld ended, Jason Alexander has been blunt about who really cashed in on the reruns. No Share of the Profits In an interview with The Globe and Mail and later press appearances, Alexander said that he, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards never…
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Wayne Knight: Larry David Was 'Scary as Hell'

Was the Seinfeld set a cold place for guest stars? When Jason Alexander asked that question on his podcast, Wayne Knight, better known as Newman, pushed back. “Everybody Was Thrilled to Be There” According to Knight, the general feeling on set was that…
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How Julia Louis-Dreyfus Met Brad Hall

Long before she became Elaine Benes, Julia Louis-Dreyfus was a Northwestern University freshman chasing every stage opportunity she could find. One of those auditions changed her life. A Campus Audition She has said she met her future husband, writer and performer Brad…
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Is George Seinfeld's Most Self-Aware Character?

On the surface, George Costanza is pure chaos: unemployed schemes, Festivus trauma and a wardrobe that always seems one size too small. But many fans and critics argue he’s actually the most self-aware person on Seinfeld. He Knows Exactly Who He Is George knows…
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George's Baldness Cure Came From Larry David's Life

In season 3’s “The Tape,” George Costanza sees a CNN report about a Chinese doctor’s miracle cure for baldness and immediately places a collect call to Beijing to order it. Desperate Measures With help from Ping, the delivery guy from the local…