In the episode "The Serenity Now", Jerry lets out his emotions and cries, and is perplexed by the experience ("What is this salty discharge?"). Jerry's maternal grandmother, Nana, is an elderly woman with Alzheimer's, living alone in the city. Ruthie Cohen | Depressed that Elaine rejected him, he dressed up as the clown from the opera. In "The Old Man", Jerry says "my friends" in reference to Kramer and Newman and in "The Bottle Deposit" he has no qualms about leaving Kramer and Newman alone in his apartment, trusting they'll "keep an eye on one another". Jerry's is Kel Varnsen, the arch-rival of H.E. Used to be an auto, Elaine's boss at Pendant Publishing and a temporary boss of George in ", Elaine's second boss. (In “The Outing”, Jerry denies that he is gay, but does not want to be seen as homophobic. The other way around, semi-fiction may also involve fictional events with a semi-fictional character, such as Jerry Seinfeld. However, with Kramer around, Kramer persuades Jerry to do some things that he's reluctant to do. Frank Costanza | Former occupations Jerry is also portrayed as a neat freak in numerous episodes. Typically appears with his friend Kramer. He met her in The Invitations and got engaged to her in the same episode. ", Jerry as himself, in the television show Seinfeld, Jerry rarely runs into major personal problems, unlike George and Elaine. Often when something doesn't go the way he wants it to, he attributes it to, George's supervisor at the New York Yankees. in the same booth. Jerry Seinfeld (character) - Personality. A catchphrase of Jerry's is that he greets him with a contemptuous disdainful "Hello, Newman" each time they meet. As far as sports, Jerry is a fan of the New York Mets, New York Knicks, New York Giants and New York Rangers. Notably, both of them, as well as Art Vandelay (George's pseudonym), appear in the episode \"The Puerto Rican Day.\" Jerry, as Varnsen, also answered his phone posing as Vandelay Industries in order to aid George's unemployment fraud. Argues with a dry cleaner about the state of his clothes. She is the only secondary character to appear in all nine seasons. Seinfeld's core cast of characters - comedian Jerry Seinfeld, his childhood friend George Costanza, his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes and neighbor Cosmo Kramer - have become cultural icons, and propelled each of the actors - Seinfeld (as himself), Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards, respectively - to superstardom. Newman has been shown to harbor unrequited romantic feelings for Elaine. In "The Sniffing Accountant", Jerry worked with Kramer and Newman to find out if their accountant was on drugs. A girlfriend of his (played by, Jerry is horrified when Poppie forgets to wash his hands after using the bathroom, and refuses to eat the food he prepared in ", Jerry almost gets into a state of panic when he finds out that, During the course of events in the episode ". Male Nana makes appearances in "The Pledge Drive", "The Kiss Hello", and "The Doodle". This page was last edited on 13 January 2021, at 00:18. Jerry has a long-running hatred of Newman, describing him as his "sworn enemy" in "The Andrea Doria" and showing general contempt for him at their every meeting. This caused Kramer to spend nights saying "Kenny?" with a banner saying "Kenny, Come Back", considering how he was against it for the brightness of the sign, but eventually enjoyed the food. Seinfeld follows the continuing misadventures of neurotic New York City stand-up comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his equally neurotic New York City friends. Seinfeld featured comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his misfit friends: George, Elaine, and Kramer. Kramer is a close third, having missed only two (the aforementioned "The Pen" and "The Chinese Restaurant"). Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld is the protagonist of the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998).The straight man among his group of friends, this semi-fictionalized version of comedian Jerry Seinfeld was named after, co-created by, based on, and played by Seinfeld himself. A bulky male U.S. postal worker and Jerry's nemesis. Jackie Chiles | Jerry's main friends are George Costanza, Cosmo Kramer and his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes. Take CharacTour's quiz to get recommendations for thousands of characters, movies, TV shows, books, and games that are high matches for YOUR unique personality. In "The Old Man", George asks, "What kind of person are you?" Newman usually reciprocates, although at other times he seems quite pleased by Jerry's hostility, as if it is a testimony to his effectiveness at irritating him. Created by Larry David, Jerry Seinfeld. In the episode, "The Invitations", for example, Jerry admits that he feels depressed about George getting married, seeing as how George will eventually leave the group and Jerry will never see him again. Sure, his character on Seinfeld, and even in his act, has a bit of a temper, but this isn't the case in reality. (", Puts the phone down on a telemarketer. Like George, his hairstyle is normal throughout the series. Jerry is also very financially successful and occupationally stable in comparison with his friends (and perhaps with other standup comedians in general) and never seems to be at a loss for money, in comparison to George and Elaine who go through various phases of being extremely successful (more than Jerry's ever been) and extremely unsuccessful (also more than Jerry's ever been). Jerry's is Kel Varnsen, the arch-rival of H.E. (", For example, Jerry buys his father a Cadillac Fleetwood and buys it. Jerome "Jerry" Seinfeld (/ˈsaɪnfɛld/; SYNE-feld) is the title character and the main protagonist of the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998). Gender The Finale, Part 2 Jerry Seinfeld First appearance The Seinfeld Chronicles Last appearance The Finale, Part II Jerry has been described as the straight man, he "is able to observe the chaos around him but not always be a part of it." Jerry Stiller in Seinfeld . In "The Mango", Kramer gets Jerry to buy fruit for him, after Kramer gets banned from the store, over an argument with the owner. Considering his job as a comedian, he is the most observational character, usually sarcastically commenting on his friends' quirky habits, almost essentially the "New York Jew"-type character. In “The Soup Nazi”, Newman alerts Jerry to Elaine’s troublemaking at the soup stand. However, Jerry was often outshined by the show's parade of crazy characters and perhaps none more so than George. Father: Morty SeinfeldMother: Helen SeinfeldSister: Unnamed sisterUncle: Uncle LeoAunt: Aunt SilviaCousins: JeffreyGrandmother: NanaGrandfather: Unnamed Grandfather In "The Pick", Jerry casually walks over to Newman's apartment and brings him back to his own to examine Elaine's Christmas card. He is very keen on Jerry stopping to say "hello." Later on, by the middle of season 3, it was replaced with a Mets cap, possibly to better reflect Jerry's real-life support of the Queens side. The daughter of wealthy parents, she worked for, Jerry's father. ), "But I don't want to be Switzerland!" Short-tempered resident of Phase Two of the Pines of Mar Gables who seems to consistently have a grudge against Morty Seinfeld. Jerry is notorious for his detached approach towards relationships and for breaking up with women for the slightest of flaws or for the most minor of reasons. Open gallery view. He often plays along with their hare-brained schemes, though this is often just so that he can see them fail. A minor character calls him "Norman" in "The Bottle Deposit," but this was a mistake on the part of the actress/character, rather than any revelation of Newman's first name. 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