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Jay Scott Greenspan[1][2][3] (born September 23, 1959),[2] known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor, comedian, film director, and television presenter.

Jason Alexander
Alexander in 2009
Born	Jay Scott Greenspan (1959-09-23) September 23, 1959 (age 63) Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Education	Livingston High School Boston University
Occupation	Actor comedian director television presenter
Years active	1981–present
Spouse	Daena Title ​ (m. 1982)​
Children	2

An Emmy and Tony winner, he is best known for his role as George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld (1989–1998), for which he was nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. His other roles include Phillip Stuckey in the film Pretty Woman (1990), comic relief gargoyle Hugo in the Disney animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), and the title character in the animated series Duckman (1994–1997). He has made guest appearances on shows such as Dream On (1994), Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001, 2009), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019). For his role in Dream On, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song in 2020 for "The Bad Guys?" on Brainwashed By Toons.

Alexander has been active on stage, appearing in Broadway musicals, including Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers. He was the artistic director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles", where he has directed musicals.

Early life and education

Greenspan was born in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Ruth Minnie (née Simon), a nurse and health care administrator, and Alexander B. Greenspan, an accounting manager. Greenspan later borrowed his father’s first name to create his stage name, Jason Alexander.[1]

Alexander grew up in Maplewood and Livingston, New Jersey, and is a 1977 graduate of Livingston High School.[4] Interested in magic from an early age, he initially hoped to be a magician, but while attending a magic camp was told that his hands were too small for card magic. He became interested in theater, eventually realizing, "Wait a minute—the whole thing's an illusion. Nothing up there is real" and that theater was "a magic trick". He then decided to pursue a theater career.[5]

After high school, he studied theatre at Boston University. He wanted to pursue classical acting, but a professor redirected him toward comedy after noticing his physique, remarking, "I know your heart and soul are Hamlet, but you will never play Hamlet."[6] Alexander left Boston University without a degree after his third year to take a full-time acting job in New York City. The university awarded him an honorary degree in 1995.

Career

Stage career

Alexander began his acting career on the New York stage and is an accomplished singer and dancer. On Broadway he appeared in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along, Kander & Ebb's The Rink, Neil Simon's Broadway Bound, Accomplice, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, for which he garnered the 1989 Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2003, he was cast opposite Martin Short in the Los Angeles production of Mel Brooks's The Producers.[7] He appeared with Kelsey Grammer in the 2004 musical adaptation of Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol, as Jacob Marley. He continues to appear in live stage shows, including Barbra Streisand's memorable birthday party for Sondheim at the Hollywood Bowl, where he performed selections from Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street with Angela Lansbury. He was the artistic director of Reprise Theatre Company in Los Angeles, where he previously directed Sunday in the Park with George, and directed its 2007 revival of Damn Yankees.[8] In 2015, he replaced Larry David as the lead in David's Broadway play Fish in the Dark. He co-starred opposite Sherie Rene Scott in the September 2017 world premiere of John Patrick Shanley's The Portuguese Kid at the Manhattan Theatre Club.[9]

Television

Alexander is best known as one of the key cast members of the award-winning television sitcom Seinfeld, where he played the bumbling George Costanza (Jerry Seinfeld's character's best friend since childhood). He was nominated for seven Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards for the role, but did not win any, mainly due to his co-star Michael Richards winning for his role as Cosmo Kramer. He did, however, win the 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.[10][11]

Before Seinfeld, Alexander appeared in commercials for John Deere and McDonald's, and in the short-lived CBS sitcom Everything's Relative (1987). Concurrently with his Seinfeld role, he voiced the lead character in the animated series Duckman (1994–1997); and voiced Catbert, the evil director of human resources, in the short-lived animated series Dilbert, based on the popular comic strip.[12][13]

Alexander made cameo appearances as himself in the second season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and appeared in the show's seventh season with his three principal Seinfeld co-stars.[14] He had a part in the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs as Al "Sexual" Harris (who frequently engaged in sexual harassment), as well as other voices. Despite a successful career in film and stage, Alexander did not repeat his Seinfeld-level of success in television. 2001 marked his first post-Seinfeld return to prime-time television: the heavily promoted but short-lived ABC sitcom Bob Patterson, which was canceled after five episodes. Alexander partially blames the show's failure on the country's mood after 9/11.[15]

Alexander's second chance as a TV series lead, the CBS sitcom Listen Up! (2004–05), also fell short of a second season. Alexander was the principal executive producer of the series, based very loosely on the life of the popular sports-media personality Tony Kornheiser. Alexander appeared on the Family Guy: Live in Vegas CD and sang a verse in a song. He was featured in the Friends episode "The One Where Rosita Dies" as Earl, a suicidal supply manager. Phoebe calls him trying to sell him toner, learns about his problem, and tries to persuade him not to commit suicide. This is referenced in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle where Alexander appears as Leonard, a neurotic and critical loner. He describes himself as "free" and says he makes money "selling toner over the phone". Later in the episode, he is repeatedly harassed by a man named George. Alexander appeared in the 1995 TV version of the Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie, as Conrad Birdie's agent, Albert Peterson. He guest-starred in episode 8 of the 1996 variety show Muppets Tonight.[16]

In 1999, Alexander presided over the New York Friars Club Roast event honoring Jerry Stiller, who played his father on Seinfeld; it featured appearances by Kevin James and Patton Oswalt, both Stiller's costars on The King of Queens.

Alexander appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Think Tank" as Kurros, a genius alien trying to get Seven of Nine to serve on his ship. He appeared in "One Night at Mercy", the first episode of the short-lived 2002 revival of The Twilight Zone, playing Death. He featured in the 2005 Monk episode "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective" as Monk's rival, Marty Eels. On the June 26, 2006, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Alexander demonstrated several self-defense techniques. He hosted the July 4, 2006, PBS "A Capitol Fourth" celebrations in Washington, D.C., singing, dancing, and playing tuned drums. In 2006, Alexander signed on to feature as a regular cast member in the second season of Everybody Hates Chris. He hosted the Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner on August 13, 2006 (first airdate: August 20, 2006). In 2007, Alexander was a guest star in the third episode of the improv comedy series Thank God You're Here. He has been a frequent guest and panelist on Bill Maher's Politically Incorrect and Real Time; Hollywood Squares; the Late Late Show, with both Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson; and Late Show with David Letterman.^{[citation needed]}

In 2008, Alexander guest-starred in the season four episode "Masterpiece" of the CBS show Criminal Minds as Professor Rothschild,[17][18] a well-educated serial killer obsessed with the Fibonacci sequence who sends the team into a race against time to save his last victims.[19] He returned in the same season to direct the episode "Conflicted", featuring the actor Jackson Rathbone. In 2011, Alexander was the guest star in an episode of Harry's Law, playing a high school teacher bringing a wrongful dismissal suit.[20][21]

In 2018, Alexander played Olix the bartender in The Orville.[22][23] The same year, he portrayed Gene Lundy, a drama teacher, on two episodes of Young Sheldon. In 2020, 2021 and 2022, he reprised the role of Gene Lundy on one episode.

In 2019, Alexander appeared on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Asher Friedman, a blacklisted Broadway playwright who is an old friend of Midge Maisel's father Abe Weissman.[24]

Films

In addition to his roles as an insensitive, money-hungry lawyer in Pretty Woman and as inept womanizer Mauricio in Shallow Hal, Alexander has appeared in Love! Valour! Compassion!, Dunston Checks In, Love and Action in Chicago, The Last Supper, and Jacob's Ladder. He voiced the gargoyle Hugo in Disney's 1996 animated film The Hunchback of Notre Dame and its direct-to-video sequel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame II. His other Disney voice work includes House of Mouse and the video game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.[25] He has dabbled in directing, starting with 1996's For Better or Worse and 1999's Just Looking. He played the toymaker A.C. Gilbert in the 2002 movie The Man Who Saved Christmas. In 2009, Alexander had a small role in the movie Hachi: A Dog's Tale as a train station manager. He starred as Cosmo in A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!.

Alexander voiced the character Abis Mal in The Return of Jafar and the TV series based on the 1992 film Aladdin. In 2009, he played Joseph in the Thomas Nelson audio Bible production The Word of Promise. The project featured a large ensemble of actors, including Jim Caviezel, Lou Gossett Jr., John Rhys-Davies, Jon Voight, Gary Sinise, Christopher McDonald, Marisa Tomei, and John Schneider.[26][27]

Commercial work

Alexander starred in several commercials during the 1980s. Among them were commercials for Hershey's Kiss; Delta Gold potato chips; Miller Lite beer; McDonald's McDLT hamburger; Pabst Blue Ribbon beer; Levi's 501 jeans; Sony Watchman TV; and Western Union wire transfer.[28] In January 1995, he did a commercial for Rold Gold pretzels to be broadcast during the Super Bowl. The commercial depicts him with Frasier dog Eddie jumping out of an airplane with a parachute over the stadium. After the commercial, the audience is brought back to a supposedly live feed of the playing field hearing startled sports commentators as Alexander and the dog land in the field to wild applause. He appeared in Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) commercials in 2002, including one with Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants and another with Trista Rehn of The Bachelorette. It was rumored that he quit doing these commercials due to KFC suppliers and slaughterhouses' alleged cruelty to animals, but he denied that in the August 2, 2006, issue of Adweek, saying, "That's PETA bullcrap. I loved working for KFC. I was targeted by PETA to broker something between them. I think KFC really stepped up to the plate; unfortunately PETA did not." In 2007, Alexander appeared in a commercial for the ASPCA that aired on cable TV stations.[29] In 2018, Alexander became one of several celebrities to play Colonel Sanders in commercials for KFC, reprising his role from the 2002 campaign.[30]

Standup/host

Alexander hosted the LOL Sudbury opening night gala in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on May 29, 2008, which was simulcast throughout Canada at 60 Cineplex theaters, a first for any comedy festival. He has lent his voice to several episodes of the Twilight Zone Radio Dramas.

In 2008 and again in 2009, Alexander fronted Jason Alexander's Comedy Spectacular, a routine exclusive to Australia. The show consists of stand-up and improvisation and incorporates Alexander's musical talent. He is backed up by several well-known Australian comedians. His first time performing a similar show of this nature was in 2006's Jason Alexander's Comedy Christmas. In February/March 2010, Alexander starred in his show, The Donny Clay Experience, at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donny Clay, whom he has portrayed in a tour of the United States and Orillia, Ontario, is a self-help guru in a similar mold to his Bob Patterson character.

In 2020, Alexander hosted the Saturday Night Seder, an online Passover Seder that featured many celebrities and benefited the CDC Foundation.

Magic interests

Alexander performed a mentalism and magic act at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, from April 24 to 30, 2006, and was later named The Academy of Magical Arts Parlor Magician of the Year for this act. He won the Academy's Junior Achievement Award in 1989.[31]

Charity

Alexander was the national spokesman for the Scleroderma Foundation, a leading organization dedicated to raising awareness of the disease and assisting those who are afflicted.[32] In summer 2005, he appeared with Lee Iacocca in ads for DaimlerChrysler. Iacocca did the ads as part of a way to raise money for Denise Faustman's research on autoimmunity.[33] Iacocca and Alexander both have loved ones whose lives have been adversely affected by autoimmunity.

More recently, Alexander has competed on televised poker shows and in various tournaments. He appeared twice on Bravo's Celebrity Poker Showdown, winning the final table of the 8th season. Alexander won the $500,000 prize for the charity of his choice, The United Way of America, to help benefit the New Orleans area. Alexander played in the 2007 World Series of Poker main event, but he was eliminated on the second day. He returned in 2009, making it to day 3 of the event and finishing in the top 30% of the field. Alexander has appeared on NBC's Poker After Dark in the "Celebrities and Mentors" episode, finishing in 6th place after being eliminated by professional poker player Gavin Smith. He signed with PokerStars, where he plays under the screen name "J. Alexander". In 2021, Alexander competed in a virtual National Poker Tournament, hosted by the Children's Tumor Foundation, to raise money for Neurofibromatosis research.

Political activism

Alexander has been a prominent public supporter of the OneVoice initiative, which seeks out opinions from moderate Israelis and Palestinians who want to achieve a mutual peace agreement. On Real Time with Bill Maher, he said he had visited Israel many times and spoke about progress toward peace he had observed.

Alexander is a supporter of the Democratic Party.[34] In 2020, he campaigned for the Texas Democrats with Seinfeld colleagues Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry David.[35] He endorsed Barack Obama in 2012[36] and Joe Biden in 2020.[34] Alexander has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration[37][34] and he has ridiculed Donald Trump over his dancing.[38] He has called Republican senator Ted Cruz a "jerk", referencing a joke from Seinfeld.[39]

Personal life

Alexander has been married to Daena E. Title, cousin of director Stacy Title, since May 31, 1982.[40][41][2] They have two sons, Gabriel[41][42] and Noah.[41]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	The Burning	Dave
1986	The Mosquito Coast	Clerk
1986	Brighton Beach Memoirs	Pool Player
1990	Pretty Woman	Philip Stuckey
1990	White Palace	Neil
1990	Jacob's Ladder	Mr. Geary
1992	I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore	Bernie Fishbine
1993	Sexual Healing	Frank	Short film
1993	Coneheads	Larry Farber
1993	For Goodness Sake	VCR Customer	Short film
1994	The Paper	Marion Sandusky
1994	North	North's Father
1994	The Return of Jafar	Abis Mal (voice)	Direct-to-video
1994	Blankman	Mr. Stone
1995	For Better or Worse	Michael Makeshift	Also director
1995	The Last Supper	The Anti-Environmentalist
1996	Dunston Checks In	Robert Grant
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Hugo (voice)
1997	Love! Valour! Compassion!	Buzz Hauser
1998	Denial	Art Witz
1999	Madeline: Lost in Paris	Henri / Uncle Horst (voices)	Direct-to-video
1999	Love and Action in Chicago	Frank Bonner
1999	Just Looking	Radio Announcer (voice, uncredited)	Director
2000	The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle	Boris Badenov
2000	Let's Rap Fire Safety	Smoke Detector (voice)	Short film
2001	The Trumpet of the Swan	Father (voice)
2001	On Edge	Zamboni Phil
2001	Shallow Hal	Mauricio Wilson
2002	The Hunchback of Notre Dame II	Hugo (voice)	Direct-to-video
2003	101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure	Lil' Lightning (voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2006	Ira and Abby	Dr. Morris Saperstein
2006	Hood of Horror	British Record Mogul
2006	How to Go Out on a Date in Queens	Johnny
2006	Farce of the Penguins	Penguin on Belly (voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2007	The Grand	Dr. Yakov Achmed
2009	Rock Slyde	Mailman Stan
2009	Hachi: A Dog's Tale	Carl
2010	Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey	Moronic (voice)
2011	The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle	Eugene (voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2012	Stars in Shorts	Sid Rosenthal
2014	Lucky Stiff	Vinnie DiRuzzio
2015	Wild Card	Pinky
2015	Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant	Larry's Dad
2016	Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz	Mr. Bibb / The Nome King (voice)	Direct-to-DVD
2020	My Boyfriend's Meds	Dr. Sternbach
2020	Faith Based	Nicky Steele
2024	The Electric State	TBA	Filming
TBA	The Gettysburg Address	Noah Brooks (voice)	Documentary

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Senior Trip	Pete	Television film
1984–1985	E/R	Harold Stickley	15 episodes
1986	Rockabye	Lt. Ernest Foy	Television film
1987	Everything's Relative	Julian Beeby	10 episodes
1988	Newhart	Ramming	Episode: "Courtin' Disaster"
1989–1998	Seinfeld	George Costanza	Main role
1992–1993	Dinosaurs	Various voices	Recurring role
1993	Dream On	Randall Townsend	Episode: "Oral Sex, Lies and Videotape"
1994–1997	Duckman	Eric Duckman (voice)	Main role
1994, 1998	The Larry Sanders Show	Himself	2 episodes
1994	Aladdin	Abis Mal (voice)	Recurring role
1995	Bye Bye Birdie	Albert Peterson	Television film
1996	Muppets Tonight	Himself	Episode: "Jason Alexander"
1996	The Nanny	Jack	Episode: "The Tart with Heart"
1996	Sesame Street	Himself	Episode 3557
1997	Remember WENN	Alan Ballinger	Episode: "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
1997	Cinderella	Lionel	Television film
1998–1999	Hercules	Poseidon (voice)	Recurring role
1999	Jingle Bells	Elf (voice)	Television film
1999	Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments	Captain James T. Kirk
1999	Star Trek: Voyager	Kurros	Episode: "Think Tank"
1999–2000	Dilbert	Catbert (voice)	Main role
2001, 2009	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Himself	Recurring role
2001	Friends	Earl	Episode: "The One Where Rosita Dies"
2001	Bob Patterson	Bob Patterson	Main role; also executive producer
2001	The Legend of Tarzan	Zutho (voice)	Episode: "Tarzan and the Face from the Past"
2002	Son of the Beach	Tex Finklestein	Episode: "Penetration Island"
2002	House of Mouse	Hugo (voice)	Episode: "Donald Wants to Fly"
2002	The Twilight Zone	Death	Episode: "One Night at Mercy"
2002	The Man Who Saved Christmas	A.C. Gilbert	Television film
2003	Malcolm in the Middle	Leonard	Episode: "Future Malcolm"
2004–2005	Listen Up!	Tony Kleinman	Main role; also producer
2004	A Christmas Carol	Jacob Marley	Television film
2005	Monk	Marty Eels	Episode: "Mr. Monk and the Other Detective"
2006	Odd Job Jack	Don (voice)	Episode: "Twenty-One You're Dead"
2006–2007	Everybody Hates Chris	Principal Edwards	2 episodes
2006	Campus Ladies	Professor	Episode: "A Very Special Episode"
2008	The New Adventures of Old Christine	Dr. Palmer	Episode: "One and a Half Men"
2008	Criminal Minds	Prof. Rothchild	Episode: "Masterpiece"
2009	Meteor	Dr. Chetwyn	2 episodes
2010–2013	Fish Hooks	Mr. Nibbles (voice)	3 episodes
2010	The Cleveland Show	Saul Friedman (voice)	3 episodes
2010	American Dad!	Sal (voice)	Episode: "White Rice"
2011	Glenn Martin DDS	Brandon (voice)	Episode: "GlenHog Day"
2011	Franklin & Bash	Carter Lang	Episode: "Big Fish"
2011	Harry's Law	Richard Cross	Episode: "Bad to Worse"
2011	China, IL	Harold (voice)	2 episodes
2011	A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!	Human Cosmo	Television film
2011	Dora the Explorer	Owl (voice)	3 episodes
2012	Two and a Half Men	Dr. Goodman	Episode: "The Straw in My Donut Hole"
2012	Clipaholics	Narrator (voice)	Main role
2013	Community	Mountain Man	Episode: "Intro to Felt Surrogacy"
2014	Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee	George Costanza	Episode: "George Costanza: The Over-Cheer"
2014	Kirstie	Stanford Temple	Episode: "Maddie's Agent"
2014	The Tom and Jerry Show	Rick (voice)	3 episodes
2014	How Murray Saved Christmas	Doc Holiday (voice)	Television film
2015	Big Time in Hollywood, FL	Himself	Episode: "The Hand That Feeds"
2015	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Coach Wallace (voice)	Episode: "Ultrahyperball"
2015	Drunk History	William "Boss" Tweed	Episode: "Journalism"
2015	League of Legends with Videogamedunkey	Himself	Episode: "Brucer Zin Zow"
2015–2016	The Grinder	Cliff Bemis	4 episodes
2016	The Mark Lembeck Technique	Mark Lembeck	Pilot
2016	Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened	Himself	Documentary
2017	Animals.	Algae (voice)	Episode: "Rats"
2017	The Simpsons	Bourbon Verlander (voice)	Episode: "The Caper Chase"
2017	Hit the Road	Ken Swallow	Main role; also co-creator, writer and executive producer
2017–2018	Kody Kapow	Goji (voice)	Recurring role
2017, 2019	Robot Chicken	Krampus (voice)	2 episodes
2018–2022	Young Sheldon	Gene Lundy	5 episodes
2018	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age	Himself	Documentary
2018–2019	The Orville	Olix	2 episodes
2019	The Bug Diaries	Cicada (voice)	Episode: "Worm's New Digs"
2019	Richard Lovely	Mr. Mouse (voice)	Pilot
2019	Pinky Malinky	Mayor Hop (voice)	Recurring role
2019–present	Harley Quinn	Sy Borgman (voice)	13 episodes
2019–2022	The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel	Asher Friedman	4 episodes
2019	Mad About You	Himself	Episode: "Real Estate for Beginners"
2021	The Conners	Pastor Phil	2 episodes
2022	Out of Office		Television film
2022	Star Trek: Prodigy	Doctor Noum (voice)

Music videos

Year	Title	Role	Ref.
2007	Celebrity	Performer	[43]
2007	Online	Director
2012	Trying Not to Love You	Bud the Coffee Foam Artist

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
1996	Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame	Hugo
1996	The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games	Hugo
2012	Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance	Hugo

Theme parks

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	It's Tough to be a Bug	Weevil Kneevil

Director

Year	Title	Notes
1992	Seinfeld	Episode: "The Good Samaritan"
2006	Campus Ladies	Episode: "A Very Special Episode"
2007–2008	Everybody Hates Chris	2 episodes
2009	Criminal Minds	Episode: "Conflicted"
2010	'Til Death	Episode: "Snore Loser"
2012	Franklin & Bash	Episode: "Last Dance"
2012	Mike & Molly	Episode: "Vince Takes a Bath"

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Ref.
1981	Merrily We Roll Along	Joe	Neil Simon Theatre	[44]
1982	Forbidden Broadway	Performer	Stage 72
1984	The Rink	Lino/Lenny/Punk/Uncle Fausto	Al Hirschfeld Theatre
1985–1986	Personals	Louis/Others	Minetta Lane Theatre
1986–1988	Broadway Bound	Stanley	Broadhurst Theatre
1989–1990	Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Narrator	Imperial Theatre
1990	Accomplice	Performer	Richard Rodgers Theater
1990	Light Up the Sky	Sidney Black	Union Square Theatre
2000	Defiled	Harry Mendelssohn	Geffen Playhouse
2003–2004	The Producers	Max Bialystock	National Tour
2006	The God of Hell		Director Geffen Playhouse
2008	The Odd Couple	Oscar Madison	Stage Reading
2013	Broadway Bound		Director Odyssey Theatre
2015	Fish in the Dark	Norman Drexel	Cort Theatre
2017	The Portuguese Kid	Barry Dragonetti	Manhattan Theatre Club
2019	The Last Five Years		Director Syracuse Stage	[45]

Awards and nominations

Tony Awards

Year	Category	Performance	Result	Ref.
1989	Best Actor in a Musical	Jerome Robbins' Broadway	Won	[46]

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Project	Episode	Result	Ref.
1992	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Seinfeld	"The Note" + "The Tape"	Nominated	[47]
1993			"The Contest" + "The Outing"	Nominated
1994			"The Hamptons" + "The Opposite"	Nominated
	Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series	Dream On	"Oral Sex, Lies, and Videotape"	Nominated
1995	Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series	Seinfeld	"The Gymnast" + "The Race"	Nominated
1996			"The Pool Guy" + "The Invitations"	Nominated
1997			"The Comeback"	Nominated
1998			"The Strike"	Nominated

Daytime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Project	Result	Ref.
2020	Outstanding Original Song	Brainwashed By Toons	Won	[47]
	Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Program		Nominated

Golden Globe Awards

Year	Award	Performance	Result	Ref.
1993	Best Supporting Actor – Television	Seinfeld	Nominated	[47]
1994			Nominated
1995			Nominated
1998			Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award

Year	Award	Performance	Result	Ref.
1995	Ensemble in a Comedy Series	Seinfeld	Won	[47]
1995	Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Won
1996	Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Nominated
1996	Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
1997	Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won
1997	Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
1998	Ensemble in a Comedy Series		Won
1998	Male Actor in a Comedy Series		Nominated
1999			Nominated

References

External links

• Jason Alexander at AllMovie
• Jason Alexander at the Internet Broadway Database
• Jason Alexander at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Jason Alexander at IMDb 
• Jason Alexander at the TCM Movie Database
• A 1999 Interview about his 1981 Broadway role in Merrily We Roll Along
• Jason Alexander at The Interviews: An Oral History of Television

На других языках

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[de] Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander, eigentlich Jay Scott Greenspan, (* 23. September 1959 in Newark, New Jersey) ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Filmregisseur und -produzent. Bekannt wurde er vor allem durch seine Mitwirkung an der erfolgreichen Sitcom Seinfeld, die von 1989 bis 1998 auf NBC lief.

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- [en] Jason Alexander

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[es] Jason Alexander

Jay Scott Greenspan [1] [2] [3] (nacido el 23 de septiembre de 1959), [2] conocido por su nombre artístico Jason Alexander, es un actor estadounidense, actor de doblaje, cantante, comediante y director.

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[ru] Александер, Джейсон

Дже́йсон Алекса́ндер (англ. Jason Alexander, наст. имя Джейсон Скотт Гринспен; род. 23 сентября 1959 (1959-09-23), Ньюарк, Нью-Джерси, США) — американский актёр, комик и певец.

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