Jerry Seinfeld

Volunteered on a kibbutz in Israel for a summer when he was 17. Pre-comedy jobs included selling lightbulbs over the phone. Started his career in series television in early episodes of Benson . Authored the 1993 book Seinlanguage , which landed on the New York Times Best Seller list. Purchased Billy Joel's mansion in the Hamptons for $32 million in 2000. Seinfeld , which he described as "micro-concept TV," was picked by TV GUIDE in 2002 as the Greatest Show of All Time (beating out I Love… Show more Lucy and The Honeymooners ). Donated the celebrated "puffy shirt" from Seinfeld to the Smithsonian Institution in 2004. Reunited with Seinfeld costars (Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, Michael Richards) in a 2009 story arc on Curb Your Enthusiasm . Was the first guest on the short-lived The Jay Leno Show , which premiered September 14, 2009. ~ Rovi

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