Editing Jerry Seinfeld

{{short description|American comedian and actor (born 1954)}}
{{for|the character based on him and played by him|Jerry Seinfeld (character)}}
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{{Infobox comedian
| image             = Jerry Seinfeld 2023.jpg
| caption           = Seinfeld in 2023
| birth_name        = Jerome Allen Seinfeld
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|1954|4|29}}
| birth_place       = Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
| alma_mater        = [[Queens College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| medium            = {{hlist|Stand-up|television|film}}
| active            = 1976–present
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Observational comedy]]|[[clean comedy]]|[[cringe comedy]]|[[Surreal humour|surreal humor]]|[[deadpan]]|[[satire]]}}
| subject           = {{hlist|[[American culture]]|[[American politics]]|[[everyday life]]|[[gender differences]]|[[human behavior]]|[[Embarrassment|social awkwardness]]|[[pop culture]]|[[World news|current events]]}}
| spouse            = {{marriage|[[Jessica Seinfeld|Jessica Sklar]]|1999}}
| children          = 3
| website          = {{URL|jerryseinfeld.com}}
| signature         = Seinfeldsignature.svg
| footnotes         = 
|alt=Headshot of Jerry Seinfeld smiling}}
'''Jerome Allen Seinfeld''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|aɪ|n|f|ɛ|l|d}} {{respell|SYNE|feld}}; born April 29, 1954) is an American [[stand-up comedian]], actor, writer, and producer. As a stand-up comedian, Seinfeld specializes in [[observational comedy]]. Seinfeld gained stardom playing [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/lists/greatest-tv-shows-of-all-time/seinfeld-4/|title= The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= December 20, 2023|accessdate= June 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/seinfeld-6-1234599287/|title= The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time|website= [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|Rolling Stone]]|date= September 26, 2022|accessdate= June 14, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/feature/best-comedy-tv-shows-all-time-netflix-hbo-1202053555/7/|title= The 75 Best TV Comedies of All Time|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= February 25, 2023|accessdate= June 14, 2024}}</ref> He has since created and produced the reality series ''[[The Marriage Ref (U.S. TV 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 animation|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 the Last Time]]'' (1998), ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]'' (2017) and ''[[23 Hours to Kill]]'' (2020). 

Seinfeld has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Seinfeld|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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/100greatest/list.jhtml|title=100 Greatest Stand-Ups|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040605175309/http://www.comedycentral.com/tv_shows/100greatest/list.jhtml|archive-date=June 5, 2004}} via {{cite web|url=http://www.listology.com/list/comedy-central-100-greatest-standups-all-time|title=Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of all Time|date=May 19, 2005|publisher=Listology.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125061218/http://www.listology.com/list/comedy-central-100-greatest-standups-all-time|archive-date=November 25, 2010|access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> In 2017, [[Rolling Stone (magazine)|''Rolling Stone'']] named him the 7th-greatest stand-up comedian of all time.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-lists/50-best-stand-up-comics-of-all-time-126359/|title= 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time|magazine= Rolling Stone|date= February 14, 2017|accessdate= June 14, 2024}}</ref>

Seinfeld has also written three books starting with ''[[SeinLanguage]]'' (1993), followed by the children's book [[Halloween (children's book)|''Halloween'']] (2002), and the comedic compilation book [[Is This Anything? (book)|''Is This Anything?'']] (2020). He is a fan of [[coffee]] and [[automobiles]]. He practices [[Transcendental Meditation technique|transcendental meditation]]. He is married to author and philanthropist [[Jessica Seinfeld]], with whom he has three children.

== Early life and education ==
Jerome Allen Seinfeld was born on April 29, 1954,<ref name=tvg>{{cite magazine | url= https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-seinfeld/bio/156837 |title=Jerry Seinfeld |magazine= [[TV Guide]] |access-date= November 20, 2014 |archive-date= June 21, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130621051434/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/jerry-seinfeld/bio/156837}}</ref><!--birth date appears in archived version only--> to a Jewish family in [[Brooklyn]], New York City.<ref name="NYTmagazine">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |title=Jerry Seinfeld Intends to Die Standing Up |first=Jonah |last=Weiner |date=December 20, 2012 |magazine=[[The New York Times Magazine]] |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121141135/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |archive-date=January 21, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> His father, Kalmen Seinfeld,<ref>{{cite news|url= https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/|title= Seinfeld's Back Story, About Something|newspaper=The New York Times |first=Alison Leigh|last=Cown|date=April 23, 2009|access-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-date= July 29, 2017|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170729172522/https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/|url-status=live}}</ref> a sign painter, was from Hungary and collected jokes that he heard while serving in [[World War&nbsp;II]].<ref name="NYTmagazine" /> His mother, Betty (née Hosni)<ref>She also used the last name Hesney, per Cowan, ''The New York Times''.</ref><ref>{{cite book |title=Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon |first=Jerry |last=Oppenheimer |publisher=Harper |year=2002 |isbn=978-0060188726 |page=14 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/seinfeldmakingof00oppe_0}}</ref> and her parents, Selim and Salha Hosni,<ref name="backstory">{{cite news|url=http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/|title=Seinfeld's Back Story, About Something|newspaper=The New York Times|first=Alison Leigh|last=Cowan|date=April 23, 2009|quote=Kalmen Seinfeld died in 1985 in Florida.... The death certificate noted that he worked in the sign business and was survived by his wife, the former Betty Hesney.|access-date=June 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150617123103/http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/|archive-date=June 17, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> were [[Syrian Jews]] from [[Aleppo]]. Their nationality was stated as Turkish when they immigrated in 1917, as Syria was under the [[Ottoman Empire]].<ref name="nytimes.com">{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/nyregion/24records.html |work=The New York Times |title=The Paper Trail of Jerry Seinfeld Leads Back to Ellis Island and Beyond |date=April 24, 2009 |access-date=February 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131091438/http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/24/nyregion/24records.html |archive-date=January 31, 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cowan |first=Alison Leigh |title=Seinfeld's Back Story, About Something |url=https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/ |website=City Room |access-date=May 28, 2020 |date=April 23, 2009 |archive-date=July 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729172522/https://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/23/seinfelds-back-story-about-something/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld has an older sister, Carolyn.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Jerry Seinfeld Has Daddy Issues|url=https://www.vulture.com/2007/09/jerry_seinfeld_has_daddy_issue.html|access-date=February 15, 2022|website=Vulture|date=September 27, 2007|archive-date=May 12, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220512022740/https://www.vulture.com/2007/09/jerry_seinfeld_has_daddy_issue.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Salha's mother, Garez Dayan, Seinfeld's great-grandmother, was a member of the Dayan rabbinic family, who claim ancestry back to the [[Middle Ages|Medieval]] [[Exilarch]]s, and from the Exilarchs back to the Biblical [[David|King David]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=March 5, 2014|title=King David's Genes|url=https://momentmag.com/king-davids-genes-2/|access-date=December 30, 2021|website=Moment Magazine|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126022142/https://momentmag.com/king-davids-genes-2/|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld's second cousin is [[alternative metal]] musician and actor [[Evan Seinfeld]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teethofthedivine.com/featured/interview-with-evan-seinfeld/4/|title=Interview with Evan Seinfeld " Teeth of the Divine|website=www.teethofthedivine.com|date=April 26, 2010 |access-date=October 27, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629050159/https://www.teethofthedivine.com/featured/interview-with-evan-seinfeld/4/|archive-date=June 29, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seinfeld grew up in [[Massapequa, New York|Massapequa]], in the [[Nassau County, New York|Nassau County]] of [[Long Island]] and attended [[Massapequa High School]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Kornfeld |first=Michael |url=https://www.nytimes.com/specials/seinfeld/sein89.html |title=A Single Comedian Is Returning to His Roots |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 23, 1989 |access-date=March 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080308194547/http://www.nytimes.com/specials/seinfeld/sein89.html |archive-date=March 8, 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Kellerman |first=Vivien <!--as spelled, with e, not a--> |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-massapequa-park-li-fine-schools-famous-alumni.html |title=If You're Thinking of Living In/Massapequa Park, L.I.;Fine Schools, Famous Alumni |work=The New York Times |date=July 28, 1996 |access-date=November 20, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129155808/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/28/realestate/if-you-re-thinking-of-living-in-massapequa-park-li-fine-schools-famous-alumni.html |archive-date=November 29, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> At 16, he spent time [[Kibbutz volunteer|volunteering]] in [[Kibbutz]] [[Sa'ar]] in Israel.<ref name="haaretz">{{cite news|url=http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/927462.html|title=American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld in Israel to promote new movie|agency=[[Associated Press]] |newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-date=February 15, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215185638/http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/927462.html }}</ref> He attended the [[State University of New York at Oswego]], and transferred after his second year to [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]] of the [[City University of New York]] in [[Flushing, Queens|Flushing]], from which he graduated in 1976 with a [[Bachelor of Arts]] degree in communications and theater.<ref>{{cite news |first=Geoff |last=Herbert |date=July 20, 2013 |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2013/07/jerry_seinfeld_syracuse_landmark_suny_oswego.html |title=Jerry Seinfeld talks SUNY Oswego, Pop-Tarts, marriage, more during Syracuse performance |newspaper=The Post-Standard |location=Syracuse, New York |access-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-date=February 7, 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20170207005809/http://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/07/jerry_seinfeld_syracuse_landmark_suny_oswego.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=biography.com>{{cite web |url=http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-seinfeld-9542107 |title=Jerry Seinfeld Biography" Film Actor, Screenwriter, Television Actor, Comedian, Television Producer (1954–) |publisher=[[Biography.com]] ([[FYI (TV network)|FYI]] / [[A&E Networks]]) |access-date= February 7, 2017 |archive-date=January 5, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170105123011/http://www.biography.com/people/jerry-seinfeld-9542107#synopsis|url-status=live}}</ref>

== Career ==
===1976–1987: Rise to prominence ===
Seinfeld developed an interest in [[stand-up comedy]] after brief stints in college productions. He appeared on [[Open mic|open-mic]] nights at Budd Friedman's Improv Club while attending [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]].<ref>{{cite web |url= http://israeliculture.about.com/culture/israeliculture/library/weekly/aa042098.htm |title= Seinfeld's Kibbutz Days |publisher= Israeli Culture |access-date=May 10, 2009 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20010223215641/http://israeliculture.about.com/culture/israeliculture/library/weekly/aa042098.htm |archive-date= February 23, 2001}}</ref> After graduation in 1976, he tried out at an open-mic night at New York City's [[Catch a Rising Star (comedy clubs)|Catch a Rising Star]], which led to an appearance in a [[Rodney Dangerfield]] [[HBO]] special.<ref name="bio">{{Cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/person/64376/Jerry-Seinfeld/biography |title= Jerry Seinfeld |access-date= July 18, 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110523211249/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/64376/Jerry-Seinfeld/biography |archive-date= May 23, 2011 |department= Movies & TV Dept. |work= [[The New York Times]] |date=2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1980, he had a small recurring role on the sitcom [[Benson (TV series)|''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.<ref name="bio" /> Seinfeld said that he was not told he had been fired until he arrived for a read-through session and found that there was no script for him.<ref>Interview in "How It Began", a special feature in the Seinfeld Season 1 & 2 DVD</ref> In January 1981, he performed stand-up on ''An Evening at the Improv''.<ref name= improv>{{cite episode |series= An Evening at the Improv |title= An Evening at the Improv |series-number= 1 |number= 3 |date= January 16, 1981 }}</ref> In May, Seinfeld made an appearance on ''[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]'', impressing [[Johnny Carson|Carson]] and the audience, leading to frequent appearances on that show and others, including ''[[Late Night with David Letterman]]''.<ref name="bio" /> On September 5, 1987, his first one-hour special ''[[Stand-Up Confidential]]'' aired live on [[HBO]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/467392/jerry-seinfeld-stand-up-confidential#overview |title=Turner Classic Movies |access-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-date=January 5, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240105020159/https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/467392/jerry-seinfeld-stand-up-confidential#overview |url-status=live }}</ref>

===1988–1998: ''Seinfeld'' and stardom ===
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[[File:Jerry Seinfeld 1992.jpg|thumb|150px|Seinfeld at the [[44th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1992]]
Seinfeld created ''The Seinfeld Chronicles'' with [[Larry David]] in 1988 for [[NBC]]. It 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 [[Television syndication|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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gostin |first1=Nicki |title="QA: Former NBC honcho offered Jerry Seinfeld over $100 million for one more 'Seinfeld' season" |url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/qa-former-nbc-honcho-offered-jerry-seinfeld-over-100-million-for-one-more-seinfeld-season |access-date=29 April 2024 |agency=Fox News |date=May 29, 2012 |archive-date=April 24, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160424041800/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2012/05/29/qa-former-nbc-honcho-offered-jerry-seinfeld-over-100-million-for-one-more/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Along with Seinfeld, 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.<ref>Jason Alexander did not appear in "[[The Pen]]"; Julia Louis-Dreyfus did not appear in [[The Seinfeld Chronicles|the pilot]], "[[The Trip, Part 1]]," or "[[The Trip, Part 2]]"; and Michael Richards did not appear in "[[The Chinese Restaurant]]" or "The Pen."</ref>

=== 1998–2010: Established career ===
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 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 (film)|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 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 the commercial aired only once, during the [[The Finale (Seinfeld)|series finale]] of ''Seinfeld''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/AppleMovies/mov/jerrysteinfield.mov |title=Seinfeld's commercial |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716221221/http://www.theapplecollection.com/Collection/AppleMovies/mov/jerrysteinfield.mov |archive-date=July 16, 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Jerry Seinfeld (1997).jpg|thumb|Seinfeld at the [[49th Primetime Emmy Awards]] in 1997|alt=|left|235x235px]] 
In 2004, Seinfeld appeared in two commercial [[webisode]]s promoting [[American Express]], titled ''[[The Adventures of Seinfeld & Superman]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-seinfeld-superman-join-forces-again-spots-for.html |title=Seinfeld and Superman join forces again in spots for American Express, this time on the Web. |last=Elliott |first=Stuart |newspaper=The New York Times |date=March 30, 2004 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528053253/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/03/30/business/media-business-advertising-seinfeld-superman-join-forces-again-spots-for.html |archive-date=May 28, 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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 a specially recorded interview for the [[Today (NBC program)|''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 [[The Puffy Shirt|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."{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} 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 the "Seinfeld curse." While talking about how ridiculous the "curse" was, a [[Stage lighting instrument|stage light]] suddenly fell next to her. The camera moved to a [[Catwalk (theater)|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 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2007/02/jerry-seinfeld-auditioning-for-80th-oscars-1493/ |last=Finke |first=Nikki |title=Seinfeld Auditioning To Host 80th Oscars? |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=February 26, 2007 |access-date=March 19, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328015427/http://deadline.com/2007/02/jerry-seinfeld-auditioning-for-80th-oscars-1493/ |archive-date=March 28, 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> On October 4, 2007, Seinfeld made a guest appearance as himself in the ''[[30 Rock]]'' episode "[[SeinfeldVision]]."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=22046 |title=Seinfeld to Guest Star on 30 Rock |publisher=ComingSoon.net |date=July 16, 2007 |access-date=August 22, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120120220502/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/tvnews.php?id=22046 |archive-date=January 20, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> On February 24, 2008, at the [[80th Academy Awards]], Seinfeld appeared as the [[Voice acting|voice]] of his ''[[Bee Movie]]'' animated character Barry, presenting [[Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film|Best Animated Short Film]]. Before announcing 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, 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 a PC" advertisements<ref>{{cite news|last=Coyle|first=Jake|agency=Associated Press|url=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug21/0,4670,MicrosoftSeinfeld,00.html|title=Seinfeld to be pitchman for Microsoft|date=August 21, 2008|work=Fox News|access-date=October 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130526112152/http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Aug21/0,4670,MicrosoftSeinfeld,00.html|archive-date=May 26, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> and run the Seinfeld ads on the Microsoft website as a series of longer advertisements.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.microsoft.com/windows/watchtheads/video/newfamily/ |title=Microsoft Showcase: Watch videos from Microsoft's online video collection |publisher=Microsoft |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090823054859/http://www.microsoft.com/windows/watchtheads/video/newfamily/ |archive-date=August 23, 2009 }}</ref> 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 [[Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 7|seventh season's]] [[Seinfeld (Curb Your Enthusiasm)|finale]] and starred most of the original cast, including [[Julia Louis-Dreyfus]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Michael Richards]], in a multiple-episode arc.<ref>{{cite news |author=Ed Pilkington in New York |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm |title=Seinfeld cast 'reunites' on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm &#124; Media |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131200657/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/oct/05/seinfeld-curb-your-enthusiasm |archive-date=January 31, 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld appeared on an episode of the [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] original series [[Head Case (TV 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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Jerry Seinfeld joins the Greater |work=Greater Building Society |date=July 9, 2008 |url=http://www.greater.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810061600/https://www.greater.com.au/ |archive-date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref> His appearance in these ads was highly publicized and considered a coup for the society, being the third time Seinfeld had appeared in a television commercial.<ref>{{cite news|title=Jerry Seinfeld films advertisement for Newcastle's Greater Building Society |work=Daily Telegraph |date=July 10, 2009 |url=http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0,28323,25759196-5013952,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090711062241/http://www.news.com.au/business/money/story/0%2C28323%2C25759196-5013952%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 11, 2009 }}</ref> The advertisements were filmed in Cedarhurst, [[Long Island]], with the street designed to emulate Beaumont Street in [[Hamilton, New South Wales|Hamilton]], where the Greater's head offices are located.<ref>{{cite web|title=New Greater website has exclusive behind the scenes footage from the commercials starring Jerry Seinfeld |work=Greater Building Society |date=July 13, 2009 |url=http://www.greater.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810061600/https://www.greater.com.au/ |archive-date=August 10, 2015 }}</ref> Seinfeld also wrote the scripts for the 15 advertisements that were filmed. The ads largely aired in 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 (U.S. TV series)|''The Marriage Ref'']]. On August 30, 2010, Seinfeld made a surprise guest appearance on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'', ending the feud the two had in the early 1990s.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

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.<ref>{{cite episode|series=The Daily Show|airdate=July 13, 2010|url=http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-13-2011/comedy-repression-therapy|title=Matthew Richardson|access-date=July 15, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111017081638/http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/wed-july-13-2011/comedy-repression-therapy|archive-date=October 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld also launched a personal archives website at JerrySeinfeld.com and appeared in the [[HBO]] special [[Talking Funny (Television special)|''Talking Funny'']] with fellow comedians [[Chris Rock]], [[Louis C.K.]], and [[Ricky Gervais]] in the same year.{{citation needed|date=October 2023}}

=== 2011–present: Talk show and expansion ===
{{Main|Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee}}
[[File:Jerry Seinfeld knocks on the Oval Office window.jpg|thumb|Seinfeld tapping on the Oval Office windows of the [[White House]] with President [[Barack Obama]] in 2015]]
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 every episode and take them out for coffee and conversation. The show originally aired on the [[Crackle (streaming service)|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]].<ref>{{cite web |author=Daniella Bondar |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/ranking-every-episode-of-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee.html |title=Every Episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Ranked|publisher=Vulture.com |date=July 19, 2019 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215171940/https://www.vulture.com/2017/08/ranking-every-episode-of-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee.html |archive-date=February 15, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://hellogiggles.com/celebrity/jerry-seinfeld-barack-obama-driving/|title=Jerry Seinfeld says driving in a car with Barack Obama was the "greatest moment" of his life|website=HelloGiggles|date=October 8, 2017 |access-date=January 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231033641/https://hellogiggles.com/celebrity/jerry-seinfeld-barack-obama-driving/|archive-date=December 31, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> In 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."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kerry-washington-leonardo-dicaprio-tom-hanks-more-pay-tribute-obama-farewell-video-961907 |title=Kerry Washington, Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hanks and More Pay Tribute to Obama in Farewell Video |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter|Hollywood Reporter]] |date=January 8, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231033642/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kerry-washington-leonardo-dicaprio-tom-hanks-more-pay-tribute-obama-farewell-video-961907 |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2014, Seinfeld told [[David Letterman]] he invited [[Woody Allen]] to be on the show but hadn't heard back.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/digital/vpage/jerry-seinfeld-tells-david-letterman-about-his-comedy-anti-show-made-possible-by-the-internet-1201216891/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Tells David Letterman About His Comedy 'Anti-Show' Made Possible by the Internet|website= Variety|date= June 10, 2014|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref> That same year he also revealed [[Joan Rivers]] was supposed to be a guest on the show before she died due to a botched medical procedure.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/jerry-seinfeld-had-planned-a-joan-rivers-appearance-on-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-1201307041/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Had Planned a Joan Rivers Appearance on 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'|website= Variety|date= September 16, 2014|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-deal|title= Netflix Nabs Seinfeld Streaming Rights in $500 Million-Plus Deal|website= [[Vanity Fair (magazines)|Vanity Fair]]|date= September 16, 2019|access-date= April 22, 2020|archive-date= October 24, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20201024181639/https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2019/09/seinfeld-netflix-streaming-deal|url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-comedians-cars/|title=Netflix Nabs 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,' 2 New Jerry Seinfeld Stand-Up Specials|website=[[The Wrap]]|first=Tony|last=Maglio|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170117234802/http://www.thewrap.com/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-comedians-cars/|archive-date=January 17, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> As part of the deal, all episodes of ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]'' were made available on the streaming service, in addition to a new 24-episode season.<ref name="netflix">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/01/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-move-netflix-crackle-jerry-seinfeld-deal-standup-specials-series-1201888377/|title=Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee' Moves To Netflix As Part Of Big Jerry Seinfeld Deal That Includes Specials & Series|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|date=January 17, 2017|access-date=January 17, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170118013526/http://deadline.com/2017/01/comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-move-netflix-crackle-jerry-seinfeld-deal-standup-specials-series-1201888377/|archive-date=January 18, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was nominated for five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and won three [[Webby Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2314952/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|title= Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee - Awards|website= [[Internet Movie Database]]|accessdate= June 16, 2024}}</ref>

{{quote box |width=33% |align=left |author={{ndash}}Seinfeld, talking about his process of innovation.<ref>{{cite journal |title=Life's Work: An Interview with Jerry Seinfeld  |url=https://hbr.org/2017/01/lifes-work-jerry-seinfeld |date=Jan 2017 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20221015042042/https://hbr.org/2017/01/lifes-work-jerry-seinfeld |archive-date=15 October 2022 |journal=[[Harvard Business Review]] |last=McGinn |first=Daniel}}</ref>
|quote= 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?" is where innovation begins.
}}
In June 2013, Seinfeld appeared on rapper [[Wale (rapper)|Wale]]'s album [[The Gifted (album)|''The Gifted'']], on the song "Outro About Nothing."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-gifted/647928009 |title=iTunes – Music – The Gifted by Wale |publisher=[[iTunes]] |date=June 25, 2013 |access-date=January 7, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140210023535/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-gifted/id647928009 |archive-date=February 10, 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ryan |last=Grenoble|title=Seinfeld's Advertising Award Acceptance Speech Mercilessly Mocks Ad Execs|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/seinfeld-clio-speech-advertising-award_n_5929388.html|access-date=October 12, 2014|work=[[Huffington Post]]|date=October 6, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012165211/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/03/seinfeld-clio-speech-advertising-award_n_5929388.html|archive-date=October 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|first=Zachary M.|last=Seward|title=Jerry Seinfeld ripped apart the advertising industry on its biggest night|url=http://qz.com/276396/jerry-seinfeld-ripped-apart-the-advertising-industry-on-its-biggest-night/|access-date=October 12, 2014|work=[[Quartz (website)|Quartz]]|date=October 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011015030/http://qz.com/276396/jerry-seinfeld-ripped-apart-the-advertising-industry-on-its-biggest-night/|archive-date=October 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2014, Seinfeld hosted 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]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://deadline.com/2017/04/don-rickles-tribute-one-night-only-spike-comedy-central-tv-land-1202064696/|title= Don Rickles Tribute 'One Night Only' Re-Airs Sunday On Three Viacom Channels|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= April 7, 2017|access-date= April 22, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170908201642/http://deadline.com/2017/04/don-rickles-tribute-one-night-only-spike-comedy-central-tv-land-1202064696/|archive-date= September 8, 2017|url-status= live}}</ref> On February 15, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on the ''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]'', where he hosted 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]]).<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-jzbKRi7Qc |title=Audience Q&A - SNL |date=2015-02-16 |last=Saturday Night Live |access-date=2025-01-16 |via=YouTube}}</ref> On May 20, 2015, Seinfeld made a guest appearance on [[David Letterman]]'s final [[Late Show with David Letterman|''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."<ref>{{cite news |author=Brian Moylan |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/21/david-letterman-final-episode-the-late-show |title=David Letterman's final episode: a stoic but touching send-off for the Late Show &#124; Media |newspaper=The Guardian |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191231035119/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/may/21/david-letterman-final-episode-the-late-show |archive-date=December 31, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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 a game of ''[[Catchphrase]]'', which Obama and Fallon won to Seinfeld's dismay.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/michelle-obama-dave-chappelle-jerry-seinfeld-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-catchphrase-a7523721.html|title= Michelle Obama given star-studded send-off by Dave Chappelle and Jerry Seinfeld on Jimmy Fallon's show|website= [[The Independent]]|access-date= April 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200417212133/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/michelle-obama-dave-chappelle-jerry-seinfeld-jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-catchphrase-a7523721.html|archive-date= April 17, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://time.com/4939327/jerry-before-seinfeld-netflix/|title=9 Things We Learned From Jerry Seinfeld's Netflix Special|first=Ashley|last=Hoffman|date=September 19, 2017|access-date=September 24, 2017|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170925035903/http://time.com/4939327/jerry-before-seinfeld-netflix/|archive-date=September 25, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> It is intercut with documentary clips and his stand-up special. It was later released as an LP, CD and download album, and was nominated for a 2018 [[Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jerry-seinfeld|title= Jerry Seinfeld – Artist|website= grammy.com|access-date= April 23, 2020}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/tv/jerry-seinfeld-new-comedy-special-netflix-trailer/|title= Jerry Seinfeld has 23 Hours to Kill with comedy in Netflix stand-up special trailer|magazine= [[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= April 23, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200424034958/https://ew.com/tv/jerry-seinfeld-new-comedy-special-netflix-trailer/|archive-date= April 24, 2020|url-status= live}}</ref> 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 the future of comedy during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/steve-martin-jerry-seinfeld-talk-oscars-netflix-staying-funny-importance-of-irritation-at-the-new-yorker-festival-1234593384/|title=Steve Martin, Jerry Seinfeld Talk Oscars, Netflix, Staying Funny And The Importance Of Irritation At New Yorker Festival|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 8, 2020|access-date=October 19, 2020|archive-date=October 19, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201019043643/https://deadline.com/2020/10/steve-martin-jerry-seinfeld-talk-oscars-netflix-staying-funny-importance-of-irritation-at-the-new-yorker-festival-1234593384/|url-status=live}}</ref>

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".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-reviews-netflix-1235889540/|title= Jerry Seinfeld's 'Unfrosted' Divides Critics|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 10, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240510111357/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-unfrosted-reviews-netflix-1235889540/|url-status= live}}</ref> ''[[The New York Times]]'' labeled it 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".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/unfrosted-review.html|title= 'Unfrosted' Review: What's the Deal With Pop-Tarts?|work= The New York Times|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 10, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240510060023/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/02/movies/unfrosted-review.html|url-status= live|last1= Nicholson|first1= Amy}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/unfrosted-review-jerry-seinfeld-pop-tarts-netflix-1234999325/|title= 'Unfrosted' Review: Jerry Seinfeld's Painfully Stale Pop-Tarts Comedy Never Heats Up|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= May 3, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 3, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240503034515/https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/movies/unfrosted-review-jerry-seinfeld-pop-tarts-netflix-1234999325/|url-status= live}}</ref> Seinfeld appeared as a guest on ''[[John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA]]'' where he joked that it was "the weirdest [[talk show]] I've ever been on in my life".<ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-mulaneys-everybodys-in-la-is-bizarro-comedic-genius|title= John Mulaney's 'Everybody's in L.A.' Is Bizarro Comedic Genius|website= The Daily Beast|date= May 4, 2024|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= May 9, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240509235549/https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-mulaneys-everybodys-in-la-is-bizarro-comedic-genius|url-status= live|last1= Bradley|first1= Laura}}</ref> He also embarked on a new tour starting with his first show in Singapore in June 2024<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hadi|first1=Eddino Abdul|date=2024-11-11|location=[[Singapore]]|title=Comedian Jerry Seinfeld to perform first Singapore show in June 2024|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/entertainment/comedian-jerry-seinfeld-to-perform-first-singapore-show-in-june-2024|department=Life|work=[[The Straits Times]]|language=en-us|access-date=2024-06-15}}</ref> followed by a number of stops in Australia and North America.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jerry Seinfeld relaunches comedy website with updated tour schedule and charity work. |url=http://jerryseinfeld.com/ |access-date=2024-06-15 |website=Jerry Seinfeld |language=en}}</ref> 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 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{{snd}}even for a moment{{snd}}is pure bliss".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.indiewire.com/criticism/shows/curb-your-enthusiasm-finale-review-larry-david-retries-seinfeld-ending-spoilers-1234971975/|title= 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Finale Retries the 'Seinfeld' Ending, Just for Laughs|website= [[IndieWire]]|date= April 8, 2024|accessdate= June 25, 2024}}</ref>

==Books==
Seinfeld wrote the book ''[[SeinLanguage]]'', released in 1993. Written as his television show was first rising in popularity, it 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1993/04/09/seinfeld-lingo/|title=Seinlanguage|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 9, 1993|access-date=Dec 31, 2013|last=Fretts |first=Bruce|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101082520/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,306170,00.html|archive-date=January 1, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2002, he wrote the [[children's literature|children's book]] [[Halloween (children's book)|''Halloween'']]. The book was illustrated by James Bennett.<ref>{{cite book |title=Halloween |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780316706254 |url-access=registration |author=Jerry Seinfeld |others=(Illustrated by James Bennett)|year=2002 |publisher=Little, Brown |isbn=9780316706254 }}</ref> Seinfeld wrote the forewords to [[Ted L. Nancy]]'s ''Letters from a Nut'' series of books and [[Ed Broth]]'s ''Stories from a Moron''.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-27-seinfeld_x.htm |work=USA Today |title=Seinfeld stirs up publicity |first1=Susan |last1=Wloszczyna |date=April 28, 2005 |access-date=May 6, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502211148/http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-04-27-seinfeld_x.htm |archive-date=May 2, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld also wrote the foreword to the ''[[Peanut Butter & Co.]] Cookbook''. In October 2020, Seinfeld released his new book [[Is This Anything? (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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ryan |first=Patrick |title=The 10 best jokes from Jerry Seinfeld's new book 'Is This Anything?' |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/10/05/jerry-seinfeld-is-anything-book-10-best-stand-up-jokes/3620325001/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=USA TODAY |language=en-US |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309202637/https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/books/2020/10/05/jerry-seinfeld-is-anything-book-10-best-stand-up-jokes/3620325001/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Influences==
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]]."<ref>{{cite news |first=Hillary|last=Busis |url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/seinfeld-stewart-fey-more-salute-183512586.html |title=Seinfeld, Stewart, Fey and more salute insult master Don Rickles: The night's best jokes |website=[[Yahoo.com]] |date=April 6, 2017 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230231754/https://www.yahoo.com/news/seinfeld-stewart-fey-more-salute-183512586.html |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld has also cited as his influences [[Jean Shepherd]],<ref>{{YouTube|itWxXyCfW5s}}</ref> ''[[Mad Magazine]]'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thepopbreak.com/2017/09/20/jerry-before-seinfeld-master-comes-to-netflix/ |title=Before the master comes to Netflix |publisher=thepopbreak.com |date=2017 |access-date=2020-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230231754/https://thepopbreak.com/2017/09/20/jerry-before-seinfeld-master-comes-to-netflix/ |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jonathan Winters]], [[Jerry Lewis]], [[Robert Klein]], and [[Abbott and Costello]].<ref>{{Cite episode |title=Here's Jerry |series=[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]] |network=[[Netflix]] |date=July 6, 2018 |season=1 |number=12}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304661,00.html|title=TV Review: Abbott & Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=November 25, 1994|last=Tucker |first=Ken|authorlink=Ken Tucker|access-date=November 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090425134119/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,304661,00.html|archive-date=April 25, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> He stated, "[[Monty Python]] 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reinstein |first=Mara |title='I Wasn't Very Good!' Jerry Seinfeld Reflects on His Early Routines, Favorite Seinfeld Episode and the Future of Comedy |url=https://parade.com/1096425/maramovies/jerry-seinfeld-is-this-anything/ |access-date=August 28, 2022 |website=[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] |date=October 2, 2020 |language=en |archive-date=August 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828104816/https://parade.com/1096425/maramovies/jerry-seinfeld-is-this-anything/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In the [[Netflix]] comedy special, ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]'', he displayed his personal comedy albums collection from when he was a teenager.<ref>{{cite web |date=September 19, 2017 |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-greatest-hits-collection-jerry-before-seinfeld-give-1818524057 |title=The greatest hits collection Jerry Before Seinfeld gives the people what they want |website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230230424/https://tv.avclub.com/the-greatest-hits-collection-jerry-before-seinfeld-give-1818524057 |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> These albums included:

*[[Lenny Bruce]] – [[Lenny Bruce|''Thank You Masked Man'']] (1972)
*[[George Carlin]] – ''[[Class Clown]]'' (1972)
*[[Steve Martin]] – ''[[Let's Get Small]]'' (1977)
*[[Bob Newhart]] – ''[[The Button-Down Mind of Bob Newhart]]'' (1960)
*[[Mike Nichols]] and [[Elaine May]] – ''[[Improvisations to Music]]'' (1958)
*[[Mel Brooks]] and [[Carl Reiner]] – [[2000 Year Old Man|''2000 and One Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'']] (1961)

In an interview with ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'', Seinfeld stated his five favorite films are [[The Heartbreak Kid (1972 film)|''The Heartbreak Kid'']] (1972), ''[[The Graduate]]'' (1967), [[The In-Laws (1979 film)|''The In-Laws'']] (1979), [[A Night at the Opera (film)|''A Night at the Opera'']] (1935), and [[Glengarry Glen Ross (film)|''Glengarry Glen Ross'']] (1992).<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/jerry-seinfeld-favorite-funny-movies-video/|title= Jerry Seinfeld names his favorite funny movies|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date= April 6, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20190602052147/https://ew.com/article/2013/06/20/jerry-seinfeld-favorite-funny-movies-video/|archive-date= June 2, 2019|url-status= live}}</ref>

Those influenced by Seinfeld include [[John Mulaney]],<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a28900498/john-mulaney-interview-2019/ |title=John Mulaney on What's Next After 'Kid Gorgeous' |work=[[Esquire (magazine)|Esquire]] |date=September 12, 2019 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130210324/https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a28900498/john-mulaney-interview-2019/ |archive-date=January 30, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Ellen DeGeneres]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Alison|last=Herman|url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/12/18/18146992/ellen-degeneres-netflix-special |title=Ellen DeGeneres, Minus the Dancing, Arrives on Netflix |website=The Ringer |date=December 18, 2018 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523151050/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2018/12/18/18146992/ellen-degeneres-netflix-special |archive-date=May 23, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Jim Gaffigan]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UqMBgClNA0 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/4UqMBgClNA0| archive-date=December 11, 2021 | url-status=live|title=Comedians in Cars, Political Correctness, Current Tour – Jim Gaffigan Answers Your Questions | date=August 19, 2019|via=YouTube |access-date=February 12, 2020}}{{cbignore}}</ref> [[Judd Apatow]],<ref>{{cite news |last= Weiner |first=Jonah|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |title=Jerry Seinfeld Intends to Die Standing Up |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 23, 2012 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191106111818/https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html |archive-date=November 6, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Issa Rae]],<ref>{{cite web |first=Trace William |last=Cowen|date=October 28, 2016|url=https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/10/issa-rae-youtube-stardom-seinfeld-influence-larry-wilmore-the-breakfast-club |title=Issa Rae Talks YouTube Stardom, 'Seinfeld' Influence, & Larry Wilmore on 'Breakfast Club' |magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191230230421/https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/2016/10/issa-rae-youtube-stardom-seinfeld-influence-larry-wilmore-the-breakfast-club |archive-date=December 30, 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>
[[Nate Bargatze]],<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.orlandosentinel.com/2019/10/14/netflix-special-transforms-comedian-nate-bargatzes-career/|title= Netflix special transforms comedian Nate Bargatze's career|website= [[The Orlando Sentinel]]|date= October 14, 2019|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref> and
[[Mark Normand]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottking/2021/03/17/what-comedian-mark-normand-learned-opening-for-jerry-seinfeld/|title= How Comedian Mark Normand Thrived During The Pandemic|website= [[Forbes Magazine]]|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref>
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".<ref>{{YouTube|id=w9qJ-nLYBCE|title=Steve Martin Is A Polymath: Click To Find Out What That Means!}} published September 29, 2017 [[The Late Show with Stephen Colbert]]</ref>

==Personal life==
Seinfeld is a fan of the [[New York Mets]] and periodically calls [[Steve Somers]]' show on [[WFAN (AM)|WFAN]]-AM, a [[sports radio]] station, as "Jerry from Queens."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/06/05/seinfeld-and-the-schmoozer-jerry-from-queens-talks-mets-magic-on-wfan/|title=Mets Seinfeld And The Schmoozer: 'Jerry From Queens' Talks Mets Magic On WFAN|date=June 5, 2012|newspaper=CBS Local|access-date=January 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121523/http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/06/05/seinfeld-and-the-schmoozer-jerry-from-queens-talks-mets-magic-on-wfan/|archive-date=February 2, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld called four innings of a Mets game on [[SNY]] on June 23, 2010, reuniting with analyst [[Keith Hernandez]], who appeared in the ''Seinfeld'' two-part episode entitled "[[The Boyfriend (Seinfeld)|The Boyfriend]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100618&content_id=11310026&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|title=Seinfeld to grace Mets booth Wednesday|author=Jesse Sanchez|website=MLB.com|access-date=August 22, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104165559/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20100618&content_id=11310026&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb|archive-date=November 4, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> According to Seinfeld, he thinks about baseball "all day" and has said "when I think of retirement, all I would think of is going to a baseball game every day."<ref name="Simon 2014">{{cite web | last=Simon | first=Mark | title=Mets fan Seinfeld thinks about baseball 'all day' | website=ESPN.com | date=August 14, 2014 | url=https://www.espn.com/columns/mlb/story/_/id/11351849/jerry-seinfeld-new-york-mets-mlb-superfan | access-date=April 23, 2023 | archive-date=April 23, 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230423172044/https://www.espn.com/columns/mlb/story/_/id/11351849/jerry-seinfeld-new-york-mets-mlb-superfan | url-status=live }}</ref>

Seinfeld is left-handed, and the first joke he ever wrote was about the topic.<ref>{{cite news|last=Clifford|first=Catherine|title=This was Jerry Seinfeld's first joke—and how he knew he'd found his calling as a comedian|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/11/jerry-seinfeld-on-his-first-joke-how-he-knew-hed-found-his-calling.html|work=[[CNBC]]|date=January 11, 2018|access-date=January 28, 2023|archive-date=February 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230204035230/https://www.cnbc.com/2018/01/11/jerry-seinfeld-on-his-first-joke-how-he-knew-hed-found-his-calling.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In a 2014 interview with [[NBC News]], he made statements suggesting that he believed he was on the [[autism spectrum]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Brian |author-link=Brian Williams|title=Jerry Seinfeld to Brian Williams: 'I Think I'm on the Spectrum' |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/jerry-seinfeld-brian-williams-i-think-im-spectrum-n242941 |website=[[NBC News]] |access-date=February 11, 2021 |date=November 6, 2014}}</ref> 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".<ref>{{cite news |last=Holley |first=Peter |title=Scratch that, folks: Jerry Seinfeld says he's not on the autism spectrum after all. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/11/20/scratch-that-folks-jerry-seinfeld-says-hes-not-on-the-autism-spectrum-after-all/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=February 11, 2021 |date=November 20, 2014 |archive-date=June 9, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210609052337/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-nation/wp/2014/11/20/scratch-that-folks-jerry-seinfeld-says-hes-not-on-the-autism-spectrum-after-all/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hines |first=Ree |title=Jerry Seinfeld clarifies autism comments: 'I'm not on the spectrum' |url=https://www.today.com/health/jerry-seinfeld-clarifies-autism-comments-im-not-spectrum-1D80305538 |website=[[Today (American TV program)|Today]] |access-date=February 11, 2021 |date=November 20, 2014 |archive-date=April 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414065857/https://www.today.com/health/jerry-seinfeld-clarifies-autism-comments-im-not-spectrum-1d80305538 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== 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>

=== Wealth and charity ===
In 1999, Seinfeld auctioned a [[Breitling SA|Breitling]] Chronomat watch as part of the "Famous Faces, Watch Auction For Charity" event in New York City. This watch sold for $11,000.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 28, 2021|title=What watch does Jerry Seinfeld wear? – Almost On Time|url=https://almostontime.com/what-watch-does-jerry-seinfeld-wear/,%20https://almostontime.com/what-watch-does-jerry-seinfeld-wear/|access-date=April 8, 2021|language=en-US}}{{Dead link|date=May 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In 2001, Jerry and Jessica Seinfeld created the charitable organization [[Baby Buggy|Good+Foundation]] after their first child was born. Good+Foundation grants donations of products and services to programs that have demonstrated 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.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.foundationguide.org/philanthropists/jerry-seinfeld/|title= Jerry Seinfeld – Comedian, Actor, and Philanthropist|website= foundationguide.org|access-date= May 6, 2020|archive-date= August 2, 2020|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200802021922/https://www.foundationguide.org/philanthropists/jerry-seinfeld/|url-status= live}}</ref> Seinfeld has also participated in [[Jon Stewart]]'s charity event, ''[[Night of Too Many Stars]]''.<ref>{{cite press release |url= https://press.cc.com/press-release/2014/10/13/press-night-of-too-many-stars-2015|title= COMEDY CENTRAL® TEAMS UP AGAIN WITH JON STEWART'S BUSBOY PRODUCTIONS AND NEW YORK COLLABORATES FOR AUTISM FOR ON-AIR CHARITY SPECIAL "NIGHT OF TOO MANY STARS: AMERICA COMES TOGETHER FOR AUTISM PROGRAMS"|website= [[Comedy Central]]|access-date= May 6, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150706051457/http://press.cc.com/press-release/2014/10/13/press-night-of-too-many-stars-2015 |archive-date= July 6, 2015 |url-status= dead}}</ref>

According to ''[[Forbes]]'' magazine, Seinfeld's cumulative earnings from ''Seinfeld'' as of 2004 was $267 million, placing him at the top of the celebrity earnings list that year.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=1999&passListType=Person |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116135244/http://www.forbes.com/lists/home.jhtml?passListId=53&passYear=1999&passListType=Person |archive-date= January 16, 2010 |title=''Forbes'' list |access-date=December 18, 2007}}</ref> He turned down $5 million per episode, for 22 episodes, to continue the show for a 10th season.<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9712/26/seinfeld/|title=Seinfeld to end show|website=[[CNN]]|date=December 26, 1997|access-date=December 18, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206054243/http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9712/26/seinfeld/|archive-date=December 6, 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld earned $100 million from syndication deals and stand-up performances in 2004, and $60 million in 2006.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html |title=The Celebrity 100 |magazine=[[Forbes]] |access-date=February 5, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123175904/http://www.forbes.com/lists/2006/53/Compen_Salary.html |archive-date=January 23, 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html |work=[[Forbes]] |title=The Celebrity 100 |date=June 14, 2007 |access-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170730101800/https://www.forbes.com/lists/2007/53/07celebrities_The-Celebrity-100_EarningsPrevYear.html |archive-date=July 30, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> He also earned $10 million for appearing with [[Bill Gates]] in [[Microsoft]]'s 2008 advertisements for [[Windows]].<ref>''TV Guide,'' September 7, 2008.</ref> Between June 2008 and June 2009, Seinfeld earned $85 million, making him the world's highest-paid comedian during those 12 months.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians.html |work=Forbes |first=Lacey |last=Rose |title=The Top-Earning Comedians |date=July 13, 2009 |access-date=September 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906135746/https://www.forbes.com/2009/07/13/top-earning-comedians-business-entertainment-top-earning-comedians.html |archive-date=September 6, 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2013, ''Forbes'' documented Seinfeld's annual income as $32 million.<ref name="Jerry Seinfeld annual income Forbes">{{cite magazine|title=Jerry Seinfeld annual income Forbes|url=https://www.forbes.com/profile/jerry-seinfeld/|magazine=[[Forbes]]|access-date=September 16, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001132350/http://www.forbes.com/profile/jerry-seinfeld/|archive-date=October 1, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> In mid-2013, Seinfeld disputed ''Forbes''{{'s}} claims regarding his income and net worth on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thecomicscomic.com/2013/06/27/jerry-seinfeld-talks-comedy-for-90-minutes-with-howard-stern/ |title=Jerry Seinfeld talks comedy for 90 minutes with Howard Stern |website=The Comic's Comic |date=June 27, 2013 |access-date=February 12, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822090349/https://thecomicscomic.com/2013/06/27/jerry-seinfeld-talks-comedy-for-90-minutes-with-howard-stern/ |archive-date=August 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld was ranked by ''Forbes'' the highest-paid comedian for 2015, the second-highest-paid in 2016, and the highest-paid again in 2017.<ref name="forbes2017">{{cite magazine|title=The Highest-Paid Comedians 2015|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2015/10/21/the-worlds-highest-paid-comedians-2015/|magazine=[[Forbes]]|date=October 21, 2015|access-date=October 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022030036/http://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2015/10/21/the-worlds-highest-paid-comedians-2015/|archive-date=October 22, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Berg|first=Madeline|title=The World's Highest-Paid Comedians 2017: Jerry Seinfeld Returns To The Top Spot|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2017/07/27/the-worlds-highest-paid-comedians-2017-jerry-seinfeld-returns-to-the-top-spot/|access-date=July 28, 2017|work=[[Forbes]]|date=July 27, 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170727170235/https://www.forbes.com/sites/maddieberg/2017/07/27/the-worlds-highest-paid-comedians-2017-jerry-seinfeld-returns-to-the-top-spot/|archive-date=July 27, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld's income between June 2016 and June 2017 was $69 million.<ref name="forbes2017" />

In 2024, [[Bloomberg Businessweek|''Bloomberg'']] declared Seinfeld a [[billionaire]], with a net worth standing at more than US$1 [[billion]], thanks to various syndication deals his sitcom signed, with $465 million coming from those deals,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Bloomberg - 'Get Out!': Jerry Seinfeld Is a Billionaire |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-22/jerry-seinfeld-net-worth-tops-1-billion-thanks-to-sitcom |access-date=2024-03-23 |newspaper=Bloomberg|date=March 22, 2024 }}</ref> making him one of the [[List of celebrities by net worth|richest celebrities]].

===Automobiles===
[[File:Porsche Carrera GT (39995187763).jpg|thumb|Seinfeld's most common car acquisitions involve [[Porsche]]s.]]
Seinfeld is an automobile enthusiast and collector, and he owns a collection of about 150 cars, including many [[Porsche]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html|title=Jerry Seinfeld Intends to Die Standing Up|date=December 23, 2012|work=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=February 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121141135/http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/23/magazine/jerry-seinfeld-intends-to-die-standing-up.html|archive-date=January 21, 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> He rented a hangar at [[Santa Monica Airport]] in [[Santa Monica, California]], in the 1990s to store cars.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Seinfeld Reference: The Complete Encyclopedia with Biographies, Character Profiles & Episode Summaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9RyY2Mtqk54C&q=jerry%20seinfeld%20rented%20a%20hangar%20at%20the%20Santa%20Monica%20Airport&pg=PT45|publisher=Praetorian Publishing|access-date=April 22, 2015|isbn=9780967985244|first=Dennis|last=Bjorklund|date=September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610061454/https://books.google.com/books?id=9RyY2Mtqk54C&lpg=PT45&dq=jerry%20seinfeld%20rented%20a%20hangar%20at%20the%20Santa%20Monica%20Airport&pg=PT45|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 Porsches.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Inside Jerry Seinfeld's Super Secret Manhattan Garage |url=https://www.complex.com/sports/a/nathan-laliberte/inside-jerry-seinfelds-super-secret-manhattan-garage |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Complex |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2002-03-11 |title=Seinfeld Builds a Parking Lot |url=https://observer.com/2002/03/seinfeld-builds-a-parking-lot/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> One tally has Seinfeld owning 43 Porsches.<ref name="Complex">{{cite magazine|url=http://www.complexmag.ca/rides/2013/04/inside-jerry-seinfelds-super-secret-manhattan-garage |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140420012505/http://www.complexmag.ca/rides/2013/04/inside-jerry-seinfelds-super-secret-manhattan-garage |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |title=Inside Jerry Seinfeld's Super Secret Manhattan Garage |magazine=[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]] |date=April 24, 2013}}</ref> Paul Bannister has written that Seinfeld's collection includes [[Porsche 911]]s from various years, 10 [[Porsche Boxster]]s each painted a different color, and the 1955 [[Porsche 550 Spyder]], the same model and pearl-grey color of the car [[James Dean]] was driving in his fatal crash.<ref name="bannister" />

The centerpiece of the Seinfeld collection is [[Steve McQueen]]'s [[Porsche 917]] Chassis 022, driven extensively in the 1971 film [[Le Mans (film)|''Le Mans'']],<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kucinski |first=Joe |date=2024-11-26 |title=Porsche 917 from 'Le Mans' Movie is Headed to Auction |url=https://rennlist.com/articles/porsche-917-from-le-mans-movie-is-headed-to-auction/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Rennlist |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Howard |date=2024-11-25 |title=Car of the Week: Steve McQueen's Porsche 917K From the 'Le Mans' Movie Is Now up for Grabs |url=https://robbreport.com/motors/cars/steve-mcqueen-porsche-917k-le-mans-movie-mecum-auctions-1236002780/ |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=Robb Report |language=en-US}}</ref> acquired by Seinfeld in 2002, and restored by Joe Cavaglieri to the 1971-era Gulf Porsche team livery.

The [[Discovery Channel]] television show ''[[Chasing Classic Cars]]'' claimed that Seinfeld owns the first and last produced air-cooled Porsche 911s. He has a $700,000 [[Porsche 959]], one of only 337 built. He was originally not allowed to drive it, because the car was "not [[Street-legal vehicle|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 "[[Grey import vehicles|for exhibition purposes]]," on the stipulation that it may never be driven on U.S. roads.<ref name="bannister">{{Cite book|last=Bannister|first=Paul|title=The Comedians|pages=74–75}}</ref> The car was made U.S. street legal in 1999 under the "[[Show or Display]]" federal law.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/billionaire/02-bill_gates.html |title=William Gates III |work=Forbes |access-date=August 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223132219/http://www.forbesautos.com/advice/toptens/billionaire/02-bill_gates.html |archive-date=December 23, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ShowDisplay/howtosd072003.html |title=How To Import A Motor Vehicle For Show Or Display |publisher=National Highway Traffic Safety Administration |access-date=August 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091018010231/http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/import/ShowDisplay/howtosd072003.html |archive-date=October 18, 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref> Seinfeld wrote an article for the February 2004 issue of [[Automobile Magazine|''Automobile'']], reviewing the [[Porsche Carrera GT]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.automobilemag.com/news/jerry-seinfeld-reviews-the-porsche-carrera-gt/ |magazine=[[Automobile Magazine|Automobile]] |title=Jerry Seinfeld Reviews the Porsche Carrera GT |date=February 2004 |access-date=May 19, 2020 |archive-date=March 31, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200331051014/https://www.automobilemag.com/news/jerry-seinfeld-reviews-the-porsche-carrera-gt/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

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.<ref name="follfiat">{{cite web|url=http://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-real-story-about-jerry-seinfelds-mystery-car-crash-134299/|title=The real story about Jerry Seinfeld's Mystery Car Crash|author=Phil Foraday|date=April 5, 2008|work=Automobile Magazine|access-date=February 9, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210030800/http://www.automobilemag.com/news/the-real-story-about-jerry-seinfelds-mystery-car-crash-134299/|archive-date=February 10, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Coffee machines===
A coffee aficionado, Seinfeld owns multiple [[espresso machine]]s, including the $17,000 Elektra Belle Epoque<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jerry-seinfelds-hamptons-home-has-a-dollar17000-coffee-maker|title=Jerry Seinfeld's Hamptons Home Has a $17,000 Coffee Maker|last=Chen|first=Joyce|website=Architectural Digest|date=August 23, 2018|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191218194520/https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/jerry-seinfelds-hamptons-home-has-a-dollar17000-coffee-maker|archive-date=December 18, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> and two machines manufactured by Slayer and [[Breville]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sprudge.com/jerry-seinfeld-of-comedians-in-cars-getting-coffee-the-sprudge-interview-129289.html/|title=Jerry Seinfeld Of Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee: The Sprudge Interview|last=Michelman|first=Jordan|website=Sprudge|date=January 8, 2018 |language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2020}}</ref> Seinfeld described his single-group Slayer machine, which costs upwards of $8,500, as a "beautiful machine."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-and-drink/jerry-seinfelds-favorite-coffee-machine-starting-price-8499|title=Jerry Seinfeld's Favorite Coffee Machine Starts at $8,499|last=Weiss|first=Zachery|date=March 12, 2018|website=InsideHook|language=en-US|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802035707/https://www.insidehook.com/article/food-and-drink/jerry-seinfelds-favorite-coffee-machine-starting-price-8499|url-status=live}}</ref> When [[NPR]] asked him about the influence of [[Coffee culture|coffee culture in the U.S.]], Seinfeld responded in 2013:<blockquote>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 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.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/04/26/179049781/so-jerry-seinfeld-called-us-to-talk-about-coffee|title=So Jerry Seinfeld Called Us To Talk About Coffee|work=NPR|language=en|access-date=April 17, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200425200958/https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2013/04/26/179049781/so-jerry-seinfeld-called-us-to-talk-about-coffee|archive-date=April 25, 2020|url-status=live}}</ref></blockquote>

In a May 2024 ''[[GQ]]'' interview titled "10 Things Jerry Seinfeld Can't Live Without", Seinfeld revealed that 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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gq.com/video/watch/gq-10-essentials-jerry-seinfeld|title=10 Things Jerry Seinfeld Can't Live Without|publisher=[[GQ]]|access-date=May 17, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511210807/https://www.gq.com/video/watch/gq-10-essentials-jerry-seinfeld|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Religion and politics ===
[[File:Jerry Seinfeld on a support visit of Israel in December 2023, a visit to Kibbutz Be'eri following the Be'eri massacre on October 7, 2023 (1).jpg|thumb|Seinfeld with members of Kibbutz [[Be'eri]] in the kibbutz dining room, December 19, 2023]]

Seinfeld is Jewish and has incorporated elements of his [[Jewish identity]] in his work.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seinfeld and Company|url=https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/seinfeld-and-company/|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=My Jewish Learning|language=en-US|archive-date=July 24, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210724042616/https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/seinfeld-and-company/|url-status=live}}</ref> Although he shared that his mother was born into a large family of Syrian Orthodox Jews, he admitted to being non-religious himself.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Andrew |date=2023-10-17 |title=Jerry Seinfeld Admitted to Taking Scientology Courses: "It Was Very Helpful" |url=https://bestlifeonline.com/jerry-seinfeld-scientology/ |access-date=2024-03-09 |website=Best Life |language=en |archive-date=March 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240309143125/https://bestlifeonline.com/jerry-seinfeld-scientology/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld stated that he took 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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Day|first=Nate|date=June 10, 2020|title=Jerry Seinfeld addresses rumors that he once practiced Scientology: 'I found it very interesting'|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jerry-seinfeld-rumors-once-practiced-scientology|access-date=September 18, 2021|website=Fox News|language=en-US|archive-date=September 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210918041747/https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jerry-seinfeld-rumors-once-practiced-scientology|url-status=live}}</ref>

Seinfeld expressed support for [[Israel]] during the [[Gaza war]], saying "I will always stand with Israel and the Jewish people."<ref>{{cite news |title=Jerry Seinfeld Meets With Families of Israeli Hostages Amid Ongoing Conflict |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jerry-seinfeld-meets-israeli-hostage-families-1235765834/ |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=December 19, 2023 |access-date=March 17, 2024 |archive-date=March 17, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240317164238/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jerry-seinfeld-meets-israeli-hostage-families-1235765834/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Seinfeld and his family previously drew criticism, travelling to the occupied [[West Bank]] in 2018 to participate in an anti-terrorism simulation camp.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Schwartz|first1=Yaakov|date=2018-01-11|location=[[Jerusalem]]|title=Seinfeld under fire over visit to West Bank 'military camp'|url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/seinfeld-under-fire-over-visit-to-west-bank-military-camp|work=[[The Times of Israel]]|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207190731/https://www.timesofisrael.com/seinfeld-under-fire-over-visit-to-west-bank-military-camp|archive-date=2024-12-07|access-date=2024-04-07}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/not-funny-jerry-seinfeld-slammed-visit-israeli-run-anti-terror-camp |title='Not funny': Jerry Seinfeld slammed for visit to Israeli-run 'anti-terror' camp |access-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-date=April 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240407135028/https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/not-funny-jerry-seinfeld-slammed-visit-israeli-run-anti-terror-camp |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2023, Seinfeld visited 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=The Times of Israel |title=Visiting Israel, Jerry Seinfeld meets with freed hostages, families |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-israel-jerry-seinfeld-meets-with-freed-hostages-families-of-abductees/ |website=The Times of Israel |access-date=24 December 2023 |archive-date=December 24, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231224062028/https://www.timesofisrael.com/visiting-israel-jerry-seinfeld-meets-with-freed-hostages-families-of-abductees/ |url-status=live }}</ref> On May 12, 2024, Seinfeld gave a [[Commencement speech|commencement address]] and received an honorary degree at [[Duke University]]. During his speech, a number of students booed, waved [[Palestinian Flag|Palestinian flags]] and walked out in protest.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Madani |first1=Doha |last2=Cohen |first2=Rebecca |date=2024-05-13 |title=Duke students walk out of Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech amid wave of graduation antiwar protests |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/duke-students-walkout-jerry-seinfeld-commencement-wave-graduation-anti-rcna151876 |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=www.nbcnews.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Truth or Fake - Did Duke University students walk out of graduation because speaker Jerry Seinfeld is Jewish? |url=https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/truth-or-fake/20240515-did-duke-university-students-walk-out-of-graduation-because-lecturer-jerry-seinfeld-is-jewish |work=France 24 |date=15 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Free Palestine chants, walk out by US students during Jerry Seinfeld's speech |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/duke-university-students-walkout-jerry-seinfelds-speech-israel-support-gaza-war-2538351-2024-05-13 |work=India Today |date=13 May 2024 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Jerry Seinfeld's commencement speech spurs student walkout at Duke University - National {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10491911/jerry-seinfeld-speech-duke-university-student-walkout/ |work=Global News}}</ref> In June 2024, Seinfeld 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".<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jerry-seinfeld-roasts-pro-palestinian-heckler-australia-comedy-show-1235926585/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Roasts Pro-Palestine Heckler Who Disrupts Comedy Show: "Get Out of Here"|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= June 19, 2024|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jerry-seinfeld-pro-palestine-heckler-comedy-show-1236039887/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Roasts Pro-Palestine Heckler Who Interrupted His Set and Got Ejected: 'It's a Comedy Show, You Moron! Get Out of Here'|website= Variety|date= June 17, 2024|accessdate= June 25, 2024}}</ref> In 2025, responding to a social media influencer and ambush activist who said "Free Palestine", he shook his head and replied “I don't care about Palestine."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Irwin |first=Lauren |date=2025-02-16 |title=Jerry Seinfeld responds to ambush activist: 'I don't care about Palestine' |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5148665-jerry-seinfeld-responds-to-ambush-activist-i-dont-care-about-palestine |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250217042439/https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/5148665-jerry-seinfeld-responds-to-ambush-activist-i-dont-care-about-palestine/ |archive-date=February 17, 2025 |access-date=2025-02-19 |work=The Hill |language=en-US |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Seinfeld to 'ambushing' activist: 'I don't care about Palestine' |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/seinfeld-to-ambushing-activist-i-dont-care-about-palestine/ |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

Seinfeld has made several political contributions, including to [[George W. Bush]]'s and [[Al Gore]]'s presidential campaigns in [[2000 United States presidential election|2000]], and subsequently to four [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] primary candidates in 2000 and [[2004 United States presidential election|2004]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=NEWSMEAT ▷ Jerry Seinfeld's Federal Campaign Contribution Report |url=http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jerry_Seinfeld.php |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131010151510/http://www.newsmeat.com/celebrity_political_donations/Jerry_Seinfeld.php |archive-date=October 10, 2013 |access-date=2025-01-16 |website=www.newsmeat.com |url-status=live }}</ref>

Seinfeld has expressed his distaste for what he calls [[political correctness]]. In 2015, Seinfeld stated that he avoids performing on college campuses because students have become too easily offended by his comedic routines.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=2024-04-29 |title=Far-Right Influencers Celebrate Jerry Seinfeld Once Again Claiming 'PC Crap' Killed Comedy |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/jerry-seeinfeld-pc-culture-far-right-1235012038/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In a 2024 interview with ''[[The New Yorker]]'', Seinfeld claimed political correctness was destroying comedy, saying, "This is the result of the [[Far-left politics|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{{snd}}'Here's our thought about this joke'{{snd}}well, that's the end of your comedy."<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Yorker |first=The New |date=2024-04-26 |title=Jerry Seinfeld on Making a Life in Comedy (and Also, Pop-Tarts) |url=https://www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-new-yorker-radio-hour/jerry-seinfeld-on-making-a-life-in-comedy-and-also-pop-tarts |access-date=2024-05-18 |magazine=The New Yorker |language=en-US |issn=0028-792X}}</ref> Months later, he walked back those comments on 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."<ref>{{Cite web |last= Tolentino |first=Daysia |date=2024-10-16 |title= Jerry Seinfeld said he regrets comments blaming 'extreme left' for ruining comedy |website=[[NBC News]] |url= https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/jerry-seinfeld-said-regrets-comments-blaming-extreme-left-ruining-come-rcna175678 |access-date = 2024-10-16}}</ref>

=== Transcendental Meditation ===
In December 2012, Seinfeld said that he had been practicing [[Transcendental Meditation technique|Transcendental Meditation]] for 40 years. He promoted the use of 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]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/david_lynch_foundation/abcnews_jerry_seinfeld |title=Jerry Seinfeld on Importance of Meditation for PTSD |website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]] |date=December 13, 2012 |access-date=March 7, 2017 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130907043744/http://www.bienfaits-meditation.com/en/david_lynch_foundation/abcnews_jerry_seinfeld |archive-date=September 7, 2013 }}</ref> and also appeared at a 2009 David Lynch Foundation benefit for TM, at which [[Paul McCartney]] and [[Ringo Starr]] appeared.<ref>{{cite web|title=At Radio City, Paul and Ringo together again|url=https://www.popmatters.com/article/72736-at-radio-city-paul-and-ringo-together-again/|work=[[PopMatters]]|access-date=January 31, 2014|first=Glenn|last=Gamboa|date=April 6, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224105619/http://www.popmatters.com/article/72736-at-radio-city-paul-and-ringo-together-again/|archive-date=February 24, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 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."<ref>{{cite magazine |last= Grow |first= Kory |title= Katy Perry, Sting Stun at David Lynch's Meditation Benefit Concert – Jerry Seinfeld, Angelique Kidjo, Jim James and others also perform and explain relaxation technique's importance to them at New York's Carnegie Hall |url= https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-sting-stun-at-david-lynchs-meditation-benefit-concert-20151105 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date= November 14, 2015 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161120012743/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/katy-perry-sting-stun-at-david-lynchs-meditation-benefit-concert-20151105 |archive-date= November 20, 2016 |url-status= live }}</ref>

== Filmography ==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| rowspan=2|1996
| [[Eddie (film)|''Eddie'']]
| rowspan=2|Himself
| rowspan=3|Cameo
|-
| ''Good Money''
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Pros & Cons]]''
| Prison Man #2
|-
| 2002
| [[Comedian (film)|''Comedian'']]
| rowspan=2|Himself
| Documentary; also executive producer
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Thing About My Folks]]''
| Cameo
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Bee Movie]]''
| Barry B. Benson
| Voice; also co-writer and producer
|-
| 2013
| ''Quality Balls: The [[David Steinberg]] Story''
| rowspan=7|Himself
| Documentary
|-
| rowspan=2|2014
| ''[[Top Five]]''
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| ''[[Tom's Restaurant]] – A Documentary About Everything''
| rowspan=5|Documentary
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[Robert Klein]] Still Can't Stop His Leg''
|-
| ''[[Dying Laughing]]''
|-
| 2017
| ''[[If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast]]''
|-
| 2022
| ''[[George Carlin's American Dream]]''
|-
| 2024
|''[[Unfrosted]]''
|Bob Cabana
|Also director, co-writer and producer<ref>{{Cite web|last=Galuppo|first=Mia|date=June 23, 2021|title=Jerry Seinfeld to Star in Netflix Comedy About Pop-Tarts 'Unfrosted'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-pop-tart-comedy-1234972722/|accessdate=February 14, 2022|website=The Hollywood Reporter|language=en-US|archive-date=February 4, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220204165508/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-pop-tart-comedy-1234972722/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|date=June 23, 2021|title=Jerry Seinfeld To Star In & Direct 'Unfrosted'; Netflix Wins Movie About Creation Of The Pop-Tart|url=https://deadline.com/2021/06/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-movie-deal-unfrosted-creation-of-pop-tart-directing-starring-cowriter-1234780032/|accessdate=February 14, 2022|website=Deadline|archive-date=June 23, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623173819/https://deadline.com/2021/06/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-movie-deal-unfrosted-creation-of-pop-tart-directing-starring-cowriter-1234780032/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable"|Notes
|-
| 1980 
| [[Benson (TV series)|''Benson'']]
| Frankie
| 3 episodes
|-
| 1981
| ''An Evening at the Improv''
| Himself
| Season 1, Episode 3<ref name= improv/>
|-
| rowspan=2|1982
| ''[[Square Pegs]]''
| [[Bar and bat mitzvah|Bat Mitzvah]] Guest
| Episode: "Muffy's Bat Mitzvah"
|-
| ''[[An Evening at the Improv]]''
| Himself
|Stand-up special
|-
| 1984
| ''[[The Ratings Game]]''
| Network Rep
| Television film
|-
| 1986
| ''[[Rodney Dangerfield]]: It's Not Easy Bein' Me''
| rowspan=2|Himself
| Stand-up special. Released on DVD in 2006.
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Stand-Up Confidential]]''
| Stand-up special. Released on VHS in 1993.
|-
| 1989–1998
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| [[Jerry Seinfeld (character)|Jerry Seinfeld]]
|180 episodes; <br/> also co-creator, writer and executive producer
|-
| 1992
|[[Carol Leifer|''Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy & Blue'']]
| Himself
| Television film
|-
| 1992, 1999
| ''[[Saturday Night Live]]''
| Himself (host)
| 2 episodes
|-
| rowspan=2|1993
| ''[[Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher]]''
| Panel Guest
| First episode
|-
| ''[[Love & War (TV series)|''Love & War'']]
| Jerry Seinfeld
| Episode: "Let's Not Call it Love"
|-
| 1993–1998
| ''[[The Larry Sanders Show]]''
| Himself
| 2 episodes
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Abbott and Costello]] Meet Jerry Seinfeld''
| Host
| TV special; released on VHS, DVD and Blu-ray
|-
| 1997
| ''[[NewsRadio]]''
| rowspan=4| Himself
| Episode: "The Real Deal"
|-
| rowspan=2|1998
| ''[[I'm Telling You for the Last Time]]''
|Comedy special
|-
| ''[[Mad About You]]''
| Uncredited; Episode: "Season Opener"
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
| Television special
|-
| 2000
| ''[[Dilbert (TV series)|Dilbert]]''
| Comp-U-Comp 
| Voice; Episode: "The Return"
|-
| 2004–2024
| ''[[Curb Your Enthusiasm]]''
| rowspan=5|Himself
| 7 episodes
|-
| 2007
| ''[[30 Rock]]''
| Episode: "[[SeinfeldVision]]"
|-
| 2010–2011
| [[The Marriage Ref (American TV series)|''The Marriage Ref'']]
| 9 episodes; also creator and executive producer
|-
| 2011
| [[Talking Funny (Television special)|''Talking Funny'']]
| Television special, [[HBO]]
|-
| 2012–2014
| [[Louie (American TV series)|''Louie'']]
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2012–2019
| ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]''
| rowspan=2|Himself (host)
| 72 episodes; <br/> also creator and executive producer
|-
| 2014
|''[[Don Rickles: One Night Only]]''
| rowspan=2|Television special
|-
|rowspan=2|2015
|''[[Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special]]''
|rowspan=4|Himself 
|-
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| Episode: "80s Ladies"
|-
| rowspan=2|2016
| ''[[The Jim Gaffigan Show]]''
| Episode: "The Calling"
|-
| ''[[Maya & Marty]]''
| Episode #1.5
|-
| rowspan=2|2017
| ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''
| Freak Masterstroke
| Episode: "Starcrash"
|-
| ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]''
| Himself
|Comedy special/documentary, [[Netflix]] 
|-
|2018
|''[[My Next Guest Needs No Introduction]]''
| Himself (host)
| Episode: "You're David Letterman, You Idiot"
|-
|2019
| ''[[Huge in France]]''
| rowspan=3|Himself
| Episode: "Épisode Quatre"<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/huge-france-review-netflix/586924/|title= Huge in France Delivers an Unconvincing Dissection of Fame|website= The Atlantic|date= April 12, 2019|accessdate= May 10, 2024|archive-date= February 8, 2023|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20230208051925/https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2019/04/huge-france-review-netflix/586924/|url-status= live}}</ref> 
|-
|2020 
|''[[23 Hours to Kill]]''
| [[Netflix]] comedy special
|-
|2024
|''[[John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA]]''
| Episode: "Coyotes"<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.thewrap.com/john-mulaney-presents-everybodys-in-la-netflix-guests/|title= 'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' Sets David Letterman, Jon Stewart, Jerry Seinfeld and More Live Guests|website= TheWrap|date= April 30, 2024|accessdate= May 3, 2024|archive-date= May 4, 2024|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20240504222121/https://www.thewrap.com/john-mulaney-presents-everybodys-in-la-netflix-guests/|url-status= live}}</ref> 
|}

===Music videos===
{|class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
!scope="col"|Year
!scope="col"|Title
!scope="col"|Artist
!scope="col"|Director
!scope="col"|Ref.
|-
|2019
|"[[Sunflower (Vampire Weekend song)|Sunflower]]"
|{{sort|Vampire Weekend|[[Vampire Weekend]]}}
|[[Jonah Hill]]
|<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2019/music/news/vampire-weekend-video-jerry-seinfeld-jonah-hill-1203162729/|title= Jerry Seinfeld Cameos in Jonah Hill-Directed Video for Vampire Weekend (Watch)|website= Variety|date= March 13, 2019|accessdate= June 18, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Video games===
{| class="wikitable unsortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Publisher
! Ref.
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Bee Movie Game]]''
| Barry B. Benson (voice)
| [[Activision]]
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.metacritic.com/game/dreamworks-bee-movie-game/|title= DreamWorks Bee Movie Game|website= Metacritic|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|}

=== Directing ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Colin Quinn]]: Long Story Short''
| [[HBO]]
|-
| 2016
| ''Colin Quinn: The New York Story''
| [[Netflix]]
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Unfrosted]]''
| Netflix
|-
|}

=== Writing ===
'''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 the drafts for each episode.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
|-
! Season
! Episode
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 | [[Seinfeld season 1|Season 1]]
| "[[The Seinfeld Chronicles]]"
| with [[Larry David]]
|-
| "[[Male Unbonding]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Stake Out (Seinfeld)|The Stake Out]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Stock Tip]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| rowspan=6 | [[Seinfeld season 2|Season 2]]
| "[[The Ex-Girlfriend]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Pony Remark]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Busboy]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Jacket (Seinfeld)|The Jacket]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Chinese Restaurant]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Phone Message]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| [[Seinfeld season 3|Season 3]]
| "[[The Stranded (Seinfeld)|The Stranded]]"
| with Larry David and Matt Goldman
|-
| [[Seinfeld season 4|Season 4]]
| "[[The Shoes (Seinfeld)|The Shoes]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| rowspan=3 | [[Seinfeld season 5|Season 5]]
| "[[The Sniffing Accountant]]"
| with Larry David
|-
| "[[The Raincoats (Seinfeld)|The Raincoats]]" 
| with Larry David, [[Tom Gammill]], and [[Max Pross]]
|-
| "[[The Opposite]]"
| with Larry David and Andy Cowan
|-
|[[Seinfeld season 6|Season 6]]
| "[[The Kiss Hello]]"
| with Larry David
|-
|[[Seinfeld season 7|Season 7]]
| "[[The Cadillac]]"
| with Larry David
|}

== Comedy releases ==
===Stand-up specials ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio
! Format
! class=unsortable|Ref.
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Stand-Up Confidential]]''
| [[HBO]]
| Broadcast/[[VHS]] 
| <ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-07-16-ca-4225-story.html|title= COMEDY REVIEW : COMIC ROLLS OUT BEST FOR IMPROV|website= [[The Los Angeles Times]]|date= July 16, 1987|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 1998 
| ''[[I'm Telling You for the Last Time]]''
| HBO
| Broadcast/streaming/VHS/DVD
| <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.discogs.com/release/7724040-Jerry-Seinfeld-Im-Telling-You-For-The-Last-Time|title= Jerry Seinfeld – I'm Telling You For The Last Time|website= Discogs|date= 1998|accessdate= June 19, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2017
| ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]''
| [[Netflix]]
| Streaming
| <ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/18/arts/television/jerry-seinfeld-netflix-special.html|title= Meet a Looser, More Personal Seinfeld|work= The New York Times|date= September 18, 2017|accessdate= June 19, 2024|last1= Zinoman|first1= Jason}}</ref>
|-
| 2020
| ''[[23 Hours to Kill]]''
| Netflix
| Streaming
| <ref>{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2020/may/05/jerry-seinfeld-23-hours-to-kill-review-sublime-standup-from-mr-generic|title= Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours to Kill review – sublime standup from Mr Generic|website= [[The Guardian]]|date= May 5, 2020|accessdate= June 19, 2024|last1= Logan|first1= Brian}}</ref>
|-
|}

===Stand-up appearances ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Studio
! Format
|-
| 2001
| "Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians"
| [[Madacy Entertainment]]
| VHS/DVD
|-
| 2003
| "Best of [[The Improv]], Vol. 4"
| [[Koch Vision]]
| rowspan=2|DVD
|-
| 2007
| "Comedy Club Greats"
| [[Lionsgate]]
|-
| 2010
| "Lafflink Presents: The Platinum Comedy Series Vol. 1: Jerry Seinfeld"
| Lafflink
| rowspan=3|DVD/streaming
|-
| 2014
| "Classic Comedy from [[An Evening at the Improv]]"
| Somerville House
|-
| 2015
| "[[The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson]]: Featuring Jerry Seinfeld"
| [[Carson Entertainment]]
|-
|}
References<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/558436-Jerry-Seinfeld?type=Appearances&filter_anv=0 |title=Jerry Seinfeld Appearances |publisher=[[Discogs]].com |access-date=February 15, 2021 |archive-date=March 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220321042315/https://www.discogs.com/artist/558436-Jerry-Seinfeld?type=Appearances&filter_anv=0 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Awards and nominations==
{{main|List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Seinfeld}}
Over his career he has received [[List of awards and nominations received by Jerry Seinfeld|numerous accolades]] including a [[Primetime Emmy Award]], a [[Golden Globe Award]], and three [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] as well as nominations for four [[Grammy Awards]]. Seinfeld has received an Honorary [[Doctor of Humane Letters|Doctorate of Humane Letters]] from Queens College (1994)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-05-12 |title=Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, Queens College class of 1976, receives an... |url=https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/comedian-jerry-seinfeld-queens-college-class-of-1976-news-photo/1317649889 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Getty Images |language=en-us |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512175527/https://www.gettyimages.ca/detail/news-photo/comedian-jerry-seinfeld-queens-college-class-of-1976-news-photo/1317649889 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1994-06-01 |title=BACK TO SCHOOL: JERRY SEINFELD GETS HONORARY DOCTORATE |url=https://greensboro.com/back-to-school-jerry-seinfeld-gets-honorary-doctorate/article_fe8134e0-42a3-51d7-9a60-855f9b336264.html |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Greensboro News and Record |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512175532/https://greensboro.com/back-to-school-jerry-seinfeld-gets-honorary-doctorate/article_fe8134e0-42a3-51d7-9a60-855f9b336264.html |url-status=live }}</ref> as well as an Honorary [[Doctor of Arts]] from [[Duke University]] (2024)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Meet the 2024 Honorary Degree Recipients {{!}} Duke Today |url=https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/meet-2024-honorary-degree-recipients |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=today.duke.edu |language=en |archive-date=May 12, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512175535/https://today.duke.edu/2024/03/meet-2024-honorary-degree-recipients |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Discography ==
* ''[[I'm Telling You for the Last Time]]'' ([[Universal Records]], 1998) CD/cassette
* ''[[Jerry Before Seinfeld]]'' ([[Netflix]], 2017) LP
* ''[[23 Hours to Kill]]'' ([[Netflix]], 2020) LP

== Bibliography ==
*''[[SeinLanguage]]'' ([[Bantam Books]], 1993)
*[[Halloween (children's book)|''Halloween'']] ([[Little, Brown and Company]], 2002)
*[[Is This Anything? (book)|''Is This Anything?'']] ([[Simon & Schuster]], 2020)

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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