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NEWS ABOUT: Jerry Seinfeld

Jerry Seinfeld stories: 35 news summaries

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 Seinfeld: Still a Classic? 

Two critics battle over the show about nothing

May 4, 08 7:45 PM CDT
(Newser) - Does the sitcom "about nothing” still evoke something—like laughs? Two TV critics revisited Seinfeld and emerged with different takes on the nutty New Yorkers. David Noonan argues that great actors—including an awesome string of small-part oddballs—still make the comedy sparkle. "They add a deep and... More »

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television • Jerry Seinfeld • Seinfeld • comedy • stand up comedy • Julia Louis-Dreyfus • sitcom

Seinfeld Rolls Vintage Car,
Is Unhurt

Brakes fail, but comic's quick thinking avoids major crash

Apr 3, 08 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - What’s the deal with brake lines? Jerry Seinfeld found his suddenly inoperable Saturday night, leading to a spectacular rollover crash in the swanky Hamptons, the New York Post reports. With the car careening out of control, Seinfeld swerved sharply to avoid sailing into an intersection, and the car flipped—... More »

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car accident • Jerry Seinfeld • brakes • rollover • Fiat • Hamptons

Seinfeld Pitches New Series

Another show about nothing could be in the works at NBC

Mar 7, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - A new Jerry Seinfeld series is in the works at NBC, says Page Six. The comedian, 53, is in talks with his former network about a show that’s being pitched as “just like Curb Your Enthusiasm, but with Jerry, instead of Larry.” Once again, Seinfeld will play... More »

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television • NBC • Jerry Seinfeld • Larry David • TV series

Jerry-Rigged DVDs Bail Out Giants QB

Seinfeld helps show devotee Manning foil Green Bay blackout

Jan 18, 08 5:50 PM CST
(Newser) - After a Green Bay TV station yanked "Seinfeld" off its weekend slate in hopes of sabotaging pre-game viewing for Eli Manning, the show's star has sent the New York Giants quarterback a boxed-set of DVDs from the hit show, the New York Post reports. Manning, an admitted fan, will... More »

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Brett Favre • Green Bay Packers • Jerry Seinfeld • New York Giants • Eli Manning

Author Sues Seinfelds Over 'Copycat' Cookbook

Comic's lawyers say suit is about nothing

Jan 8, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - The author who blasted Jessica Seinfeld for allegedly stealing her cookbook ideas slapped Seinfeld and her funnyman hubby with a lawsuit today, simultaneously accusing Jerry Seinfeld of defaming her character, the Smoking Gun reports. After Missy Chase Lapine accused his wife of plagiarizing her book, The Sneaky Chef, Jerry... More »

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plagiarism • Jerry Seinfeld • lawsuit • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks • Missy Chase Lapine • The Sneaky Chef • Deceptively Delicious • comedian

Box Office Enchanted

Disney princess flick owns Thanksgiving weekend

Nov 25, 07 4:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Enchanted charmed moviegoers out of $50 million this weekend, one of the best turkey weekend scores ever, Variety reports. Its magic veiled a strong debut by Sony-Screen Gems’ This Christmas, which banked $27.1 million. Newcomers August Rush and The Mist fizzled in seventh and... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • Sony • Disney • box office • Coen brothers • movies

Johnny (Sorry, Jay) Top TV Icon

The famous faces of TV are (nearly) all present in this Hall of Fame

Nov 15, 07 1:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Letterman and Stewart made the cut, but Leno got stiffed when Entertainment Weekly and TV Land did their list of the top 50 TV icons. Leading the list, of course, the guy who started it all:
  1. Johnny Carson
  2. Lucille Ball
  3. Oprah Winfrey
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Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • Johnny Carson • Dick Clark • Bill Cosby • icons • Lucille Ball • Homer Simpson • Mary Tyler Moore • Carol Burnett • Walter Kronkite

Bee Movie Goes to Head
of the Class

Seinfeld vehicle passes American Gangster for number one spot

Nov 11, 07 5:20 PM CST
(Newser) - In a rare second-week coup, Bee Movie topped the weekend box office and passed fellow sophomore American Gangster, Variety reports. The Denzel Washington flick dropped 44% after leading last week, while Bee fell just 32%. Newcomer Fred Claus took third, with a less than stellar $19.2 million, while Lions ... More »

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entertainment • film • Tom Cruise • Jerry Seinfeld • audiences • box office • Denzel Washington • Russell Crowe • Coen brothers • United Artists • movies

Buzz Uneven for Bee Movie

Critics divided by Seinfeld's animated debut

Nov 2, 07 9:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Jerry Seinfeld uses “every stupid bee joke that he and his cronies could cook up” in Bee Movie, Joe Morgenstern of the Wall Street Journal says, and USA Today's Claudia Puig calls the animated feature “so unfunny it almost stings.” But Newsday finds Barry B. Benson’s... More »

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bees • Jerry Seinfeld • animation • movie review • computer animation • Renee Zellweger • movies • animated movie

Scientology and Seinfeld: What's the Deal?

Comic dabbled—not
that there's anything wrong with that

Oct 30, 07 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - After raising a ruckus by acknowledging that he dabbled in Scientology, Jerry Seinfeld has cleared the record: “It is not my complete wacko resume. It’s just one aspect!” Seinfeld said he spent his younger days exploring “self-help things” —meditation, Aikido, yoga, and karate. Of Scientology,... More »

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Scientology • Tom Cruise • Jerry Seinfeld • meditation

Could Kids' Cookbook Be
a Copycat?

Jessica Seinfeld's take on sneaking veggies into meals isn't the first

Oct 19, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Full of clever ways to get kids to eat their veggies, Jessica Seinfeld's new cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, has been endorsed by Oprah and is already topping bestseller lists. But it has at least one detractor: Missy Chase Lapine, whose book The Sneaky Chef, published in April, is full of... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • vegetables • Oprah Winfrey • publishing • HarperCollins • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks

Seinfeld Spot May Backfire for 30 Rock

Sitcom king's cameo could be series' jump-the-shark moment, critic says

Oct 5, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Seinfeld played Seinfeld once again in an irony-drenched cameo on "30 Rock" last night: In order to boost ratings, a fictional NBC exec decides to digitally insert Jerry into all prime-time shows. The kicker is that the self-parodic comic may not liven things up anymore, the New York Observer's... More »

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television • Jerry Seinfeld • Tina Fey • 30 Rock • sitcom • cameo

Follow Big Bucks to Small Screen

The 20 biggest personalities on TV
have salaries to match

Oct 1, 07 4:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - On the boob tube, prime-time stars aren't the ones who are really cashing in. Think daytime talk-show titans, a syndicated sitcom legend, and a reality humiliation expert. Forbes lists the top 20 earners:
  1. Oprah Winfrey, $260 million
  2. Jerry Seinfeld, $60 million
  3. Simon Cowell, $45 million
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entertainment • Simon Cowell • Jerry Seinfeld • list • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • George Lopez • Judge Judy • Keifer Sutherland • Dr Phil

Oprah Tops List of TV's Biggest Earners—Again

She collected cool $260m; second-place Seinfeld nabbed $60m

Sep 28, 07 3:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Talk show diva Oprah Winfrey continues her reign as the Queen of  Media, topping Forbes' list of 2007's 20 highest earning TV stars with a whopping $260 million. Jerry Seinfeld came in a distant second with $60 million—mostly from residuals. They were followed by Simon Cowell ($45 million), David... More »

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entertainment • television • reality TV • 24 • Donald Trump • Simon Cowell • news • Jerry Seinfeld • list • money • Oprah Winfrey • celebrity • Jay Leno • late night talk show • David Letterman • daytime talk show • primetime TV • Forbes • Kiefer Sutherland • Judy Sheindlin • George Lopez • Dr Phil

Museum Bids to Turn
eBay to Art

Vermont museum gives celebs $1000 to blow online, then curates finds

May 29, 07 9:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ebay as high culture? The Shelburne Museum in Vermont is showcasing the online auction winnings of celebs such as Jerry Seinfeld, Bianca Jagger, and John Lurie, in an exhibition titled "Got eBay? Celebrity Collections Created Online." Museum director Stephen Jost gave a group of big names $1000 each... More »

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art museum • contemporary art • eBay • art • museum • Bianca Jagger • John Lurie • Jerry Seinfeld • Shelburne Museum • Vermont • online auction

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