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===2010–present=== [[File:AlanHornJasonAlexanderMay10.jpg|thumb|Alexander with [[Alan F. Horn]] in May 2010]] He starred as [[Cosmo and Wanda|Cosmo]] in the 2011 live action film ''[[A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!]]''. In 2011, Alexander was the guest star in an episode of ''[[Harry's Law]]'', playing a high school teacher bringing a wrongful dismissal suit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2044305/|title=Harry's Law|publisher=IMDb|access-date=March 8, 2015|archive-date=April 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403073744/http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2044305/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tvline.com/2011/08/25/tvline-items-jason-alexander-harrys-law-elvira-ringer/|title=TVLine Items: Seinfeld Vet to Harry's Law, Tim Allen Meets Elvira, Y&R Star to Ringer and More|first1=Megan|last1=Masters|date=August 25, 2011|access-date=August 18, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818091206/https://tvline.com/2011/08/25/tvline-items-jason-alexander-harrys-law-elvira-ringer/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2015, he replaced [[Larry David]] as the lead in David's [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] play ''[[Fish in the Dark]].''<ref>{{cite web|url= https://archive.nytimes.com/artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/03/26/jason-alexander-will-succeed-larry-david-in-fish-in-the-dark/|title= Jason Alexander Will Succeed Larry David in 'Fish in the Dark'|website= The New York Times|date= March 26, 2015|accessdate= June 8, 2024}}</ref> He co-starred opposite [[Sherie Rene Scott]] in the 2017 world premiere of [[John Patrick Shanley]]'s ''The Portuguese Kid'' at the [[Manhattan Theatre Club]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://manhattantheatreclub.com/2017-18-season/|title=Manhattan Theatre Club – 2017–18 Season|website=Manhattan Theatre Club|access-date=September 28, 2017|archive-date=May 5, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200505180448/https://www.manhattantheatreclub.com/2017-18-season/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Alexander played Olix the bartender in ''[[The Orville]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7587318/fullcredits|title="The Orville" Ja'loja (TV Episode 2018)|publisher=IMDb|access-date=December 31, 2018|archive-date=March 29, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329065325/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7587318/fullcredits|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2019/01/11/wild-and-interesting-guest-stars-orville|title=The wild and interesting guest stars of 'The Orville'|date=January 11, 2019|website=Guide|access-date=August 18, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818091206/https://www.sbs.com.au/guide/article/2019/01/11/wild-and-interesting-guest-stars-orville|url-status=live}}</ref> The same year, he portrayed Gene Lundy, a drama teacher, on two episodes of ''[[Young Sheldon]]''. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, he reprised the role of Gene Lundy on one episode. In 2019, Alexander appeared on ''[[The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel]]'' as Asher Friedman, a blacklisted Broadway playwright who is an old friend of Midge Maisel's father Abe Weissman.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Smail|first=Gretchen|url=https://www.bustle.com/p/jason-alexanders-mrs-maisel-character-helps-to-set-abe-on-a-new-career-path-19431871|title='Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' Season 3 Includes A Surprising Cameo From A 'Seinfeld' Favorite|website=Bustle|language=en|date=December 6, 2019|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=December 7, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191207124315/https://www.bustle.com/p/jason-alexanders-mrs-maisel-character-helps-to-set-abe-on-a-new-career-path-19431871|url-status=live}}</ref> He won the [[Daytime Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Original Song for "The Bad Guys?" on ''Brainwashed By Toons'' (2020). In 2020, Alexander hosted the ''[[Saturday Night Seder]]'', an online Passover Seder that featured many celebrities and benefited the [[CDC Foundation]]. From February 2023 he co-presented ''[[Really? No, Really?]]'', a weekly podcast in which he, co-host Peter Tilden, and their guests attempt to find answers "to life’s most baffling, intriguing, confusing and annoying questions".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/30/52182/curb_stars_to_make_a_new_podcast_about_the_show|title=Curb stars to make a new podcast about the show|publisher=Chortle|date=30 November 2022|accessdate=20 December 2022|archive-date=December 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221220003420/https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2022/11/30/52182/curb_stars_to_make_a_new_podcast_about_the_show|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2023, he made his Broadway directing debut with Sandy Rustin's comedy ''[[The Cottage (play)|The Cottage]]''. The cast includes [[Eric McCormack]], [[Laura Bell Bundy]] and [[Lilli Cooper]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/jason-alexander-broadway-the-cottage-eric-mccormack-laura-bell-bundy-lilli-cooper-1235261889/|title=Jason Alexander Sets Broadway Directing Debut With 'The Cottage' Starring Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy & Lilli Cooper|publisher=Deadline|date=16 February 2023|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306142846/https://deadline.com/2023/02/jason-alexander-broadway-the-cottage-eric-mccormack-laura-bell-bundy-lilli-cooper-1235261889/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2023, on the December 21 primetime CBS special ''Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic'', Alexander performed two songs in conjunction with dance-performers and closed the show with a spoken tribute to Van Dyke.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Solzman |first=Danielle |date=December 21, 2023 |title=dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic-airs-on-cbs |url=https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/12/21/dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic-airs-on-cbs/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231228164217/https://www.solzyatthemovies.com/2023/12/21/dick-van-dyke-98-years-of-magic-airs-on-cbs/ |archive-date=December 28, 2023 |access-date=December 28, 2023}}</ref>
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