Jason Alexander

Birthday: 23 September 1959, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name: Jason Scott Greenspan

Height: 163 cm

Jason Greenspan adopted the stage name Jason Alexander while still in high school in New Jersey. He was soon appearing in Broadway plays and movies, then in the hit TV series, Seinfeld (1989), from 19 ...Show More

I still don't know much about directing a movie. I still don't know much about directing a movie.

I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny. I'm always more motivated by the pain of a funny character than by what makes him funny.

But one set of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I h Show more But one set of grandparents lived on Davidson Avenue in the Bronx and one lived in Manhattan and I had an aunt and uncle in Queens, so in my heart I was a New Yorker. Hide

The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work. The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

But I didn't know much about directing a movie. But I didn't know much about directing a movie.

The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that Show more The thing about For Better or Worse is the only thing that made me an okay director for that is that I have a sense of humor, and it was supposed to be funny. Hide

The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners Show more The show is like an Edwardian play - emotional life gets stepped on for the sake of accepted manners, and that's terrific for actors to play in. Hide

I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy. I would work with any one of them again in a heartbeat because it was joyous and incredibly easy.

Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey. Well, let's put in this way, I grew up in West New York, New Jersey.

You know, because of the lack of budget, we had to find neighborhoods where time had stopped - kind Show more You know, because of the lack of budget, we had to find neighborhoods where time had stopped - kind of stuck in the '50s. And no place had that better than Staten Island. Hide

I'm not really bald. I shave my head to keep in character with George. I'm not really bald. I shave my head to keep in character with George.

We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season. We made a deal that was acceptable to us. We got paid very handsomely for our final season.

Jason Alexander's FILMOGRAPHY

All as Actor (448) as Creator (1)

Reading Rainbow - Season 3

The Bug Diaries - Season 1

Malcolm in The Middle - Season 6

The Last Laugh

Monk - Season 5

Reading Rainbow - Season 9

American Dad - Season 6

Monk - Season 1

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 4

The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards

American Dad - Season 4

Robot Chicken - Season 3

American Dad - Season 13

Reading Rainbow - Season 4

American Dad - Season 21

Hood of Horror

Everybody Hates Chris - Season 3

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert - Season 1

House of Mouse - Season 2

Star Trek: Voyager - Season 6

Star Trek: Voyager - Season 1

China IL - Season 2

Celebrity Poker Showdown - Season 7

The Simpsons - Season 32

Poker After Dark - Season 3

Reading Rainbow - Season 13

Jason Alexander'S roles

Pinchus Zion

George Costanza

Dave

Larry Farber

Carter Lang

Saul Friedman

Lightning

Prof. Rothchild

Philip Stuckey

Marty Eels

Larry's Dad

Cliff Bemis

Mr. Lundy

Hugo

Carl

Abis Mal

Jason Alexander

Dr. Goodman

Boss Tweed

Sal

Himself - Guest

The Nome King

Geary

Principal Edwards

George Costanza

Robert Grant

Himself - Celebrity Panelist