Jerry Seinfeld
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- For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerome (Jerry) Seinfeld is the central character of Seinfeld, named after, based on, and played by comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
Jerry's main friends are George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer and his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. Jerry (though not without exceptions) typically represents the voice of reason amidst George, Elaine, and Kramer's antics, and can be seen as the focal point of the foursome's relationship. Jerry is somewhat of an eternal optimist, as he rarely runs into major personal problems. Jerry is the only main character on the show to maintain the same career throughout the series. Considering his job as a comedian, he is the most observational character, usually sarcastically commenting on his friends' quirky habits, almost essentially the "New York Jew"-type character. He seems to have a new girlfriend every week, but the relationships usually end for fairly superficial reasons. He is also an almost obsessive compulsive neat freak; he once threw out a belt because it had touched a urinal, and once commented on finding out his toilet brush had been placed in the toilet that, "I can replace that."
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[edit] Pseudonym
Jerry Seinfeld, like the other main characters on Seinfeld, has used a pseudonym in order to get himself out of various sticky situations. Jerry's is Kel Varnsen, the arch-rival of H.E. Pennypacker (Kramer's pseudonym) and a wealthy developer/industrialist. Notably, both of them, as well as Art Vandelay (George's pseudonym), appear in the episode "The Puerto Rican Day." Jerry, as Varnsen, also answered his phone posing as Vandelay Industries in order to aid George's unemployment fraud. It was widely postulated that Jerry's alias was actually "Kal" both to honor his father, whose name was Kalman, and as an homage to Superman, whose Kryptonian name was "Kal-El". It was revealed on the Seinfeld 4th season DVD, however, that the name is spelled "Kel." Jerry also once claimed his name was Dylan Murphy, a man who immigrated to America from Ireland when he was a boy, so he and George could ride in a limousine reserved for a man named "O'Brien". As Dylan, Jerry cited a cereal famine as his reason for immigration.
[edit] Classic Jerry moments
- Puts a PEZ dispenser on Elaine's leg during a piano recital, causing Elaine to break into fits of laughter. (The Pez Dispenser)
- Forced the closing of Kenny Rogers Roasters after shaking a poorly made Russian hat made out of rats. This caused Kramer to spend nights saying "Kenny?" with a banner saying "Kenny, Come Back", considering how he was against it for the brightness of the sign, but eventually enjoyed the food. (The Chicken Roaster)
- Pays for a coat he didn't even want in the first place. Attempts to return it, citing "spite" as his reason. (The Wig Master)
[edit] Famous Jerry quotes
- "Not that there's anything wrong with that!" (In The Outing, Jerry denies that he is gay, but does not want to be seen as homophobic.)
- "But I don't want to be a pirate!" (Jerry agrees to wear an outfit without seeing it and it turns out to be ruffed like a pirate's shirt.)
- "But I don't want to be a cowboy!" (Jerry is forced to wear cowboy boots after Kramer loses all of Jerry's shoes)
- "But I don't want to be Switzerland!" (Jerry opposes holding the Risk game board as a neutral party for Kramer and Newman.)
- "Oh that's a shame." (usually said seemingly sarcastically)
[edit] Links
Seinfeld Chronicles- The ultimate site about nothing that includes all 180 Seinfeld scripts, quotes, trivia, merchandise and much more.
In Pursuit Of Nothing - The Seinfeld DVD Trivia Board Game
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