Jerry Seinfeld Biography j6n2t

Oct 03, 2007

Birthday: April 29, 1954
Birth Place: New York City, New York

Jerry Seinfeld is the highest paid comedians ever. Get the 411 on this hilarious entertainer - and his new Bee Movie - right here.

Jerry Seinfeld - Brooklyn Beginnings 3j2k45

Jerome Seinfeld was born to Kalman and Betty Seinfeld in Brooklyn, funny guy in the family. Both Jerry's mom and sister have said that while Jerry is hilarious, he'll never be as funny as his dad.

Jerry Seinfeld - College Comedy 50436f

When Jerry was 17, he briefly Jewish Terror. But Jerry's first real break came when he performed at an open mic night at New York City's Catch a Rising Star competition in 1976.

Jerry Seinfeld - Late Night Laughs u4f4d

Soon after than open mic night, Jerry landed a small role in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special. He went on to perform a highly successful act on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson (yes, this was in the pre-Leno days). Soon he was being booked on all the big late night talk shows like Late Night with David Letterman and The Merv Griffin Show. He also had a small, reoccurring role on the '70s sitcom Benson.

Jerry Seinfeld - Master of His Domain 1r3s6n

Jerry teamed up with his old stand-up pal Larry David (of Curb Your Enthusiasm fame) to write a pilot for a TV series called The Seinfeld Chronicles. The show was stand-up. He's now starring as the voice of Barry B. Benson in the film Bee Movie.

Jerry Seinfeld - Did You Know? 5a4366

Jerry Seinfeld is married and has three children, Sascha, Julian and Shepherd.
Jerry's sister is his manager.
Jerry Seinfeld reportedly has a collection of more than 500 white sneakers.
Jerry's real-life love of breakfast cereal was incorporated into his show.
Rumor has it that Jerry bought the first Porsche 911 ever built.

Jerry Seinfeld Says... 3y4b6t

"The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, make strangers laugh, get paid to make strangers laugh, and make people talk like you because it's so much fun."

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