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Seinfeld/Characters


List of major, recurring and minor characters from Seinfeld.



The Group

Jerry Seinfeld (Jerry Seinfeld)

George Costanza (Jason Alexander)

Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus)

Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards)

"Why does Kramer need to go to a fantasy camp? His whole life is a fantasy camp. People should plunk down $2000 to live like him for a week. Do nothing, fall ass-backwards into money, mooch food off your neighbours, and have sex without dating. Now that's a fantasy camp!"

  • The Ghost: None of his oft-mentioned friends (Bob Sacamano, Jay Remenschneider and Lomez) have appeared on screen.
  • Go-To Alias: H.E. Pennypacker and Dr. Van Nostrand.
  • Hipster: According to Elaine.
  • Idiot Houdini: Much to his friends' chagrin, as they all avert this trope.
  • Jewish Mother: Briefly takes on the characteristics of one while trying to cook a lot of Jewish food for Jewish Singles Night.

Kramer: (to Jerry) "Eat! Eat! You're nothing but skin and bones!"

Recurring Characters

Newman (Wayne Knight)

  • Affably Evil: When he's not antagonistic, he seems to get along fairly well with the cast.
  • Catch Phrase: Hellooooo....Jerry.
  • Cloudcuckoolander
  • Creator Cameo: In his first appearance.
  • Driven to Suicide: Spends the duration of introductory episode as an offscreen character threatening to jump off the roof of the apartment building.
  • Fat Bastard
  • Fat Best Friend
  • The Friend Nobody Likes: Kramer seems to be the only one who can stand him.
  • Large Ham
  • The Other Darrin: Was an offscreen character voiced by Larry David in his first appearance but Larry David had Knight record the lines for the syndication version so as to keep continuity intact.
  • Phrase Catcher: "Hello... Newman."
  • Psycho for Hire: He is a mailman.
  • Psycho Sidekick: To Kramer.
  • Sitcom Arch Nemesis: To Jerry.
  • Smug Snake: Would really like to be a Magnificent Bastard, but Newman is just as pathetic as the rest of the cast.
  • Villains Out Shopping
  • What Could Have Been: Was originally envisioned by Larry David as an African-American friend of Kramer's and actors Tim Russ and William Thomas Jr. both auditioned for the part. However, between the first and the second draft, the plot was significantly reduced; the scene in which the character appeared was cut, and Newman's role in the episode was cut down to a brief dialogue between Kramer and an off-screen Newman who was voiced by Larry David.

Frank Costanza (Jerry Stiller)

Estelle Costanza (Estelle Harris)

  • The Danza
  • Jewish Mother: Her ethnicity is not revealed in the show, but she's portrayed by a Jewish actress and acts like a stereotypical Jewish mother.
  • No Accounting for Taste: Her and Frank can't seem to speak to one another without shouting.

Susan Ross (Heidi Swedberg)

Crazy Joe Davola (Peter Crombie)

J. Peterman (John O'Hurley)

George Steinbrenner (Larry David (voice), Lee Bear)

David Puddy (Patrick Warburton)

Minor Characters

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