Character actor Reni Santoni, who played Poppie the restaurant owner on Seinfeld, has died at the age of 81, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Santoni passed away Saturday while in hospice care in Los Angeles following years of health problems that included cancer. Born in New York City, Santoni gained fame with film roles like […]
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Jerry Stiller, Actor, Comedian and Seinfeld Actor, Dead at 92
Actor-comedian Jerry Stiller, arguably best known as the irritable Frank Costanza, father of Jason Alexander’s George Costanza, on Seinfeld, has died. He was 92. His actor-son Ben Stiller confirmed the news on social media early Monday, writing, “I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes. He was a great […]
The 15 Worst Series Finales of All Time — House of Cards, Pretty Little Liars, Seinfeld, Gossip Girl and More
Sometimes good series not only go bad, they do so at the worst of all possible times — as in, right when they’re coming to an end. As a result, instead of leaving us reflecting fondly on a show that we’ve loved and lost, we’re stuck with an unpleasant aftertaste and a nagging question: It […]
Is Jerry Seinfeld the Reason That the Amex Black Card Exists?
Is Jerry Seinfeld the Reason That the Amex Black Card Exists? Advertiser Disclosure The credit card offers that appear on the website are from credit card companies from which ThePointsGuy.com receives compensation. This compensation may impact how and where products appear on this site (including, for example, the order in which they appear). This site […]
The 12 worst TV series finales of all time, from ‘Seinfeld’ to ‘Girls’
HBO It’s difficult to wrap up a television series, especially shows that have been on for so long that a planned ending isn’t really possible anymore. A good final episode should bring back the themes of the entire show and its season, while tying things up (but not too tight). Often it goes terribly, and […]
Olive Garden denies sending a threatening letter to a Seinfeld parody account over a tweet that claimed it stopped selling AR-15 rifles
Wiki Commons A spokesperson for the Olive Garden parent company, Darden Restaurants, denied that it sent a cease-and-desist letter to a Seinfeld parody account on Friday. The apparently fake letter demanded that the account @Seinfeld2000 remove an earlier tweet that said, “respect to Olive Garden for no longer selling AR-15s at all their locations.” It […]
‘Jerry Before Seinfeld’ Trailer: The Comedian Tells His Earliest Jokes on Netflix
Jerry Seinfeld is a stand-up comedy legend. The comedian’s self-titled sitcom that he created with Curb Your Enthusiasm mastermind Larry David is one of the most successful network comedies of all time, which is impressive for a show that is famously about nothing. Plus, it’s kind of the inspiration for all the sitcoms following stand-up […]
Stocks are stuck in a ‘Seinfeld market’
IMDB The stock market had a lot in common with acclaimed sitcom “Seinfeld” last week. Except instead of laughing, investors simply yawned. While Seinfeld has frequently been called a “show about nothing,” the US stock market did basically nothing, rising 0.5% over five of the most uneventful days you’ll ever see. The S&P 500 didn’t move […]