SEINFELD, JERRY

SEINFELD, JERRY (1954–   ), U.S. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Seinfeld grew up in the Long Island town of Massapequa. He graduated from Queens College, Flushing, New York, in 1976, with a double major in theater and communications, Seinfeld worked at a variety of odd jobs while trying to break into the field of stand-up comedy.

His big break as a came when he was talent-spotted for Johnny Carson’s Tonight Show in 1981. His first appearance was a success and the prelude to dozens more on the same program. He also became a regular on David Letterman’s Late Night show after that program debuted in 1982. In 1987 he enjoyed his first solo television credit with Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-Up Confidential, while in 1988 he earned an American Comedy Award as funniest male stand-up comic.

In 1988 Seinfeld and his friend Larry David developed the idea for the Seinfeld show, based upon the daily life of a stand-up comedian and his group of friends. It premiered on NBC in July 1989 and maintained its status as one of the most popular and successful of American television sitcoms.
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