ACTOR · BORN 1954
Jerry Seinfeld
- Born
- 29 April 1954, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
- Known for
- Seinfeld (1989), Unfrosted (2024), Dilbert (1999)
14 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Nov 2026
Jerry Seinfeld (born 29 April 1954) is an actor best known for Seinfeld, Unfrosted and Dilbert.
14 Interesting Facts About Jerry Seinfeld
Interesting Facts (9)
- #001
Jerry Seinfeld was the very first American Express Black Card holder.
- #002
Jerry Seinfeld lives in Manhattan's famous Beresford apartment building, at the northwest corner of 81st Street and Central Park West, a few blocks from "129 W. 81st," just west of Columbus Avenue, where his sitcom character lived; he later named his production company "Columbus 81."
- #003
The first time Jerry Seinfeld went on stage at a comedy club, he looked out at the audience, froze and was booed off. Knowing he could do it, he came back the next night and finished his set to laughs and applause, and the rest is history.
- #004
Jerry Seinfeld had a compulsive habit of throwing out the clothes he'd taken on a trip after every journey.
- #005
Having grown up watching Bud Abbott and Lou Costello on TV, Seinfeld still admires the duo's brilliance and the "musical mathematics" of the comic timing in their famous 'Who's on First?' routine. In July 2012 he paid tribute to them on MLB Network's special about the sketch, and he told the NY Times that the stand-up bits opening early episodes of Seinfeld (1989) were a tribute to comedians, as was his playing the Abbott-style straight man to the other characters.
- #006
Jerry Seinfeld has been meditating for 37 years, he said in a 2013 promotional video on the David Lynch Foundation's Consciousness-Based Education and World Peace website.
- #007
In April 2002, Jerry Seinfeld announced a deal with Miramax to distribute a documentary about his recent return to stand-up; for over a year, a crew led by Christian Charles and Gary Streiner, who had worked on his American Express ads, had followed him to shows around the country.
- #008
Gavan O'Herlihy, of "Willow" and "Never Say Never Again" fame, shares Jerry Seinfeld's exact date of birth.
- #009
Jerry Seinfeld likes to call Steve Somers's WFAN show as "Jerry from Queens" to talk about his beloved New York Mets.
Behind the Scenes (4)
- #010
He lives in Manhattan's famous Beresford apartment building, on the northwest corner of 81st Street and Central Park West; a few blocks down from the "129 W. 81st" address just west of Columbus Avenue where the sitcom's Jerry lived. He later named his production company "Columbus 81".
- #011
He was the first choice to host Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988), but he turned it down to focus on Seinfeld (1989).
- #012
Having grown up watching Bud Abbott and Lou Costello on television, Seinfeld says he still admires the duo for their perfection and the "musical mathematics" evident in the comic timing of their iconic 'Who's on First?' routine. In July 2012, Seinfeld paid tribute to them by appearing on MLB Network's special about the routine. Also, as he told the NY Times, the short stand-up comedy that opened the first episodes of Seinfeld (1989) was a tribute to the comedians, and so was his playing the Abbott-like straight man against the other characters.
- #013
He collects baseball jerseys.
Life & Family (1)
- #014
Raised in Massapequa on Long Island, New York, Jerry Seinfeld went on to graduate from Queens College in New York City, and his sister, Carolyn Liebling, managed him.
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- Larry David — Jerry Seinfeld comes up in the facts on that page
- Michael Richards — Jerry Seinfeld comes up in the facts on that page
Sources & editorial notes
Reference databases
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