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101-593: Top Five is a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Rock . Produced by Scott Rudin and Eli Bush, the film stars Rock, Rosario Dawson , and Gabrielle Union , and follows New York City comedian and film star Andre Allen (Rock), who has to confront his past and comedic career while doing an interview with journalist Chelsea Brown (Dawson). The ensemble cast features comedians J. B. Smoove , Kevin Hart , Sherri Shephard , Michael Che , Tracy Morgan , Jay Pharoah , Leslie Jones , and Cedric

202-431: A Bialetti moka pot is one of his must-haves. He described the process of making coffee with a moka pot as complex and time-consuming, but a pleasurable way to "waste time". Seinfeld is Jewish and has incorporated elements of his Jewish identity in his work. Although he shared that his mother was born into a large family of Syrian Orthodox Jews, he admitted to being non-religious himself. Seinfeld stated that he took

303-578: A Scientology course when he was in his 20s; he said that he found it interesting but that he did not pursue it any further. Seinfeld expressed support for Israel during the Israel–Hamas war , saying "I will always stand with Israel and the Jewish people." Seinfeld and his family previously drew criticism, travelling to the West Bank in 2018 to participate in a terrorism simulation camp. Seinfeld also visited

404-492: A "Critic's Pick" with Anne Nicholson describing it as a "full-fledged, fully ridiculous feature comedy targeted to the audience’s sweet-and-salty dopamine receptors". David Ehrlich of IndieWire wrote that the "comedy never heats up" and "it’s a movie about so many different things at once that it comes to feel like a movie about nothing". Seinfeld appeared as a guest on John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA where he joked that it

505-441: A 2024 interview with The New Yorker , Seinfeld claimed political correctness was destroying comedy, saying, “This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people. When you write a script and it goes into four or five different hands, committees, groups — 'Here's our thought about this joke' — well, that's the end of your comedy.” Months later, he walked back those comments on

606-496: A Geisha , Slumdog Millionaire , Up in the Air , The Artist , Gloria Bell , and Malcolm & Marie . Director Richard Linklater helmed the prominent Before trilogy, consisting of Before Sunrise , Before Sunset , and Before Midnight . Kasautii Zindagii Kay is a popular Indian romantic drama television series of the 2000s. Same-sex romantic dramas that tackle LGBT issues include Brokeback Mountain , Blue

707-754: A Moron . Seinfeld also wrote the foreword to the Peanut Butter & Co. Cookbook . In October 2020, Seinfeld released his new book Is This Anything? . The book chronicles Seinfeld's 45 years working in comedy and contains many of his best bits that span from various decades. Seinfeld has stated, "On the Mount Rushmore of stand-up comedy, there are four faces, in my opinion: Richard Pryor , George Carlin , Bill Cosby , and Don Rickles ." Seinfeld has also cited as his influences Jean Shepherd , Mad Magazine , Jonathan Winters , Jerry Lewis , Robert Klein , and Abbott and Costello . He stated, " Monty Python

808-616: A PC" advertisements and run the Seinfeld ads on the Microsoft website as a series of longer advertisements. In March 2009, it was announced that Seinfeld and the entire cast of Seinfeld would be appearing for a reunion in Larry David's HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm . The fictional reunion took place in the seventh season's finale and starred most of the original cast, including Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Jason Alexander , Michael Richards , in

909-428: A Rising Star , which led to an appearance in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special. In 1980, he had a small recurring role on the sitcom Benson , playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy who had comedy routines that no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences. Seinfeld said that he was not told he had been fired until he arrived for a read-through session and found that there

1010-531: A Thief , Vertigo , The Crying Game , The Bodyguard , Unfaithful , Wicker Park , The Phantom of the Opera , The Tourist , and The Adjustment Bureau . The screenwriters taxonomy creates additional categories beyond "subgenre" when discussing films, making the argument that all narrative Hollywood films can be delineated into comedies or dramas (identified as a "film type"). The taxonomy also identifies fifty "macro genres", which can be paired with

1111-548: A botched medical procedure. Seinfeld signed a deal with Netflix in January 2017 that included placing Seinfeld and Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee on their streaming service as well as two new Seinfeld stand-up specials and the development of scripted and non-scripted comedy programming. As part of the deal, all episodes of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee were made available on the streaming service, in addition to

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1212-477: A brief conversation, Lonstein gave Seinfeld her phone number. Lonstein was still a senior in high school and would turn 18 at the end of that month. Seinfeld and Lonstein dated for approximately four years, until 1997. She transferred from George Washington University to UCLA , in part to be with him, and cited constant press coverage and missing New York City as reasons for the relationship ending. The age difference led to intense media scrutiny. While Seinfeld

1313-445: A cab, so Andre and Chelsea wander the city. He stops to pick up the rings for his wedding to reality-TV star Erica Long. Following a subtle, tense interaction with Andre assisting an acquaintance who is actually his father, they visit the apartment of his old friends and ex-girlfriend. Chelsea interviews each, learning that Andre wasn't particularly funny when he started doing stand-up. They nominate their five favorite rappers, including

1414-541: A capacity to address family poverty in three focus areas: supporting new mothers, investing in early childhood, and engaging fathers. GOOD+ Foundation has donated over $ 42M worth of items through its partner network across the United States. Seinfeld has also participated in Jon Stewart 's charity event, Night of Too Many Stars . According to Forbes magazine, Seinfeld's cumulative earnings from Seinfeld as of 2004

1515-451: A comedy special, titled I'm Telling You for the Last Time . The process of developing and performing new material at clubs around the world was chronicled in a 2002 documentary, Comedian , which also featured fellow comic Orny Adams and was directed by Christian Charles. Seinfeld has written several books, mostly archives of past routines. In the late 1990s, Apple Computer came up with

1616-471: A daughter and two sons. In 1999, Seinfeld auctioned a Breitling Chronomat watch as part of the "Famous Faces, Watch Auction For Charity" event in New York City. This watch sold for $ 11,000. In 2001, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld created the charitable organization The Good+Foundation after their first child was born. Good+Foundation grants donations of products and services to programs that have demonstrated

1717-399: A different color, and the 1955 Porsche 550 Spyder , the same model and pearl-grey color that actor James Dean had been driving before he crashed that car and subsequently died. The Discovery Channel television show Chasing Classic Cars claimed that Seinfeld owns the first and last produced air-cooled Porsche 911s. The centerpiece is a $ 700,000 Porsche 959 , one of only 337 built. He

1818-559: A farewell tribute video for the Obamas before the President left office, Seinfeld stated, "That knocking on the Oval Office window. That probably was the peak of my entire existence." In 2014, Seinfeld told David Letterman he invited Woody Allen to be on the show but hadn't heard back. That same year he also revealed Joan Rivers was supposed to be a guest on the show before she died due to

1919-526: A filmmaker's "voice" because the artistic choice to have the characters sing does not affect the story or the characters – it simply alters how the story and characters are conveyed. Therefore, a romance film like Grease would be categorized as a dramatic (type), romance (super genre), high school / coming of age (macro genres), musical (voice) – rather than simply as a "musical romance". Jerry Seinfeld Jerome Allen Seinfeld ( / ˈ s aɪ n f ɛ l d / SYNE -feld ; born April 29, 1954)

2020-489: A game of Catchphrase , which Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay. On September 19, 2017, Netflix released the stand-up comedy special Jerry Before Seinfeld . It follows Seinfeld as he returns for a stand-up routine at the New York City comedy club, Comic Strip Live , which started his career. It is intercut with documentary clips and his stand-up special. It was later released as an LP, CD and download album, and

2121-430: A liquor store but resist making a purchase. Chelsea explains in graphic detail how the signs were there that Brad was gay. Andre laughs, calling Chelsea naive. She becomes angry and insults his movie, but they end up kissing. Andre asks to borrow Chelsea's phone, as his own died. While using it, he sees an email from her editor, revealing she is James Nielson. The truth devastates Andre, who angrily tells Chelsea he felt he

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2222-571: A multiple-episode arc. Seinfeld appeared on an episode of the Starz original series Head Case . As was the case in many of his previous guest appearances on sitcoms, he played himself. In Australia , Seinfeld appeared on a series of advertisements for the Greater Building Society , a building society based in New South Wales and southeastern Queensland . His appearance in these ads

2323-494: A new 24-episode season. The series was nominated for five Primetime Emmy Awards and won three Webby Awards . It's very important to know what you don't like. A big part of innovation is saying, "You know what I'm really sick of?" For me, that was talk shows where music plays, somebody walks out to a desk, shakes hands with the host, and sits down. "How are you?" "You look great." I'm also sick of people who are really there to sell their show or product. "What am I really sick of?"

2424-472: A personal archives website at JerrySeinfeld.com and appeared in the HBO special Talking Funny with fellow comedians Chris Rock , Louis C.K. , and Ricky Gervais in the same year. In 2012, Seinfeld started a web series titled Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee , in which he would pick up a fellow comedian in a different car each episode and take them out for coffee and conversation. The show originally aired on

2525-466: A restaurant, and that was it." Early in their relationship, Spy magazine referred to Lonstein as "a legal voter". In an October 1993 Playboy interview, Seinfeld described the reactions to the relationship as ranging "from horrified to just busting buttons with pride that they know me", noting that his female acquaintances had overall reacted more negatively than his male ones. He said that his assistant "was so mad" she punched him, whereas his mother

2626-472: A sixth as well. Andre goes to radio shows such as Opie and Anthony to promote Uprize and attends a press conference with fellow stars Taraji P. Henson and Gabourey Sidibe . To his chagrin, Andre is asked about the next Hammy movie. At a hotel, Andre and Chelsea unexpectedly encounter her boyfriend, Brad, along with his friend Ryan, who is wearing Brad's shirt. she deduces Brad is cheating on her with Ryan. She and Andre, both recovering alcoholics, stop in

2727-668: A specially recorded interview for the Today show. On November 18, 2004, Seinfeld appeared at the National Museum of American History to donate the "puffy shirt" he wore in the Seinfeld episode of the same name . He also gave a speech when presenting the "puffy shirt," saying humorously that "This is the most embarrassing moment of my life." On May 13, 2006, Seinfeld had a cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live as host Julia Louis-Dreyfus' assassin. Louis-Dreyfus in her opening monologue mentioned

2828-462: A surprise guest appearance on The Howard Stern Show , ending the feud the two had in the early 1990s. Seinfeld toured the U.S. in 2011 and made his first stand-up appearance in the United Kingdom in 11 years. In July 2011, he was a surprise guest on The Daily Show , helping Jon Stewart to suppress his urge to tell "cheap" "Michele Bachmann's husband acts gay" jokes. Seinfeld also launched

2929-527: Is a fan of the New York Mets , and periodically calls Steve Somers ' show on WFAN -AM, a sports talk radio station, as "Jerry from Queens." Seinfeld called four innings of a Mets game on SportsNet New York on June 23, 2010, reuniting with analyst Keith Hernandez , who appeared in the Seinfeld two-part episode entitled " The Boyfriend ." According to Seinfeld, he thinks about baseball "all day" and has said "when I think of retirement, all I would think of

3030-687: Is a romantic story with a historical period setting, normally with a turbulent backdrop of war, revolution, or tragedy. This includes films such as Gone with the Wind , Doctor Zhivago , Reds , Titanic , A Very Long Engagement , Atonement , Portrait of a Lady on Fire , and Cold War . Paranormal romance is a popular genre of film which features romantic relationships between humans and supernatural creatures. Popular tropes include vampirism , time travel , ghosts and psychic or telekinetic abilities – i.e. things that cannot be explained by science. The genre originated in literature and moved on to

3131-815: Is a term associated with romance films mostly targeted to a female audience. Although many romance films may be targeted at women, it is not a defining characteristic of a romance film and a ' chick flick ' does not necessarily have a romance as a central theme, revolve around the romantic involvement of characters or even include a romantic relationship. As such, the terms cannot be used interchangeably. Films of this genre include Gilda , The Red Shoes , Sense and Sensibility , Gentlemen Prefer Blondes , Dirty Dancing , The Notebook , Dear John , A Walk to Remember , Thelma & Louise , Fifty Shades of Grey , Sleepless in Seattle , You've Got Mail and Romeo + Juliet . Also known as epic romance, this

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3232-457: Is able to surmount most obstacles. Humour in such films tends to be of a verbal, low-key variety or situational, as opposed to slapstick. Films within this genre include City Lights , A Night at the Opera , It Happened One Night , His Girl Friday , My Wife's Goblin , The Philadelphia Story , Intolerable Cruelty , Roman Holiday , Good Morning, My Dear Wife , The Big Sick , Enough Said , Lost In Translation , To All

3333-451: Is an American stand-up comedian , actor, writer, and producer. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in observational comedy . Seinfeld has received numerous accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Awards , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for four Grammy Awards . In 2004, Comedy Central named him the 12th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time. In 2017, Rolling Stone named him

3434-631: Is attempting a foray into serious films with Uprize , in which he portrays Haitian Revolution figure Dutty Boukman , and is sensitive to criticism, particularly by Times critic James Nielson, whose previous reviews of his work have been negative and insulting. As the interview begins in his limousine, Andre recalls his lowest point, when he was in Houston in 2003 and met Jazzy Dee, who supplied him with drugs, alcohol and women. When Jazzy refused to pay them, they contended they were raped, leading to Andre's arrest and subsequent sobriety. The limo gets hit by

3535-497: Is based on a fictional film featured in Top Five . Romance film Romantic films often explore the essential themes of love at first sight , young and mature love, unrequited love, obsession, sentimental love, spiritual love , forbidden love, platonic love, sexual and passionate love, sacrificial love, explosive and destructive love, and tragic love . Romantic films serve as great escapes and fantasies for viewers, especially if

3636-468: Is going to a baseball game every day." Seinfeld is left-handed and the first joke he ever wrote was about the topic. In a 2014 interview with NBC News , he made statements suggesting that he believed he was on the autism spectrum . However, following criticism for his alleged self-diagnosis , he later clarified that he is not autistic and had been commenting on a play about the condition that he "related to [...] on some level." Years before Seinfeld

3737-464: Is often employed to indicate the emotional mood, creating an atmosphere of greater insulation for the couple. The conclusion of a romantic drama typically does not indicate whether a final romantic union between the two main characters will occur. Some examples of romantic drama films and shows before 2000 are Man's Way with Women , Casablanca , María Candelaria , Pride & Prejudice , Appointment with Happiness , Wakeful Eyes , Among

3838-460: Is primarily an adaptation of his stand-up material. The title comes from an article in Entertainment Weekly listing the numerous catchphrases for which the show was responsible. In 2002, he wrote the children's book Halloween . The book was illustrated by James Bennett. Seinfeld wrote the forewords to Ted L. Nancy 's Letters from a Nut series of books and Ed Broth 's Stories from

3939-479: Is spending a day interviewing comedian and recovering alcoholic Andre Allen, star of the hit film franchise Hammy The Bear, about a cop in a bear suit. Chelsea has forgotten her audio recorder, so they first go to her apartment. While there they discuss a magazine article about the Cinderella complex . Chelsea explains that Cinderella left something behind to let the prince know that she wanted to see him again. Andre

4040-503: Is the Warmest Colour , Carol , Moonlight , and Call Me by Your Name . Romantic fantasies describe fantasy stories using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. Some examples include The Lady Eve , Top Hat , The Umbrellas of Cherbourg (Les Parapluies de Cherbourg) , Singin' in the Rain , Groundhog Day , Enchanted , Cinderella , Beauty and

4141-517: Is where innovation begins. –Seinfeld, talking about his process of innovation. In June 2013, Seinfeld appeared on rapper Wale 's album The Gifted , on the song "Outro About Nothing." Seinfeld received coverage for his speech at the 2014 Clio Awards ceremony, where he received an honorary award, as media reporters said that he "mocked" and "ripped apart" the advertising industry; his statement that "I love advertising because I love lying" received particular attention. In 2014, Seinfeld hosted

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4242-499: The 79th Academy Awards as the presenter for "Best Documentary." Before announcing the nominations, he did a monologue about the unspoken agreement between movie theater owners and movie patrons. On October 4, 2007, Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the 30 Rock episode " SeinfeldVision ." On February 24, 2008, at the 80th Academy Awards , Seinfeld appeared as the voice of his Bee Movie animated character Barry, presenting Best Animated Short Film . Before announcing

4343-463: The Associated Press reported that Jerry Seinfeld would be the pitchman for Windows Vista , as part of a $ 300-million advertising campaign by Microsoft. The ads, which were intended to create interest for Windows in support of the subsequent "I'm a PC" advertisements, began airing in mid-September 2008. They were cut from television after three installments; Microsoft opted to continue with the "I'm

4444-744: The Crackle streaming service and then was bought by Netflix . The initial series consisted of ten episodes lasting from 7 to 25 minutes each. The show has continued to get high-profile guests such as Alec Baldwin , Mel Brooks , Bill Burr , Dave Chappelle , Louis C.K. , Larry David , Ellen DeGeneres , Tina Fey , David Letterman , Jerry Lewis , Steve Martin , John Mulaney , Eddie Murphy , Carl Reiner , Don Rickles , Chris Rock , Howard Stern , and Jon Stewart . The show has also hosted Seinfeld alums Larry David , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Jason Alexander , and Michael Richards . Season seven featured its most high-profile guest, then-President Barack Obama . In

4545-477: The Curb finale is meant to rewrite the Seinfeld ending in any way, it’s during that first scene between Jerry and Larry. They’re playing out the kind of scene they used to write for Jerry and George, and getting that silly, joyful spark between two TV legends — even for a moment — is pure bliss". Seinfeld wrote the book SeinLanguage , released in 1993. Written as his television show was first rising in popularity, it

4646-677: The Rodgers and Hammerstein productions. Some examples include South Pacific , West Side Story and its 2021 remake , Grease , High School Musical , Across the Universe , Moulin Rouge! , the Mamma Mia! franchise, Sunshine on Leith , and La La Land . Romantic thriller is a genre of film which has a storyline combining elements of the romance film and the thriller genre . Some examples of romantic thriller films are Desire , To Catch

4747-552: The State University of New York at Oswego , and transferred after his second year to Queens College, City University of New York , from which he graduated in 1976 with a degree in communications and theater. Seinfeld developed an interest in stand-up comedy after brief stints in college productions. He appeared on open-mic nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club while attending Queens College . After graduation in 1976, he tried out at an open-mic night at New York City's Catch

4848-419: The romance super genre. Using this approach, films like Gone with the Wind (noted above) would be classified as a dramatic (type) historical/family (macro genres) romance (genre) rather than simply a historical romance; while The Notebook would be identified at dramatic (type) disease (macro genre) romance (genre) rather than simply a romantic drama. Similarly, musicals are categorized as one option for

4949-402: The "Breaking Bread" podcast, stating "I don't think, as I said, 'the extreme left' has done anything to inhibit the art of comedy. I'm taking that back officially." Seinfeld said he regrets his previous comments because changing cultural attitudes are "not [his] business." In December 2012, Seinfeld said that he had been practicing Transcendental Meditation for 40 years. He promoted the use of

5050-948: The "Questions from the Audience" segment, which included cameos from Michael Douglas , John Goodman , James Franco , Larry David , Ellen Cleghorne , Dakota Johnson , Tim Meadows , Bob Odenkirk , and Sarah Palin (who Seinfeld initially mistook for Tina Fey ). On May 20, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on David Letterman 's final Late Show episode. Seinfeld joined guests including Alec Baldwin , Barbara Walters , Steve Martin , Jim Carrey , Chris Rock , Julia Louis-Dreyfus , Peyton Manning , Tina Fey , and Bill Murray who all participated in The Top Ten List segment, "Things I've Always Wanted to Say to Dave." In January 2017, Seinfeld went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and joined Dave Chappelle and Jimmy Fallon in honoring outgoing First Lady Michelle Obama , and played

5151-401: The "Seinfeld curse." While talking about how ridiculous the "curse" was, a stage light suddenly fell next to her. The camera moved to a catwalk above the stage where Seinfeld was standing, holding a large pair of bolt cutters. He angrily muttered, "Damn it!" upset that it did not hit her. Louis-Dreyfus continued to say that she is indeed not cursed. On February 25, 2007, Seinfeld appeared at

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5252-407: The $ 17,000 Elektra Belle Epoque and two machines manufactured by Slayer and Breville . Seinfeld described his single-group Slayer machine, which costs upwards of $ 8,500, as a "beautiful machine." When NPR asked him about the influence of coffee culture in the U.S. , Seinfeld responded in 2013: I never liked [coffee] and I didn't understand it and I used to do a lot of stuff in my stand-up set in

5353-404: The '80s and '90s about how I don't 'get' coffee. And then something happened about five years ago. I started touring a lot, and we would have these great big, fun breakfasts in the hotel and [coffee] just seemed to go really well [with breakfast]. [Now], I've just started this espresso thing. In a May 2024 GQ interview titled "10 Things Jerry Seinfeld Can't Live Without", Seinfeld revealed that

5454-556: The 1990s for storage of some of the vehicles in the collection. In 2002, Seinfeld purchased property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in New York City where he built a $ 1.4 million two-story garage to store part of his Porsche collection on the East Coast. One tally has Seinfeld owning 43 Porsches. Paul Bannister has written that Seinfeld's collection includes Porsche 911s from various years, 10 Porsche Boxsters each painted

5555-476: The 7th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time. Seinfeld gained stardom playing a semi-fictionalized version of himself in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and wrote with Larry David . Seinfeld earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy in 1995. The show is one of the most acclaimed and popular sitcoms of all time. He has since created and produced

5656-685: The Andre Allen character and Woody Allen 's Sandy Bates in Stardust Memories (1980). In an interview with Complex , Rock said he meets with producer Scott Rudin "every week now going over this next movie", and that Rudin wants him "to work at a faster pace". He also suggested that "a lot of the same cast" would be involved, mentioning that "you might want to see see a little more of Leslie Jones or Tracy [Morgan], once he gets better. I think Jerry Seinfeld showed us things we haven't seen." The 2016 Tyler Perry comedy film, Boo! A Madea Halloween ,

5757-567: The Beast , Knowing , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind , Midnight in Paris , Her , and The Shape of Water . Romantic musical (alternatively musical romance ) is a genre of film which features romantic relationships and whose story is partially explained through song and/or dance numbers. This genre originated on Broadway and moved to the silver screen thanks in part to the popularity of

5858-456: The Boys I've Loved Before , Four Weddings and a Funeral , Dave , Say Anything... , Moonstruck , In Summer We Must Love , As Good as It Gets , Something's Gotta Give , When Harry Met Sally... , Annie Hall , Manhattan , The Apartment and Pablo and Carolina . Romantic dramas usually revolve around an obstacle that prevents deep and true love between two people. Music

5959-649: The Entertainer . Comedians Jerry Seinfeld , Adam Sandler , and Whoopi Goldberg appear as themselves. It was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival and was released in the United States on December 12, 2014 by Paramount Pictures . It received critical acclaim, with praise directed at the performances of the cast, and Rock's screenplay and direction, as well as comparisons to Woody Allen 's Stardust Memories (1980). New York Times reporter Chelsea Brown

6060-517: The February 2004 issue of Automobile , reviewing the Porsche Carrera GT . In 2008, Seinfeld was involved in a car accident when the brakes on his 1967 Fiat 500 failed and, to avoid an intersection, he pulled the emergency brake while turning sharply, ultimately causing the car to flip onto its side. No one was hurt. A coffee aficionado, Seinfeld owns multiple espresso machines , including

6161-481: The Last Time (1998), Jerry Before Seinfeld (2017) and 23 Hours to Kill (2020). Seinfeld has also written three books starting with SeinLanguage (1993), followed by the children's book Halloween (2002), and the comedic compilation book Is This Anything? (2020). He is an avid fan of coffee and automobiles . He practices transcendental meditation . He is married to author and philanthropist Jessica Seinfeld , with whom he has three children. Seinfeld

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6262-579: The Northern New South Wales television market, where the society has most of its branches. Seinfeld was the first guest on Jay Leno 's talk show The Jay Leno Show , which premiered on September 14, 2009. Seinfeld was featured on Saturday Night Live ' s Weekend Update sketch to do the "Really!?!" segment with Seth Meyers . He executive produced and regularly appeared as a panelist in The Marriage Ref . On August 30, 2010, Seinfeld made

6363-511: The Opera (1935), and Glengarry Glen Ross (1992). Those influenced by Seinfeld include John Mulaney , Ellen DeGeneres , Jim Gaffigan , Judd Apatow , Issa Rae , Nate Bargatze , and Mark Normand . On The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , Steve Martin described Seinfeld as one of his "retro heroes" saying "[He's] a guy who came up behind me and is better than I am. I think he's fantastic, I love to listen to him, he almost puts me at peace. I love to listen to him talk". Seinfeld

6464-594: The Ruins , The River of Love , Dearer than my Life , Love Story , Paris and Love , Featureless Men , Coming Home , Daughters of the Dust , Like Water for Chocolate , Sommersby , The Bridges of Madison County , The English Patient , Shakespeare in Love , An Officer and a Gentleman , Saptapadi and Cinema Paradiso . 21st century examples include Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna , Sideways , Memoirs of

6565-477: The advertising slogan " Think different " and produced a 60-second commercial to promote the slogan. This commercial showed people who were able to "think differently," such as Albert Einstein , Mahatma Gandhi , Martin Luther King Jr. , and many others. It was later cut short to 30 seconds and altered such that Seinfeld was included at the end, although he had not been in the original cut. This shorter version of

6666-585: The commercial aired only once, during the series finale of Seinfeld . In 2004, Seinfeld appeared in two commercial webisodes promoting American Express , titled The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman . In these, Seinfeld appeared with a cartoon rendering of Superman , to whom reference was made in numerous episodes of Seinfeld as Seinfeld's hero, voiced by Patrick Warburton (character David Puddy on Seinfeld ). The webisodes were directed by Barry Levinson and aired briefly on television. Seinfeld and "Superman" were also interviewed by Matt Lauer in

6767-456: The film an approval rating of 85%, based on 186 reviews, with an average rating of 7.2/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "As smart, funny, and trenchant as writer-director-star Chris Rock's best standup work, Top Five is a career highlight for its creator—and one of the comedy standouts of 2014." Metacritic gives the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 37 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". Some critics found similarities between

6868-448: The film's title was changed from Finally Famous to Top Five . The film premiered at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on September 6, 2014. Shortly after, a bidding war for distribution rights ensued between multiple studios including Sony Pictures , Paramount Pictures , Fox Searchlight , Open Road Films , A24 , Relativity Media and Lionsgate , with bids reaching as high as over $ 10 million and Paramount emerging as

6969-480: The first time in years. He's still funny, and the crowd loves him. Afterwards, he tells Chelsea he got inspired after being in jail and talking to DMX , who told Andre he does not want to keep rapping and wants to sing instead. DMX then sang " Smile ", terribly. They drop Chelsea off at home, where she and Andre share one last kiss. He asks for her top five rappers, which she lists. While driving away, Silk tells Andre he should have gone after Chelsea. Andre goes through

7070-451: The frontrunner the next day. On September 10, 2014, Paramount Pictures confirmed their acquisition of the film's worldwide distribution rights for $ 12.5 million and agreed to pay at least $ 20 million in promotion and marketing. In November 2014, Paramount announced Top Five would receive a wide release on December 12, 2014. Top Five was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 17, 2015. Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes gives

7171-559: The future of comedy during the COVID-19 pandemic . In 2024 he directed, co-wrote, and produced in the Netflix comedy film Unfrosted , a satirical spoof about the creation of Pop-Tarts . Seinfeld also starred in the film alongside Melissa McCarthy , Jim Gaffigan , and Hugh Grant . The film earned mixed reviews with The Hollywood Reporter writing the film received a "sharply divided reaction from critics". The New York Times labeled it

7272-405: The gift bag from the party and finds items including a scented candle and a bottle of vodka. Then he pulls out a slipper, and Silk smiles. After the credits begin rolling, the movie returns to the party, where Jerry Seinfeld shares his "top five" as Sugarhill Gang , Eminem , Wale , Ice Cube , and Sir Mix-a-Lot . Principal photography began on June 24, 2013, in New York City . In July 2014,

7373-587: The greatest companion technique of living that I've ever come across, and I'm thrilled to be part of this movement that seems to have really been reinvigorated by Bob [Roth] and David Lynch ," Seinfeld said. "I would do anything that I could to promote it in the world, because I think it's the greatest thing as a life tool, as a work tool and just making things make sense." Writing credits for Seinfeld The list below only includes episodes mainly written by Seinfeld, as he (and Larry David in Seasons 1 through 7) rewrote

7474-430: The headquarters of Abducted and Missing Families Forum where he met with representatives of the families and with abductees who returned from Hamas captivity, and listened to their stories. On May 12, 2024, Seinfeld gave a commencement address and received an honorary degree at Duke University . During his speech, a number of students booed, waved Palestinian flags and walked out in protest. In June 2024, Seinfeld

7575-473: The nominees, he showed a montage of film clips featuring bees, saying that they were some of his early work (as Barry). On June 2, 2008, amidst his spring 2008 tour, Seinfeld performed in his hometown of New York City for a one-night-only show at the Hammerstein Ballroom to benefit Stand Up for a Cure , a charity aiding lung cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center . In August 2008,

7676-513: The reality series The Marriage Ref (2010–2011), and created and hosted the web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (2012–2019), the latter of which earned him three Webby Awards . He also co-produced, co-wrote, and starred in the DreamWorks animated film Bee Movie (2007) and the Netflix comedy Unfrosted (2024). He has released four standup specials his first being Stand-Up Confidential (1987) followed by I'm Telling You for

7777-582: The screen in the early 2000s, following the success of the Twilight Saga adaptations from Stephenie Meyer 's books. By 2007–08, film studios were producing various paranormal romance films, many adapted from novels. Examples of paranormal romance films include The Exterminating Angel , The Twilight Saga , Warm Bodies , Vampire Academy , I Am Dragon , and The Shape of Water . Romantic comedies are films with light-hearted, humorous plotlines, centered on romantic ideals such as that true love

7878-507: The show starred Saturday Night Live alumna Julia Louis-Dreyfus and established actors Michael Richards and Jason Alexander . Alexander played George, a caricature of Larry David . Seinfeld is the only actor to appear in every episode. After he ended his sitcom, Seinfeld moved back to New York City and returned to stand-up comedy instead of staying in Los Angeles and furthering his acting career. In 1998, he went on tour and recorded

7979-634: The special Don Rickles: One Night Only at the Apollo Theatre . The event celebrated Don Rickles and his career, but also served as a roast among friends. Those who participated in the event included Jon Stewart , David Letterman , Tina Fey , Amy Poehler , Nathan Lane , Regis Philbin , Robert De Niro , and Martin Scorsese . On February 15, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on the Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special , where he hosted

8080-672: The technique in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder with Bob Roth of the David Lynch Foundation in December 2012 on Good Morning America , and also appeared at a 2009 David Lynch Foundation benefit for TM, at which Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr appeared. On November 5, 2015, the David Lynch Foundation organized a benefit concert at New York City's Carnegie Hall called "Change Begins Within" to promote transcendental meditation for stress control. "It's been

8181-738: The two leads finally overcome their difficulties, declare their love, and experience their "happily ever after", often implied by a reunion and final kiss. In romantic television series, the development of such romantic relationships may play out over many episodes or different characters may become intertwined in different romantic arcs. Screenwriter and scholar Eric R. Williams identifies Romance Films as one of eleven super-genres in his screenwriters' taxonomy , claiming that all feature length narrative films can be classified by these super-genres. The other ten super-genres are action , crime , fantasy , horror , science fiction , comedy , sports , thriller , war and western . ' Chick flick '

8282-484: The wedding. Andre's bodyguard Silk bails out Andre, and they go to a strip club for a bachelor party with a Hammy The Bear theme. There, Andre hangs out with Jerry Seinfeld , Adam Sandler , and Whoopi Goldberg , who give him different views on marriage and sex. Chelsea finds him there, wanting to make it up to him. Andre, Chelsea, and Silk go to the Comedy Cellar , where Andre gets up onstage and performs standup for

8383-439: The world's highest-paid comedian during those 12 months. In 2013, Forbes documented Seinfeld's annual income as $ 32 million. In mid-2013, Seinfeld disputed Forbes 's claims regarding his income and net worth on The Howard Stern Show . Seinfeld was ranked by Forbes the highest-paid comedian for 2015, the second-highest-paid in 2016, and the highest-paid again in 2017. Seinfeld's income between June 2016 and June 2017

8484-563: Was "the weirdest talk show I've ever been on in my life". He also embarked on a new tour starting with his first show in Singapore in June 2024 followed by a number of stops in Australia and North America. Seinfeld returned to Curb Your Enthusiasm in its final season reuniting with Larry David where they poked fun at the controversial ending of Seinfeld . Ben Travers of IndieWire wrote, "If

8585-399: Was "thrilled". He concluded, "if she's 18, if she's intelligent, that's fine". In March 1994, Seinfeld again defended their age difference in an interview with People , stating that "Shoshanna is a person, not an age." Julia Louis-Dreyfus said in a 1998 New York interview that she was in favor of the relationship, as "it was a happy one for him", and added that she did not believe there

8686-530: Was $ 267 million, placing him at the top of the celebrity earnings list that year. He turned down $ 5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the show for a 10th season. Seinfeld earned $ 100 million from syndication deals and stand-up performances in 2004, and $ 60 million in 2006. He also earned $ 10 million for appearing with Bill Gates in Microsoft 's 2008 advertisements for Windows . Between June 2008 and June 2009, Seinfeld earned $ 85 million, making him

8787-590: Was $ 69 million. In 2024, Bloomberg declared Seinfeld a billionaire, with a net worth standing at more than $ 1 billion, thanks to various syndication deals his sitcom signed, with $ 465 million coming from those deals. Seinfeld is an automobile enthusiast and collector, and he owns a collection of about 150 cars, including a large Porsche collection. He rented a hangar at the Santa Monica Airport in Santa Monica , California, for an extended period during

8888-539: Was a gigantic influence on me. They were just about silly, funny things that meant nothing, and that’s the stuff I love. There’s a wonderful childlike freedom in those kinds of things." In the Netflix comedy special, Jerry Before Seinfeld , he displayed his personal comedy albums collection from when he was a teenager. These albums included: In an interview with Entertainment Weekly , Seinfeld stated his five favorite films are The Heartbreak Kid (1972), The Graduate (1967), The In-Laws (1979), A Night at

8989-484: Was a guest on Howard Stern 's talk show, Stern said, "so, you sit in Central Park and have a candy bar on a string and pull it when the girls come?" at which point Seinfeld replied, "she's not 17, definitely not." A few months later, in his second Howard Stern interview, Seinfeld insisted, "I didn't realize she was so young. This is the only girl I ever went out with who was that young. I wasn't dating her. We just went to

9090-538: Was anything wrong with it. In August 1998, while at a Reebok Sports Club, Seinfeld met Jessica Sklar , a public relations executive for Tommy Hilfiger who had just returned from a three-week honeymoon in Italy with then-husband Eric Nederlander, a theatrical producer and scion of a theater-owning family . Unaware of Sklar's marital status, Seinfeld invited her out. When Sklar eventually told Seinfeld about her relationship situation, she said, "I told him I didn't think this

9191-516: Was born on April 29, 1954, to a Jewish family in Brooklyn , New York City. His father, Kalmen Seinfeld, a sign painter, was from Hungary and collected jokes that he heard while serving in World War ;II . His mother, Betty (née Hosni) and her parents, Selim and Salha Hosni, were Mizrahi Jews from Aleppo , Syria . Their nationality was stated as Turkish when they immigrated in 1917, as Syria

9292-407: Was created, Seinfeld dated Carol Leifer . She was a fellow comedian, and one of the inspirations for the Seinfeld character Elaine Benes . On national television with sex therapist and talk show host Dr. Ruth Westheimer , he mentioned that he was engaged in 1984 but called it off. In May 1993, days after his 39th birthday, Seinfeld met 17-year-old Shoshanna Lonstein in Central Park. After

9393-795: Was heckled by protesters during a comedy show in Sydney, Australia . Seinfeld responded joking, "You’re really influencing everyone here. We’re all on your side now, because you’ve made your point so well, and in the right venue, you’ve come to the right place for a political conversation". Seinfeld has made several political contributions, including to George W. Bush 's and Al Gore 's presidential campaigns in 2000 , and subsequently to four Democratic Party primary candidates in 2000 and 2004 . Seinfeld has expressed his distaste for what he views as political correctness . In 2015, Seinfeld stated that he avoids performing on college campuses because students have become too easily offended by his comedic routines. In

9494-561: Was highly publicized and considered a coup for the society, being the third time Seinfeld had appeared in a television commercial. The advertisements were filmed in Cedarhurst, Long Island , with the street designed to emulate Beaumont Street in Hamilton , where the Greater's head offices are located. Seinfeld also wrote the scripts for the 15 advertisements that were filmed. The ads largely aired in

9595-449: Was never funny unless he was drunk or high, and now is fearful for his career. Despondent and acting out at a supermarket, he is arrested. In jail, Andre calls Erica, who fumes over the arrest, mainly because of how it will look for her image. She tells him this piece of fame is all she has since she thinks she has no other talent. Erica's manager Benny takes the phone and tells Andre to go to his bachelor party for good press and fly out for

9696-553: Was no script for him. In January 1981, he performed stand-up on An Evening at the Improv . In May, Seinfeld made an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , impressing Carson and the audience, leading to frequent appearances on that show and others, including Late Night with David Letterman . On September 5, 1987, his first one-hour special Stand-Up Confidential aired live on HBO . Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David in 1988 for NBC . It

9797-462: Was nominated for a 2018 Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album . In 2020, it was announced that Netflix would be releasing Seinfeld's first original stand-up special in 22 years, 23 Hours to Kill . The special premiered on May 5. In October 2020, Seinfeld joined Steve Martin in a discussion about comedy at The New Yorker Festival . They discussed subjects ranging from the creative process, Netflix , and The Oscars , to their comedy backgrounds, and

9898-460: Was originally not allowed to drive it, because the car was "not street legal ." U.S. emissions and crash tests had not been performed for the model because Porsche refused to donate four Porsche 959s for destruction tests. Seinfeld imported the car " for exhibition purposes ," on the stipulation that it may never be driven on U.S. roads. The car was made U.S. street legal in 1999 under the " Show or Display " federal law. Seinfeld wrote an article for

9999-425: Was renamed Seinfeld to avoid confusion with the short-lived teen sitcom The Marshall Chronicles . By its third season, Seinfeld had become the most watched sitcom on American television. The final episode aired in 1998, and the show has been a popular syndicated re-run ever since. NBC offered Seinfeld $ 110 million—a record $ 5 million an episode for a 22-episode tenth season—but he declined. Along with Seinfeld,

10100-499: Was the right time for me to be involved with anybody." Two months later, Sklar filed for divorce and began dating Seinfeld. The pair married on December 25, 1999. Comedian George Wallace was the best man at the wedding. After the nuptials, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld bought Billy Joel 's house in Amagansett , Long Island , for US$ 32 million after news of the couple's interest in the property became public in 2000. The Seinfelds have

10201-987: Was under the Ottoman Empire . Seinfeld has an older sister, Carolyn. Salha's mother Garez Dayan, Seinfeld's great-grandmother, was a member of the Dayan rabbinic family, who claim ancestry back to the Medieval Exilarchs , and from the Exilarchs back to the Biblical King David . Seinfeld's second cousin is alternative metal musician and actor Evan Seinfeld . Seinfeld grew up in Massapequa, New York , and attended Massapequa High School on Long Island . At 16, he spent time volunteering in Kibbutz Sa'ar in Israel. He attended

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