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'George Costanza' Rips Romney After Debate Nod

Rob Quinn — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 01:30:00 CST

George Costanza for president? After Mitt Romney referred to the Seinfeld character during Wednesday night's debate —telling the audience "as George Costanza would say, when they’re applauding stop"—Jason Alexander decided to weigh in. "Thrilled Gov. Romney enjoys my old character," he tweeted. "I enjoyed the character he used 2...

Seinfeld Actor Seriously Injured in Suicide Attempt

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 01:41:00 CST

Seinfeld's Mr. Kruger, Daniel von Bargen, was seriously injured after shooting himself in the head in a botched suicide attempt, officials said. The shooting occurred shortly before von Bargen, who suffers from diabetes, was to go to a local Ohio hospital to have two toes amputated because of his illness,...

TV's Best Year Ever Was ...

John Johnson — Sat, 14 May 2011 16:05:05 CDT

It's a wonder Americans got anything done in 1989 because it was clearly the best year in TV history, observes Sam Greenspan at his 11Points blog . We met Homer, Kramer, and even Urkel. He runs down the list of notable premieres that year: The Simpsons : Simply put, the "best show...

Seinfeld 's Uncle Leo Dead at 88

Rob Quinn — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:03:00 CST

Veteran character actor Len Lesser, best known for playing Jerry's eccentric Uncle Leo on Seinfeld , has died of cancer-related pneumonia at the age of 88. Lesser's 60-year TV career included parts in the Monkees , Get Smart , and the Rockford Files . Lesser, a native New Yorker and World War II vet,...

I Quit: Five Great Job-Ending TV Moments

cinemablend — Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:08:15 CDT

Most people love a good job-departure story, and while the news provided at least two of those this week ( here and here , even if the eraser board girl was a hoax), TV has a history of great quitting/firing moments. Cinemablend pulls together five favorites; click here to see all...

Keith Hernandez Dozes Off During Mets Game

Kevin Spak — Tue, 11 May 2010 13:12:00 CDT

Love the tension and excitement of extra-innings baseball? We're sure Keith Hernandez does, too, so he was probably dreaming about it when he fell asleep during the Mets' 11-inning victory over the Giants on Saturday. Cameras caught the announcer and former All-Star—and Seinfeld guest star—face-down in the booth,...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus Gets Misspelled Star

Evann Gastaldo — Wed, 05 May 2010 06:39:00 CDT

It’s every copy editor’s dream: Catching a typo…on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. CNN producer (and former copy editor) David Daniel happened to be walking by Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ new star on the Walk of Fame just four hours before the unveiling ceremony when he noticed her name was spelled “Julia...

If Seinfeld Were on Today ...

Kevin Spak — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:32:26 CST

Seinfeld is probably gone for good, but if it did come back, PopEater runs down the status quo of the characters, based on the Curb Your Enthusiasm faux-reunion: Elaine: Used Jerry’s donated sperm to impregnate herself, and now wants him to be a father figure for her daughter. After a...

'Kramer' Parodies Racist Rant

Nick McMaster — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:48:02 CST

Michael Richards makes fun of the racist fit that derailed his standup career on the latest episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm . The show has a black character deceive Richards—playing himself—as part of a ruse by Larry David. Richards corners the character and begins to scream: "If only there...