Is Kramer real?

The character of Kramer was originally based on the real-life Kenny Kramer, a neighbor of co-creator Larry David from New York. However, Michael Richards did not in any way base his performance on the real Kramer, to the point of refusing to meet him.
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Are Kramer and Elaine based on real people?

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As their inspiration for the tall-haired, quirky neighbor, Seinfeld creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David used a real-life kooky friend named Kenny Kramer. "Kenny was always coming up with these oddball schemes that sounded like they were made up for a television show," David told The New York Times.
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Where does Kramer get his money?

He instead gets a giant billboard in Times Square. Even when Kramer sues a candy company, it falls flat. Fans can also assume Kramer received money for his ad with Calvin Klein and revenue from his coffee table book sales. In the sitcom, Kramer reveals he once worked for a bagel shop and has been on strike for years.
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How did they find Kramer?

It was George Costanza who found out his unusual name through an encounter with Kramer's mother, Babs Kramer, in Season Six.
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Is Seinfeld a true story?

Many Seinfeld episodes are based on the writers' real-life experiences, with the experiences reinterpreted for the characters' storylines. For example, George's storyline, "The Revenge", is based on Larry David's experience at Saturday Night Live. "The Contest" is also based on David's experiences.
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Who is the real Elaine?

According to Seinfeld's biography (written by Jerry Oppenheimer), Elaine was based in part on Susan McNabb (who was dating Seinfeld when the character was created), though eventually named after friend and fellow comic Elayne Boosler.
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How realistic is Seinfeld?

The hit NBC sitcom Seinfeld may have been based on real life. However, that doesn't mean it was realistic by any stretch. Most of the events on the long-running comedy were intentionally over the top to draw the maximum number of laughs.
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Was Elaine pregnant in season 3?

During filming of "The Keys", Julia Louis-Dreyfus was pregnant with her first child, Henry. Throughout the episode, she hides behind various props to hide her pregnancy as her character, Elaine, was not pregnant.
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What ended Michael Richards career?

A video surfaced of Richards berating a Black audience member, including the use of several racial slurs. The three-minute video essentially ended Richards' career and credibility, Looper reported. Fans found Kramer and the actor who played him to be silly, goofy, and fun before 2006.
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Why do they clap when Kramer comes in?

Cosmo Kramer wasn't the first TV character to get a studio audience whooping and clapping for him when he entered the frame. The practice is most famously associated with Happy Days' Arthur Fonzarelli (played by Henry Winkler), aka the Fonz.
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Is Jerry Seinfeld a billionaire?

Just ask comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his impressive net worth. Based on very conservative last reports, that number sits around the US$950 million mark (as of: September 2019). It's a touch under a billion and in a post-Bezos world, sure.
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Who is Elaine based on?

Elaine was based on a few real-life people from the lives of Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. She was partly based on Monica Yates, who David used to date. They remained good friends after they broke up, just like Jerry and Elaine.
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Why did Elaine wear her hair like that?

In her interview, Louis-Dreyfus humorously explained Elaine Benes' hair. She described how, in developing a look for Elaine's 'do, she was inspired by the film A Room With a View, based on the book by E. M. Forster. “OK, look, in my defense,” she began, “first of all, the hair.
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Are Jason Alexander and Seinfeld friends?

Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld have been friends since they first appeared on Seinfeld together in 1989.
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Did Jerry and Elaine have a kid?

Elaine (Dreyfus) — She's not married but has a young daughter, thanks to some help from Jerry.
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What does Jason Alexander do now?

In 2018, Alexander played Olix the bartender in The Orville. The same year, he portrayed Gene Lundy, a drama teacher, on two episodes of Young Sheldon. In 2021, he reprised the role of Gene Lundy on one episode. In 2019, Alexander appeared on The Marvelous Mrs.
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Why did Elaine leave season 4?

She also missed the two-part Seinfeld season 4 premiere "The Trip." This was because Louis-Dreyfus was on maternity leave at the time. In all likelihood, if "The Trip" was produced at a later date, Elaine would have been included.
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Why was Elaine off Seinfeld?

Throughout this episode, Elaine carries a large present in front of her stomach, concealing Louis-Dreyfus' pregnancy. When Julia went on maternity leave she was not available for the first two episodes of season four. Her absence was explained by saying she was vacationing in Europe.
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Is Amy pregnant in season 7?

Since her character, police detective Amy Santiago, isn't pregnant on the hit show, sharp-eyed viewers may have noticed that Fumero was expecting by the way the show creatively found ways to shoot around her midsection over the past several episodes. “I was constantly standing behind something,” she says, laughing.
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Do we ever see Jerry's bedroom?

Bedroom Season 1 Episodes 2-5 - Seemingly Jerry's bedroom is located to the right of the bathroom rather than the rest of the series (excluding the pilot) where the bedroom is located to the left. In episode two "The Stakeout" the door can be seen briefly after Jerry enters the apartment.
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Is Jerry's apartment possible?

Jerry Seinfeld's apartment does not exist. And, because we live in hell, some monster on Reddit decided to point out that not only does the apartment not exist, but it couldn't physically exist by all known natural laws of science. Be warned.
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Can the Seinfeld apartment exist?

Jerry's home can't exist in the real world. Not if you believe in basic rules of time and space. You can see why in an overhead rendering of the apartment. If you actually built it to these specifications, the outside hall would need to run through Jerry's kitchen.
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