Editing Seinfeld (section)

===Main characters===
[[File: Seinfeld actors montage.jpg|thumb|Main cast: Seinfeld (upper left); Alexander (upper right); Richards (lower right); Louis-Dreyfus (lower left).]]
* [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|Jerry Seinfeld]] ([[Jerry Seinfeld|himself]]) – Jerry is a "minor [[celeb]]" [[stand-up comedian]] who is often depicted as "[[Everyman|the voice of common sense and reason]]" amid the general insanity generated by the people in his world. The in-show character is a mild [[germophobe]] and [[Obsessive–compulsive disorder|neat freak]] as well as an avid [[Superman]], [[New York Mets]], and [[breakfast cereal]] fan. Jerry's apartment is the center of a world visited by his eccentric friends and a focus of the show.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=jerry&type=char |title=Seinfeld Cast and characters – Jerry |publisher=Sony Pictures |access-date=December 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071212015442/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters |archive-date=December 12, 2007 }}</ref>
* [[George Costanza]] ([[Jason Alexander]]) – George has been Jerry's best friend since high school. He is stingy, conniving, pedantic, and jealous of others' achievements.<ref>{{cite web |title=Seinfeld – Cast and Characters |url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=george&type=char |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127162844/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=george&type=char |archive-date=January 27, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2012 |publisher=Sony Pictures}}</ref> He is depicted as a loser who is perpetually lacking confidence about his capabilities. He rants and lies easily about his profession, relationships, and almost everything else, which usually creates trouble for him later. He often uses the alias Art Vandelay when lying or concocting a cover story. Despite these shortcomings, George is very reliable to his friends and has success in dating women, and he eventually secures a steady career as an assistant to the traveling secretary for the [[New York Yankees]]. The character of George was based on Larry David himself.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Donaldson |first=Mark |date=2023-03-13 |title=Seinfeld Had A "Real" George Costanza (Not Larry David) |url=https://screenrant.com/seinfeld-real-george-costanza-explained/ |access-date=2024-04-02 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Elaine Benes]] ([[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]]) – Elaine is Jerry's ex-girlfriend and later friend. Generally depicted as smarter than her friends, she is friendly while also being sarcastic, somewhat elitist, and hot-tempered. She is occasionally depicted as [[vegetarian]] or [[pescatarian]], without the strength of conviction to keep this up regularly. She sometimes tends to be too honest with people (usually by losing her temper), which often gets her into trouble.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=elaine&type=char |title=Seinfeld Cast and characters – Elaine |publisher=Sony pictures |access-date=December 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217220207/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=elaine&type=char |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }}</ref> She usually gets caught up in her boyfriends' quirks, eccentric employers' unusual behaviors and idiosyncrasies, and the maladjustment of total strangers. She tends to make poor choices in men she dates and is often overly reactive. She works for a time at Pendant Publishing with Mr. Lippman. Later she is hired as a personal assistant for Mr. Pitt. She eventually worked for the J. Peterman catalog as a writer. Elaine is popularly described as an amalgamation of David's and Seinfeld's girlfriends during their early days in [[New York City|New York]] as struggling comedians.
* [[Cosmo Kramer]] ([[Michael Richards]]) – Kramer is Jerry's [[slacker]] neighbor. His trademarks include his humorous upright [[pompadour hairstyle]], vintage clothes, and energetic sliding bursts through Jerry's apartment door. Kramer was heavily based on a neighbor of David's during his amateur comedic years in Manhattan.<ref name=":1" /> At times, he appears [[naïve]], uneducated, and impulsive, and at other times, quick-witted, helpful, and empathetic; similarly he is exaggeratedly successful, socially, with his charisma and laid-back personality. This is seen in his success with women and employers. He has been described as a "[[Hipster (contemporary subculture)|hipster]] doofus." Although he never holds a steady job, he is rarely short of money and frequently invents wacky schemes that often work at first but eventually fail. Kramer is friends with [[Newman (Seinfeld)|Newman]], and they work well together despite their differences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=kramer&type=char |title=Seinfeld Cast and characters – Kramer |publisher=Sony pictures |access-date=December 11, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071217215856/http://www.sonypictures.com/tv/shows/seinfeld/about/?sl=cast_and_characters&tab=kramer&type=char |archive-date=December 17, 2007 }}</ref>