The comedian who managed to make everyone laugh and be recognized with his show bearing his surname: Who is Jerry Seinfeld?

Seinfeld was born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He was born to a Jewish father, sign painter Kálmán Seinfeld, and to a Jewish mother, Betty Hüsnü. His maternal grandparents were Jews from Aleppo, Syria, and when they immigrated in 1917, their nationality was stated as Turkish as Syria was under the Ottoman Empire. Seinfeld has an older sister named Carolyn. Growing up in Massapequa, New York, Seinfeld was educated at Massapequa High School on Long Island. Enrolling at the State University of New York at Oswego, Seinfeld transferred to Queens College at the City University of New York after his sophomore year. From here, he graduated in communications and theater in 1976.

Seinfeld became interested in stand-up comedy after appearing in college productions. At the same time, he took part in open mic nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club. After graduating, he appeared at an open mic night on "Catch a Rising Star" in New York City, which led to her appearing on the HBO special for comedian Rodney Dangerfield. In 1980, he appeared in a minor recurring role in the TV sitcom "Benson" as Frankie, a mail delivery driver with comedy routines that no one wants to hear. In May 1981, Seinfeld managed to impress Carson and the audience by appearing on "The Tonight Show" starring Johnny Carson. This led to his frequent appearances on many subsequent shows. On September 5, 1987, his one-hour special "Stand-Up Confidential" in which he starred for the first time was broadcast live on HBO.

Seinfeld co-created "The Seinfeld Chronicles" with Larry David for NBC in 1988. The show's name was later changed to "Seinfeld". The TV sitcom managed to become the most watched sitcom on American television with its third season. Its last episode aired in 1998, and the show has since become a popular syndicated rerun. Along with Seinfeld, the show also starred Julia Louis-Dreyfus and actors Michael Richards and Jason Alexander. Seinfeld became the only actor to appear in every episode of the show.

After finishing his sitcom, Seinfeld made the decision to return to New York. He did this to return to stand-up comedy instead of staying in Los Angeles and advancing his acting career. Touring in 1998, Seinfeld recorded a special comedy stand-up show called "I'm Telling You for the Last Time." The process of developing and performing new material in clubs around the world is described in the documentary "Comedian" (2002), which also features comedian Orny Adams and was directed by Christian Charles.

In 2004, Seinfeld appeared in two commercial web episodes, "The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman" promoting American Express. In these, Seinfeld was a double commercial that appeared with a cartoon rendering of "Superman", which was referenced as the protagonist of "Seinfeld" and voiced by Patrick Warburton.

In February 2007, Seinfeld appeared as the host of "Best Documentary" at the 79th Academy Awards. In the same year, Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the episode "SeinfeldVision" of the TV series "30 Rock". On February 24, 2008, he presented the Best Animated Short Film by voicing the character of Barry in the animated comedy "The Bee Movie" at the 80th Academy Awards.

Also that year, mid-spring tour, Seinfeld spent just one night at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City to benefit "Stand Up for a Cure," a charity that helps lung cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center took the stage for the show. In March 2009, it was announced that Seinfeld and the entire cast of "Seinfeld" would reunite on Larry David's HBO tv sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm." The fictional rendezvous took place in the seventh season finale and featured many of the original cast. Seinfeld appeared in an episode of the Starz original series Head Case.

In Australia, Seinfeld has appeared in several advertisements for the "Greater Building Society", a building society based in New South Wales and southeast Queensland. Seinfeld was the first guest on comedian Jay Leno's talk show "The Jay Leno Show," which premiered on September 14, 2009. Seinfeld, the TV show and panel play "The Marriage Ref." He also served as an executive producer and regularly appeared as a panelist. On August 30, 2010, Seinfeld made a surprise guest appearance on the radio show "The Howard Stern Show".

Making his stand-up debut in England after 11 years, Seinfeld appeared as a surprise guest on The Daily Show in July 2011. In addition, Seinfeld, who established a personal archive website called "JerrySeinfeld.com", joined fellow comedian Chris in the same year. The Rock appeared on the HBO comedy TV show "Talking Funny" with Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais.

In 2012, Seinfeld launched a web series called "Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee", in which each episode would take a comedian friend in a different car and take them out for coffee and chat. Originally broadcast on the Crackle streaming service, the show was later acquired by Netflix. The original series consisted of ten episodes, each lasting between 7 and 25 minutes, and the show continued to host many high-profile guests. The seventh season of the show featured then-President Barack Obama as its highest-profile guest.

In June 2013, Seinfeld was featured on the song 'Outro About Nothing' on rapper Wale's album 'The Gifted'. Seinfeld received an Honorary Award at the 2014 Clio Awards ceremony for saying media reporters "mockered" and "destroyed" the ad industry. In 2014, Seinfeld hosted the special "Don Rickles: One Night Only". On February 15, 2015, Seinfeld was the guest of the "Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special", where he hosted the "Questions from the Audience" episode. On May 20, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on David Letterman's "The Late Show".

In January 2017, Seinfeld joined Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon on "The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon" to honor First Lady Michelle Obama, who was there. Seinfeld signed a contract with Netflix in January 2017. As part of the contract, it included making all episodes of "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee" available on the streaming service, along with a new 24-episode season.

On September 19, 2017, Netflix premiered the special stand-up comedy "Jerry Before Seinfeld." The special featured Seinfeld returning for a stand-up routine at the New York City comedy club Comic Strip Live, which started his career. The event was later released as a download album and earned a 2018 Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album.

In 2020, Netflix reportedly will release "23 Hours to Kill," Seinfeld's first original stand-up special in 22 years. The special part of the movie was screened on 5 May.

Personal life

Years before "Seinfeld," Seinfeld had an affair with Carol Leifer. 38-year-old Seinfeld met 17-year-old designer Shoshanna Lonstein. The couple were lovers for about four years until 1997. The reason for the end of the couple's relationship was cited as the lack of New York City and its constant presence in the press due to the age difference. In August 1998, Seinfeld met PR executive Jessica Sklar. Sklar, who was married at the time, filed for divorce two months later and later went on to date Seinfeld. The couple, who got married on December 25, 1999, has a daughter and two sons.

Saying in December 2012 that he has been practicing Transcendental Meditation (TM) for 40 years, Seinfeld did not hesitate to use his techniques on this subject. In 2001, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld founded a charity, "The Good+Foundation," after their first child was born.

According to Forbes magazine, Seinfeld's 2004 earnings placed him at the top of the celebrity earnings list that year. Between 2008 and 2009, Seinfeld became the world's highest-paid comedian in 12 months, with his earnings. Seinfeld was named the highest paid comedian of 2015 and 2017 by Forbes magazine.

Seinfeld is a fan of the baseball team "New York Mets". In addition to being a car enthusiast and collector, Seinfeld owns a collection of approximately 150 cars. Additionally, Seinfeld is a coffee and espresso machine enthusiast. That's why Elektra has several espresso machines, including the Belle Epoque and two from Slayer and Breville.

Seinfeld wrote his book "SeinLanguage", published in 1993. This book was primarily an adaptation of his stand-up material. He then wrote the children's book "Halloween" in 2002, illustrated by James Bennett. Seinfeld in October 2020 "Is This Everything?" He has published his new book. In this book, he explores 45 years of his work in comedy and many of his best works spanning several years.