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Audiences know Jason Alexander for his portrayal of George Costanza in the groundbreaking television comedy "Seinfeld," which has become part of pop-culture history. The show ran for nine seasons and earned Alexander six Emmy nominations, four Golden Globe nominations and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series.
His other television credits include the series "Everything's Relative" and the television movie "The Man Who Saved Christmas," on CBS, the series "Bob Patterson" and "E/R," the mini-series "Favorite Son," musical versions of "Bye Bye Birdie" and "Cinderella" and the upcoming television movie "A Christmas Carol." He also guest-starred in "Malcolm in the Middle" and earned his seventh Emmy nomination for a guest spot in "Dream On."
His many feature film credits include "The Burning," "Brighton Beach Memoirs," "The Mosquito Coast," "Jacob's Ladder," "White Palace," "Coneheads," "Blankman," "The Last Supper," "Denial" and the Academy Award-nominated live-action short "Down on the Waterfront." His most memorable roles include those in "North," "The Paper" and "Pretty Woman." He also starred in "I Don't Buy Kisses Any More" and "Dunston Checks In" and garnered exceptional reviews for his performance in the film version of Terrence McNally's Tony Award-winning play "Love! Valour! Compassion!" More recently, Alexander appeared as Boris Badenov in "The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle" and in "Shallow Hal."
He has also executive-produced "Agent Cody Banks" and its recent sequel, "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London." He directed "Just Looking" and directed and starred in "For Better or Worse." His first effort as a director, an episode of "Seinfeld," was nominated for a DGA Award.
Alexander's voice has also become famous in animated features and television series. For four seasons, he starred in the critically acclaimed adult animation series "Duckman" and has provided voices in "Aladdin," "The Return of Jafar," "Hercules," "The Hunchback of Notre Dame" and "101 Dalmatians II."
Recently, Alexander played the leading role of Max Bialystock in the Los Angeles production of the hit Broadway musical "The Producers." His other theater credits include "Merrily We Roll Along," "Accomplice," "Broadway Bound," "The Rink" and "Jerome Robbins' Broadway," for which he won the Tony, Outer Critics and Drama Desk Awards for Best Actor in a Musical. Alexander also wrote the narration of the show, which won a Tony Award for Best Musical. In Los Angeles, he portrayed Harry Truman in the one-man play "Give 'Em Hell, Harry" and also starred in "Promises, Promises" and "Defiled."
Alexander's first children's book, Dad, Are You the Tooth Fairy?, will be published in 2005.
Born and raised in New Jersey, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children. His birth date is September 23.
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