Editing Jerry Seinfeld (section)

=== Relationships and marriage ===
Years before ''Seinfeld'' was created, Seinfeld dated [[Carol Leifer]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Jerry Seinfeld: Much Ado About Nothing |last=Levine |first=Josh |year=1993 |publisher=[[ECW Press]] |isbn=1550222015 |page=77|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UQlKvbbV3RgC&pg=PA77}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/comedian-secrets-revealed-behind-the-scenes-stories-of-jerry-seinfeld-ray-romano-and-more-before-they-were-stars/|title=Comedian Secrets Revealed! Behind-the-scenes stories of Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, and more before they were stars|date=October 15, 2012|website=[[Fox News]]|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018174644/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/10/15/comedian-secrets-revealed-behind-scenes-stories-jerry-seinfeld-ray-romano-and/|archive-date=October 18, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> She was a fellow comedian, and one of the inspirations for the ''Seinfeld'' character [[Elaine Benes]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Pretty, Pretty, Pretty Good: Larry David and the Making of Seinfeld and Curb Your Enthusiasm |last=Levine |first=Josh |year=2010 |publisher=ECW Press |location=Toronto, Ontario, Canada|isbn=978-1550229479 |page=19 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M468S1IekbkC&pg=PT19}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1107357|title=Comedienne CAROL LEIFER ("Leefer")|date=December 15, 1993|publisher=[[NPR]]|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209152535/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1107357|archive-date=February 9, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAx5oRjhSY|title=Jerry Seinfeld and Dr. Ruth talk sex – 1986|date=August 6, 2011|via=YouTube|access-date=September 11, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151029173535/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmAx5oRjhSY|archive-date=October 29, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss and Jerry Seinfeld at the 1995 Emmy Awards.jpg|thumb|Seinfeld with Lonstein (left) at the [[47th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1995]]

In May 1993, then 39-year-old Seinfeld met 17-year-old [[Shoshanna Lonstein Gruss|Shoshanna Lonstein]] in Central Park.<ref name="SeinfeldFAQ">{{Cite book|last=Nigro|first=Nicholas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lI_qCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT53|title=Seinfeld FAQ: Everything Left to Know About the Show About Nothing|date=June 2015|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation |isbn=9781495035357|quote=he met Shoshanna Lonstein in New York City's Central Park in May 1993, Jerry Seinfeld was thirty-eight and she was only seventeen}}</ref> After a brief conversation, Lonstein gave Seinfeld her phone number.<ref>{{cite web|last=Schneider|first=Karen|date=28 March 1994|title=The Game of Love|url=https://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-game-of-love-vol-41-no-11/|access-date=September 17, 2021|archive-date=September 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210926185257/https://people.com/archive/cover-story-the-game-of-love-vol-41-no-11/|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld and Lonstein dated for approximately four years, until 1997.<ref name="SeinfeldFAQ"/> She transferred from [[George Washington University]] to [[UCLA]], in part to be with him, ultimately citing constant press coverage and missing New York City as reasons for the relationship ending.<ref name="SeinfeldFAQ"/>

[[File:Jessica Seinfeld Jerry Seinfeld Shankbone 2010.jpg|thumb|Jessica and Jerry Seinfeld in 2010]]
In August 1998, while at a Reebok Sports Club, Seinfeld met [[Jessica Seinfeld|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 [[Nederlander Organization|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 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.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jerry Seinfeld and His Wife First Met While She Was Married to Someone Else|url=https://www.distractify.com/p/how-did-jerry-seinfeld-meet-his-wife|access-date=September 23, 2021|website=Distractify|date=May 6, 2020|language=en-US|archive-date=October 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024175803/https://www.distractify.com/p/how-did-jerry-seinfeld-meet-his-wife|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seinfeld-marries-in-laws-pay/|title= Seinfeld Marries; In-Laws Pay|website= [[CBS News]]|date= December 26, 1999|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Harding|first=Amanda|date=August 24, 2020|title='Seinfeld': Jerry Seinfeld Earned a Whopping $400 Million in Royalties From Reruns|url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/seinfeld-jerry-seinfeld-earns-a-whopping-400-million-in-royalties-from-reruns.html/|access-date=September 23, 2021|website=Showbiz Cheat Sheet|language=en-US|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207035940/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/seinfeld-jerry-seinfeld-earns-a-whopping-400-million-in-royalties-from-reruns.html/|url-status=live}}</ref> Comedian [[George Wallace (American comedian)|George Wallace]] was the best man at the wedding.<ref>{{cite news|first=Timothy|last=McDarrah|url=http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/16/vegasbeat----columnist-timothy-mcdarrah-seinfeld-w/|title=VegasBeat{{snd}}Columnist Timothy McDarrah: Seinfeld will stand, by George|date=January 17–18, 2004|newspaper=[[Las Vegas Sun]]|access-date=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202102922/http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2004/jan/16/vegasbeat----columnist-timothy-mcdarrah-seinfeld-w/|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> After the nuptials, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld bought [[Billy Joel]]'s house in [[Amagansett, New York]], for US$32 million after news of the couple's interest in the property became public in 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://homes.yahoo.com/news/inside-jerry-seinfelds-laid-back-32m-hamptons-mansion-160005099.html|title=Inside Jerry Seinfeld's 'Laid-Back,' $32M Hamptons Mansion|first=Amy|last=Schellenbaum|date=October 25, 2013|work=Yahoo! Homes|access-date=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224002750/http://homes.yahoo.com/news/inside-jerry-seinfelds-laid-back-32m-hamptons-mansion-160005099.html|archive-date=February 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2000/03/03/billy-joels-east-hampton-40-million-home-to-seinfeld/|title=Billy Joel's East Hampton $40 Million Home To Seinfeld|date=March 3, 2000|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|access-date=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202231313/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-03-03/news/0003040157_1_guest-house-buying-bruce-wasserstein|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The Seinfelds have a daughter and two sons.<ref>{{Cite web|date=May 6, 2020|author=Eric Todisco|title=Jerry Seinfeld's Wife Jessica Says He Is an 'Incredible Father' but 'Wasn't a Natural' at First|url=https://people.com/parents/jerry-seinfeld-wasnt-natural-fatherhood-jessica-seinfeld-parents-magazine/|access-date=October 23, 2021|website=People|language=en}}</ref>