Jason Alexander

American actor (born 1959)

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Jason Alexander

Alexander in 2009

Born|

Jay Scott Greenspan

(1959-09-23) September 23, 1959 (age 64)

Newark, New Jersey, U.S.

Education| Boston University
Occupations|

* Actor
* comedian
* director
* television presenter
* podcaster

Years active| 1981–present
Spouse|

Daena Title

(m. 1982)​

Children| 2
Relatives| Stacy Title (cousin-in-law)

Alexander's speaking voice

Celebrating the recently retired Cantor Jack of Parsippany-Troy Hills, New Jersey's Adath Shalom.

Jay Scott Greenspan[1][2][3] (born September 23, 1959),[2] known professionally as Jason Alexander, is an American actor and comedian. A Tony Award winner, he played George Costanza in the television series Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998, for which he was nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards.

Alexander made his Broadway debut originating the role of Joe in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along in 1981. He remained active on Broadway acting in the musicals The Rink in 1984, Personals in 1985, and the Neil Simon play Broadway Bound in 1986. He then starred in 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 Mel Brooks' The Producers. He was the artistic director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles", where he has directed musicals.

His film roles include Pretty Woman (1990), Coneheads (1993), North (1994), Denial (1998), Shallow Hal (2001), and Wild Card (2015). He also voiced the gargoyle Hugo in the Disney film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and the 2002 sequel. For his role in Dream On (1994) he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He also acted in Curb Your Enthusiasm (2001, 2009), and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2019). He also voiced the titular character in Duckman (1994–1997).

## Early life and education[edit]

Greenspan was born in Newark, New Jersey to a Jewish family, 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 itself 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][7] 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[edit]

Alexander in 2006

### Stage career[edit]

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.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10]

In July 2023, he made his Broadway directing debut with Sandy Rustin's comedy The Cottage. The cast includes Eric McCormack, Laura Bell Bundy and Lilli Cooper.[11]

### Television[edit]

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.[12][13]

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 then-popular comic strip.[14][15]

Alexander made cameo appearances as himself in the second season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, and he appeared in the show's seventh season with his three principal Seinfeld co-stars.[16] He had a part in the ABC sitcom Dinosaurs as Al "Sexual" Harris (who frequently engaged in sexual harassment) as well as other characters. Despite a successful career in film and stage, Alexander did not repeat his Seinfeld-level of success in television. The year 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.[17]

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.[18]

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,[19][20] a well-educated serial killer obsessed with the Fibonacci sequence who sends the team into a race against time to save his last victims.[21] 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.[22][23]

Alexander performs at the December 2023 CBS tribute to Dick Van Dyke.

In 2018, Alexander played Olix the bartender in The Orville.[24][25] 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.[26] He won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Song for "The Bad Guys?" on Brainwashed By Toons (2020).

In 2023, on the December 21 primetime CBS special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic, Alexander performed two songs in conjunction with dance-performers and closed the show with a spoken tribute to Van Dyke.[27]

### Films[edit]

Alexander made his film debut in 1981 in the summer camp slasher film The Burning. 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.

In 1997, he played in the remake of Roger’s and Hammersteins: Cinderella, alongside Whitney Houston, Brandi, and Whoopi Goldberg. His other Disney voice work includes House of Mouse and the video game Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance.[28]

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 film The Man Who Saved Christmas. In 2009, Alexander had a small role in the film 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.[29][30]

### Commercial work[edit]

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.[31] 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.[32] In 2018, Alexander became one of several celebrities to play Colonel Sanders in commercials for KFC, reprising his role from the 2002 campaign.[33]

Alexander with Alan F. Horn in May 2010

### Standup/host[edit]

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. From February 2023 he co-presented Really? No, Really?, a weekly podcast in which he, co-host Peter Tilden, and their guests will attempt to find answers "to life’s most baffling, intriguing, confusing and annoying questions".[34]

## Personal life[edit]

Alexander has been married to Daena E. Title, cousin of director Stacy Title, since May 31, 1982.[35][36][2] They have two sons, Gabriel[36][37] and Noah.[36]

Alexander performed a mentalism and magic act at The Magic Castle in Hollywood, California, from April 24 to 30, 2006, and he 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.[38]

In March 2023, Alexander announced he would be leaving Twitter in response to Elon Musk announcing that people with "legacy" blue checks would have the check marks removed if they refused to pay for them.[39][40] Alexander later joined the social media platform Spoutible.[41]

### Charity[edit]

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.[42] 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.[43] 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 views[edit]

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.[44] Alexander supports same-sex marriage[45] and an assault weapons ban.[46] In 2020, he campaigned for the Texas Democrats with former Seinfeld colleagues Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Larry David.[47] He endorsed Barack Obama in 2012[48] and Joe Biden in 2020.[44] Alexander has been an outspoken critic of the Trump administration[49][44] and he has ridiculed Donald Trump over his dancing.[50] He has called Republican Party senator Ted Cruz a jerk from the "jerk store" in reference to a joke from Seinfeld.[51]

## Filmography[edit]

### Film[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

|
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1981  | The Burning | Dave  |
1986  | The Mosquito Coast | Clerk  |
Brighton Beach Memoirs | Pool Player  |
1990  | Pretty Woman | Philip Stuckey  |
White Palace | Neil  |
Jacob's Ladder | Mr. Geary  |
1992  | I Don't Buy Kisses Anymore | Bernie Fishbine  |
1993  | Sexual Healing | Frank  | Short film
Coneheads | Larry Farber  |
For Goodness Sake | VCR Customer  | Short film
1994  | The Paper | Marion Sandusky  |
North | North's Father  |
The Return of Jafar | Abis Mal | Voice, direct-to-video
Blankman | Mr. Stone  |
1995  | For Better or Worse | Michael Makeshift  | Also director
The Last Supper | The Anti-Environmentalist  |
1996  | Dunston Checks In | Robert Grant  |
The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Hugo  | Voice[52]
1997  | Love! Valour! Compassion! | Buzz Hauser  |
1998  | Denial | Art Witz  |
1999  | Madeline: Lost in Paris | Henri / Uncle Horst  | Voice, direct-to-video[52]
Love and Action in Chicago | Frank Bonner  |
Just Looking | Radio Announcer  | Voice, uncredited; also director
2000  | The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle | Boris Badenov |
Let's Rap Fire Safety | Smoke Detector  | Voice, short film[52]
2001  | The Trumpet of the Swan | Father  | Voice[52]
On Edge | Zamboni Phil  |
Shallow Hal | Mauricio Wilson  |
2002  | The Hunchback of Notre Dame II | Hugo  | Voice, direct-to-video[52]
2003  | 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Lil' Lightning  | Voice, direct-to-video[52]
2006  | Ira and Abby | Dr. Morris Saperstein  |
Hood of Horror | British Record Mogul  |
How to Go Out on a Date in Queens | Johnny  |
Farce of the Penguins | Penguin on Belly  | Voice, direct-to-video
2007  | The Grand | Dr. Yakov Achmed  |
2009  | Rock Slyde | Mailman Stan  |
Hachi: A Dog's Tale | Carl  |
2010  | Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey | Major Moron  | Voice[52]
2011  | The Voyages of Young Doctor Dolittle | Eugene  | Voice, direct-to-video
2012  | Stars in Shorts | Sid Rosenthal  |
2012  | Delhi Safari | Male Flamingo, Hyena Cook  | Voice, English dub[52]
2014  | Lucky Stiff | Vinnie DiRuzzio  |
2015  | Wild Card | Pinky  |
Larry Gaye: Renegade Male Flight Attendant | Larry's Dad  |
2016  | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Mr. Bibb / The Nome King | Voice, direct-to-video[52]
2020  | My Boyfriend's Meds | Dr. Sternbach  |
Faith Based | Nicky Steele  |
2023  | Leo | Jayda's dad  | Voice[53]
2024  | The Electric State | TBA | Post-production
TBA  | The Gettysburg Address | Noah Brooks | Voice, documentary

### Television[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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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"
The Nanny | Jack  | Episode: "The Tart with Heart"
Sesame Street | Himself  | Episode 3557
1997  | Remember WENN | Alan Ballinger  | Episode: "Nothing Up My Sleeve"
Cinderella | Lionel  | Television film
1998–1999  | Hercules | Poseidon | Voice, recurring role
1998  | Saturday Night Live | Titey  | Voice, episode: "Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind"
1999  | Jingle Bells | Elf  | Voice, television film
Ultimate Trek: Star Trek's Greatest Moments | Captain James T. Kirk |
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"
Bob Patterson | Bob Patterson  | Main role; also executive producer
The Legend of Tarzan | Zutho  | Voice, episode: "Tarzan and the Face from the Past"
2002  | Son of the Beach | Tex Finklestein  | Episode: "Penetration Island"
House of Mouse | Hugo  | Voice, episode: "Donald Wants to Fly"
The Twilight Zone | Death | Episode: "One Night at Mercy"
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"
Criminal Minds | Prof. Rothchild  | Episode: "Masterpiece"
2009  | Meteor | Dr. Chetwyn  | 2 episodes
2010–2013  | Fish Hooks | Mr. Nibbles  | Voice, 3 episodes[52]
The Cleveland Show | Saul Friedman  | Voice, 2 episodes
2010, 2023  | American Dad! | Sal / Mr. Orlando  | Voice, 2 episodes
2011  | Glenn Martin, DDS | Brandon  | Voice, episode: "GlenHog Day"
Franklin & Bash | Carter Lang  | Episode: "Big Fish"
Harry's Law | Richard Cross  | Episode: "Bad to Worse"
China, IL | Harold  | Voice, 2 episodes
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! | Human Cosmo  | Television film
2011-2012  | Dora the Explorer | Owl  | Voice, 3 episodes[52]
2012  | Two and a Half Men | Dr. Goodman  | Episode: "The Straw in My Donut Hole"
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"
Kirstie | Stanford Temple  | Episode: "Maddie's Agent"
Comedy Bang! Bang! | Inspector Gantlet  | Episode: "Jenna Fischer Wears a Floral Blouse & Black Heels"
How Murray Saved Christmas | Doc Holiday  | Voice, television film
2014-2017  | The Tom and Jerry Show | Rick  | Voice, recurring role (season 1–2)[52]
2015  | Big Time in Hollywood, FL | Himself  | Episode: "The Hand That Feeds"
Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero | Coach Wallace  | Voice, episode: "Ultrahyperball"[52]
Drunk History | William "Boss" Tweed | Episode: "Journalism"
League of Legends with Videogamedunkey | Himself  | Episode: "Brucer Zin Zow"
2015–2016  | The Grinder | Cliff Bemis  | 4 episodes
TripTank | Various voices  | 6 episodes[52]
2016  | The Mark Lembeck Technique | Mark Lembeck  | Pilot
Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Have Happened | Himself  | Documentary
2017  | Animals. | Algae  | Voice, episode: "Rats"[52]
The Simpsons | Bourbon Verlander  | Voice, episode: "The Caper Chase"
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"
Richard Lovely | Mr. Mouse  | Voice, pilot
Pinky Malinky | Mayor Hop  | Voice, recurring role[52]
2019–present  | Harley Quinn | Sy Borgman | Voice, 13 episodes[52]
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
Star Trek: Prodigy | Doctor Noum  | Voice, 7 episodes
2023  | History of the World, Part II | Maurice Cheeks  | Episode: "VI"

### Music videos[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Ref.

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2007 | "Celebrity" | Performer | [54]
2007 | "Online" | Director
2012 | "Trying Not to Love You" | Bud the Coffee Foam Artist

### Video games[edit]

Year  | Title  | Voice role

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1996  | Disney's Animated Storybook: The Hunchback of Notre Dame | Hugo
The Hunchback of Notre Dame: Topsy Turvy Games | Hugo[52]
2012  | Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance | Hugo[52]

### Theme parks[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Notes

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1998  | It's Tough to be a Bug | Weevil Kneevil  |

### Director[edit]

Year  | Title  | Notes

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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"
Mike & Molly | Episode: "Vince Takes a Bath"
2023  | Young Sheldon | Episode: "A Frat Party, a Sleepover and the Mother of All Blisters"

## Stage[edit]

Year  | Title  | Role  | Venue  | Ref.

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1981  | Merrily We Roll Along | Joe  | Neil Simon Theatre | [55]
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
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  | Finding Neverland | Charles Frohman | Workshop  | [56]
Broadway Bound |  | Director
Odyssey Theatre  | [55]
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 | [57]
2023  | The Cottage |  | Director
Helen Hayes Theater, Broadway | [58]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

### Tony Awards[edit]

Year  | Category  | Performance  | Result  | Ref.

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1989 | Best Actor in a Musical | Jerome Robbins' Broadway | Won | [59]

### Primetime Emmy Awards[edit]

Year  | Category  | Project  | Episode  | Result  | Ref.

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1992 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld | "The Note" + "The Tape" | Nominated | [60]
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[edit]

Year  | Category  | Project  | Result  | Ref.

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2020 | Outstanding Original Song  | Brainwashed By Toons | Won  | [60]
Outstanding Writing for a Special Class Program  | Nominated

### Golden Globe Awards[edit]

Year  | Award  | Performance  | Result  | Ref.

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1993 | Best Supporting Actor – Television | Seinfeld | Nominated | [60]
1994 | Nominated
1995 | Nominated
1998 | Nominated

### Screen Actors Guild Award[edit]

Year  | Award  | Performance  | Result  | Ref.

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1995 | Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Seinfeld | Won | [60]
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

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## External links[edit]

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* 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

Awards for Jason Alexander

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Academy of Magical Arts Parlour Magician of the Year

* 1983: Tom Ogden
* 1984: Tom Ogden
* 1985: Michael Ammar
* 1986: Daryl
* 1987: Daryl
* 1988: Kevin James
* 1989: John Carney
* 1990: Michael Ammar
* 1991: John Carney
* 1992: Chuck Fayne
* 1993: Chuck Fayne
* 1994: David Williamson
* 1995: Whit Haydn
* 1996: T.C. Tahoe
* 1997: T.C. Tahoe
* 1998: Aldo Colombini
* 1999: Aldo Colombini
* 2000: Martin Lewis
* 2001: Martin Lewis
* 2002: Whit Haydn
* 2003: Dana Daniels
* 2004: Dana Daniels
* 2005: Michael Finney
* 2006: Jason Alexander
* 2007: Shoot Ogawa
* 2008: Shoot Ogawa
* 2009: Andrew Goldenhersh
* 2010: Andrew Goldenhersh
* 2011: Helder Guimarães
* 2012: Helder Guimarães
* 2013: Johnny Ace Palmer
* 2014: Rob Zabrecky
* 2015: Rob Zabrecky
* 2016: Handsome Jack
* 2017: Johnny Ace Palmer
* 2018: Mike Pisciotta
* 2019: Chris Capehart

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Academy of Magical Arts Junior Achievement Award

* 1976: Dirk Arthur
* 1977: Robbie Millman
* 1978: Geoffrey Williams
* 1979: Mark Kalin
* 1980: The Magic Company (Bob Pickens, Jim Heckle, Yvonne Pickens, Rita Nessett), Mark Van Buren
* 1981: Scott Cervine, Michael Weber
* 1982: Ed Alonzo, Lorenzo Clark, Bill Godwin
* 1984: Ray Kosby, Danny Scott
* 1985: Scott Tokar
* 1988: David Doyle
* 1989: Jason Alexander, Mark Matsumoto
* 1990: Steve Barnes
* 1992: Michael J. Battistoni
* 1995: Chris Gongora
* 1996: Matt Marcy
* 1997: Wesley Edberg
* 1998: Danny Cole, Thomas Meier, Bryan Stoops
* 1999: James Holgun
* 2000: Joseph Tran
* 2001: Jason Latimer
* 2002: David Stryker
* 2003: Jonathon Dabach, Matthew Grunwald, Joel Ward
* 2004: Tony Elias
* 2005: Jessica Phillips
* 2006: Nathan Gibson
* 2007: Edsel Chiu, Michael Jacobson
* 2008: Farrah Siegel
* 2009: Max Goodwin, Aaron Rabkin
* 2010: Jeff Black
* 2011: Krystyn Lambert, Tricky Devil, Sean Trinh
* 2013: John Accardo, Kyle Eschen, Akinobu Mitsui, Hyuma Miyahara
* 2014: Mark A. Gibson
* 2015: Jesus (Nexxus) Flores, Frankie Foti, Paul Robaia
* 2016: Collins Key
* 2017: Kevin Li, Griffin Barry
* 2018: Franco Pascali, Fernando Velasco, Rabby Yang

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Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Musical

1975–2000|

* John Cullum \- Shenandoah (1975)
* Ian Richardson \- My Fair Lady (1976)
* Lenny Baker \- I Love My Wife (1977)
* Ken Page \- Ain't Misbehavin' (1978)
* Len Cariou \- Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1979)
* Jim Dale \- Barnum (1980)
* Kevin Kline \- The Pirates of Penzance; or, The Slave of Duty (1981)
* George Hearn \- La Cage aux Folles (1984)
* Ron Richardson \- Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1985)
* George Rose \- The Mystery of Edwin Drood (1986)
* Robert Lindsay \- Me and My Girl (1987)
* Michael Crawford \- The Phantom of the Opera (1988)
* Jason Alexander \- Jerome Robbins' Broadway (1989)
* James Naughton \- City of Angels (1990)
* Jonathan Pryce \- Miss Saigon (1991)
* Gregory Hines \- Jelly's Last Jam / Nathan Lane \- Guys and Dolls (1992)
* Brent Carver \- Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993)
* Boyd Gaines \- She Loves Me (1994)
* Vernel Bagneris \- Jelly Roll (1995)
* Nathan Lane \- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1996)
* Robert Cuccioli \- Jekyll & Hyde (1997)
* Alan Cumming \- Cabaret (1998)
* Brent Carver \- Parade (1999)
* Brian Stokes Mitchell \- Kiss Me, Kate (2000)

2001–2022|

* Nathan Lane \- The Producers (2001)
* John Lithgow \- Sweet Smell of Success (2002)
* Antonio Banderas \- Nine / Harvey Fierstein \- Hairspray (2003)
* Hugh Jackman \- The Boy from Oz (2004)
* Norbert Leo Butz \- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (2005)
* John Lloyd Young \- Jersey Boys (2006)
* Raúl Esparza \- Company (2007)
* Paulo Szot \- South Pacific (2008)
* Brian d'Arcy James \- Shrek the Musical (2009)
* Douglas Hodge \- La Cage aux Folles (2010)
* Norbert Leo Butz \- Catch Me If You Can (2011)
* Danny Burstein \- Follies (2012)
* Billy Porter \- Kinky Boots (2013)
* Neil Patrick Harris \- Hedwig and the Angry Inch / Jefferson Mays \- A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder (2014)
* Robbie Fairchild \- An American in Paris (2015)
* Danny Burstein \- Fiddler on the Roof (2016)
* Andy Karl \- Groundhog Day (2017)
* Ethan Slater \- SpongeBob SquarePants: The Broadway Musical (2018)
* Santino Fontana \- Tootsie (2019)
* Larry Owens \- A Strange Loop (2020)
* Jaquel Spivey \- A Strange Loop (2022)

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Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series

* Jason Alexander (1994)
* David Hyde Pierce (1995)
* John Lithgow (1996)
* John Lithgow (1997)
* Michael J. Fox (1998)
* Michael J. Fox (1999)
* Robert Downey Jr. (2000)
* Sean Hayes (2001)
* Sean Hayes (2002)
* Tony Shalhoub (2003)
* Tony Shalhoub (2004)
* Sean Hayes (2005)
* Alec Baldwin (2006)
* Alec Baldwin (2007)
* Alec Baldwin (2008)
* Alec Baldwin (2009)
* Alec Baldwin (2010)
* Alec Baldwin (2011)
* Alec Baldwin (2012)
* Ty Burrell (2013)
* William H. Macy (2014)
* Jeffrey Tambor (2015)
* William H. Macy (2016)
* William H. Macy (2017)
* Tony Shalhoub (2018)
* Tony Shalhoub (2019)
* Jason Sudeikis (2020)
* Jason Sudeikis (2021)
* Jeremy Allen White (2022)

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Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical

1948–1975|

* Paul Hartman (1948)
* Ray Bolger (1949)
* Ezio Pinza (1950)
* Robert Alda (1951)
* Phil Silvers (1952)
* Thomas Mitchell (1953)
* Alfred Drake (1954)
* Walter Slezak (1955)
* Ray Walston (1956)
* Rex Harrison (1957)
* Robert Preston (1958)
* Richard Kiley (1959)
* Jackie Gleason (1960)
* Richard Burton (1961)
* Robert Morse (1962)
* Zero Mostel (1963)
* Bert Lahr (1964)
* Zero Mostel (1965)
* Richard Kiley (1966)
* Robert Preston (1967)
* Robert Goulet (1968)
* Jerry Orbach (1969)
* Cleavon Little (1970)
* Hal Linden (1971)
* Phil Silvers (1972)
* Ben Vereen (1973)
* Christopher Plummer (1974)
* John Cullum (1975)

1976–2000|

* George Rose (1976)
* Barry Bostwick (1977)
* John Cullum (1978)
* Len Cariou (1979)
* Jim Dale (1980)
* Kevin Kline (1981)
* Ben Harney (1982)
* Tommy Tune (1983)
* George Hearn (1984)
* No Award (1985)
* George Rose (1986)
* Robert Lindsay (1987)
* Michael Crawford (1988)
* Jason Alexander (1989)
* James Naughton (1990)
* Jonathan Pryce (1991)
* Gregory Hines (1992)
* Brent Carver (1993)
* Boyd Gaines (1994)
* Matthew Broderick (1995)
* Nathan Lane (1996)
* James Naughton (1997)
* Alan Cumming (1998)
* Martin Short (1999)
* Brian Stokes Mitchell (2000)

2001–present|

* Nathan Lane (2001)
* John Lithgow (2002)
* Harvey Fierstein (2003)
* Hugh Jackman (2004)
* Norbert Leo Butz (2005)
* John Lloyd Young (2006)
* David Hyde Pierce (2007)
* Paulo Szot (2008)
* David Alvarez, Trent Kowalik, and Kiril Kulish (2009)
* Douglas Hodge (2010)
* Norbert Leo Butz (2011)
* Steve Kazee (2012)
* Billy Porter (2013)
* Neil Patrick Harris (2014)
* Michael Cerveris (2015)
* Leslie Odom Jr. (2016)
* Ben Platt (2017)
* Tony Shalhoub (2018)
* Santino Fontana (2019)
* No Ceremony (2020)
* Aaron Tveit (2021)
* Myles Frost (2022)
* J. Harrison Ghee (2023)

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