Jason Alexander

This article is about the American actor. For other people named Jason Alexander, see Jason Alexander (disambiguation).

Jason Alexander
Jason Alexander
Alexander in 2009
Born
Jay Scott Greenspan

(1959-09-23) September 23, 1959 (age 65)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma materBoston University
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • director
  • podcaster
  • presenter
Years active1981–present
Spouse
Daena Title
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(m. 1982)​
Children2
RelativesStacy Title (cousin-in-law)
Alexander's speaking voice
Celebrating the retirement of 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. Over the course of his career he has received an Emmy Award and a Tony Award as well as nominations for four Golden Globe Awards. He gained stardom for his role as George Costanza in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), for which he won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series and was nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Television.

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's 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), The Last Supper (1995), Dunston Checks In (1996), Denial (1998), Shallow Hal (2001), and Wild Card (2015). He voiced the gargoyle Hugo in the Disney film The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and the 2002 sequel as well as the titular role in Duckman (1994–1997). 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).

  1. ^ kevinpollakschatshow (January 13, 2015), KPCS: Jason Alexander #86, archived from the original on December 11, 2021, retrieved October 9, 2017
  2. ^ a b "Jason Alexander Biography: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Television Actor, Comedian (1959–)". Biography.com (FYI / A&E Networks). September 23, 1959. Archived from the original on March 21, 2019. Retrieved February 13, 2011.
  3. ^ "Jason Alexander". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on January 14, 2012.