Biography
For his place in entertainment history as the co-creator and star of TV Guide's "#1 Greatest TV Show of all time," "Seinfeld" (NBC, 1989-1998), Jerry Seinfeld's real life path seemed as simple and effortless as the sitcom that was supposedly "about nothing. " He became a successful stand-up comic, parlayed that into a sitcom based on his life as a successful stand-up comic, and after nine years on TV returned to being a successful standup …
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Career Milestones
| Grew up in Massapequa, New York | ||
| Made more than 50 appearances on "The Tonight Show" and "Late Night with David Letterman" | ||
| Played Sampson in his high school production of "Romeo and Juliet" during junior year | ||
1976 | First performed stand-up comedy at Good Times in New York City | |
1976 | Was a regular at the Improv and also worked as the MC at the Comic Strip | |
1980 | Cast in a recurring role on the ABC sitcom "Benson" | |
1980 | Moved to Los Angeles | |
1981 | Made first appearance on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (May 7) | |
1987 | Appeared on his first television special, "Jerry Seinfeld's Stand-Up Confidential" (HBO) | |
1989 | Co-created and starred (also wrote and executive produced) in the long-running NBC comedy series, "Seinfeld" | |
1991 | With Jamie Lee Curtis and Dennis Miller, co-hosted the telecast of "The 43rd Annual Emmy Awards" | |
1993 | Received $1.5 million for his first book, SeinLanguage | |
1994 | Hosted NBC special "Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld" | |
1998 | Toured with his stand-up act, "I'm Telling You for the Last Time"; aired as a 60-minute HBO comedy special | |
1999 | Wrote the introduction for Letters From a Nut by Ted L Nancy; many believe the author was a psuedonym for Seinfeld; also released "More Letters From a Nut" in 2000 | |
2002 | ABC purchases TV rights to the Nut books; Seinfeld was attached as executive producer | |
2002 | Profiled in a documentary titled "Comedian"; revealed his offstage struggles and neuroses | |
2004 | Appeared in two commercial webisodes promoting American Express, entitled "The Adventures of Seinfeld and Superman" with former "Seinfeld" co-star Patrick Warburton voicing Superman | |
2007 | Made a brief return to NBC, guest-starring in the second-season premiere of "30 Rock" | |
2007 | Voiced the main character in the animated feature, "Bee Movie" (also wrote and produced) | |
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" | |
2010 | Produced the NBC comic reality series about marriage, "The Marriage Ref" | |
Awards
1991 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing In a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1992 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1993 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Seinfeld |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1993 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1994 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Seinfeld |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1994 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Seinfeld |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1996 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor For a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1997 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Comedy Or Musical in Seinfeld |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1997 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series in Seinfeld |
1998 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Seinfeld |