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Jason Alexander

  • Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey, USA
  • Birthday: September 23, 1959

Jason Alexander may have split his career between Tony Award-winning musical performances and playing the voice of many animated characters, but mainstream television viewers were hard-pressed to remember him as anyone other than the worrisome, bespectacled sidekick of Jerry Seinfeld on the landmark 1990s sitcom, "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-98). The plum role of over-the-top George Costanza was indeed a superb showcase for Alexander's physical comedy and punch line timing, but attempts at headlining his own sitcom with "Bob Patters…more

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Credits

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Career Milestones

  • 2010

    Starred in the one-man show "The Donny Clay Experience" in Las Vegas

  • 2009

    Re-teamed with "Seinfeld" co-creator, Larry David, and the other three principal "Seinfeld" cast members, to appear as himself on several episodes of David's HBO series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

  • 2007

    Cast as Jennifer Westfeldt's (Abby) therapist in "Ira and Abby"

  • 2007

    Named Artistic Director of the 10-year-old "Reprise! Broadway's Best" series in Los Angeles

  • 2006

    Guest-starred on two episodes of the UPN sitcom, "Everybody Hates Chris"

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Awards

  • 1998

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • 1997

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • 1995

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1995

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

  • 1989

    Drama Desk Award: Outstanding Actor in a Musical

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