A Complete Guide to Seinfeld's Sneakers

• By Gary Warnett
• from http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2011/04/seinfeld-nikes/

Jerry Seinfeld: sneakerhead. Yup. Not in the traditional sense, but over the course of the Seinfeld television show, Jerry wore his fair share of Nike bangers and obscure white on white trainers. We thought documentation of this 1990s phenomena was warranted, so Complex tapped its go-to footwear historian Gary Warnett (who put together our 50 Greatest Nike Trail Shoes and our 50 Greatest Air Max 90s lists) to painstakingly sort through Jerry's greatest hits.

We've provied images when we had them, here they are in their entirety: click on the gallery to see A Complete Guide to Jerry Seinfeld's Sneakers.

Click Here to Start the Story »

Seinfeld Uncle Leo actor Len Lesser dead at 88

From: http://www.latimes.com/

Len Lesser was a veteran character actor best known for his recurring role as Uncle Leo on “Seinfeld." (Craig Schwartz)

Len Lesser

Veteran character actor

Len Lesser, 88, a veteran character actor best known for his recurring role in the 1990s as Uncle Leo on the hit NBC-TV comedy "Seinfeld," died Wednesday in Burbank, publicist Laura Stegman said. He had pneumonia and cancer.

Starting in the early 1950s, Lesser built a reputation for mostly playing the heavy in dozens of movies and hundreds of TV appearances, while nurturing his love of the theater. But the bald, hook-nosed actor took his career to a higher plane once he established himself as Jerry Seinfeld's annoying Uncle Leo with his trademark greeting "Hello!"

"He's the kind of guy who is a total nuisance at times and the kind of guy you avoid," Lesser said of Uncle Leo in a 1998 interview with The Times. "He's a very expansive character, and that has an attraction to it."

Born Dec. 3, 1922, in New York, Lesser received a bachelor's degree in economics and government from the City College of New York in 1942. He served in the Army during World War II, then returned to New York to study acting.

He moved to Los Angeles in 1954 and began working in television and commercials. Movie roles followed, including small parts in "Kelly's Heroes," "Papillon" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales."

Besides "Seinfeld," he also had a recurring role on the CBS sitcom "Everybody Loves Raymond" as Raymond's father's friend Garvin.

He appeared frequently on local stages, including in "Cold Storage" at the Gnu Theatre in 1993, "Cantorial" at the Actors Alley in 1992 and "Awake and Sing!" at A Noise Within last year.

'Seinfeld' actor hails Festivus' legacy

From CNN


Jerry Stiller talks about the legacy of Festivus, a secular holiday popularized in an episode of "Seinfeld."

One Toilet Paper Company Decides to Ditch the Tube

by Stephen Messenger
from http://www.treehugger.com/

In an attempt to cut down on back on consumer waste, one toilet paper manufacturer has unveiled perhaps the biggest change the product has undergone in over a century -- replacing that old cardboard tube with, well, nothing. If the advancement in TP technology seems unremarkable, consider just how much waste it will keep from the landfill. Each year, a million miles worth of cardboard tubing is tossed out -- that's enough to circle the Earth over forty times.

Seinfeld's George Costanza once pointed out how little TP has progressed over the decades. "Do you realize that toilet paper has not changed in my lifetime? It's just paper on a cardboard roll, that's it. And in ten thousand years, it will still be exactly the same because really, what else can they do?" On that last point, he was wrong.

Kimberly-Clark, the company which produces Scotts toilet paper, will begin testing its oddly revolutionary Tube-Free TP next week in Walmarts and Sam's Clubs across the North-eastern US. Depending on how well it's received, soon the trend might spread globally.

According to a report from USA Today, while it may seem fairly innocuous, Americans have been tossing out a lot of those cardboard tubes each year -- and it really adds up.

The 17 billion toilet paper tubes produced annually in the USA account for 160 million pounds of trash, according to Kimberly-Clark estimates, and could stretch more than a million miles placed end-to-end. That's from here to the moon and back -- twice. Most consumers toss, rather than recycle, used tubes, says Doug Daniels, brand manager at Kimberly-Clark.

A consumers demand for less wasteful products is apparently what has driven the toilet paper maker to update a product which has gone without any major improvement since it was invented over 100 years ago. "We found a way to bring innovation to a category as mature as bath tissue," says Daniels.

While the new tubeless rolls won't always be perfectly round, they'll have no problem fitting on standard toilet paper spindles -- and they can be used to the last square. The trick is in the special winding processes, but the company is keeping their technique a secret.

With any luck, soon other toilet paper manufactures will get on board with less wasteful alternatives to the tradition roll, whether it be by using more recycled material or ditching the cardboard tube altogether. And, as consumers demand more eco-friendly products, perhaps more manufacturers will continue to find more ways to cut unnecessary materials from the things they sell.

And who knows, maybe one day people will have conversations like this about us.

Real-life 'Soup Nazi' reopening famed shop

By Jessica Naziri,
From http://www.cnn.com/

Al Yeganeh's soup store in midtown Manhattan returns Tuesday after a six-year absence.

New York (CNN) -- Get in line, have your money ready and move to your extreme left -- Al Yeganeh, "the Original SoupMan," is back and re-opening his famed soup store Tuesday in midtown Manhattan.

Yeganeh and his Soup Kitchen International first rose to fame after he was caricatured in the long-running NBC TV show "Seinfeld" as the "Soup Nazi," a cranky and demanding soup-stand cook who bellowed "No soup for you!" to customers who didn't follow his strict rules for ordering.

Watch CNNMoney.com's report on the 'Soup Nazi'

Yeganeh, who first opened his shop in 1984, closed the store six years ago, but kept the lease to pursue franchise opportunities and a line of frozen soups with the Original SoupMan brand.

Chef Dan Rubano, who mentored with Yeganeh, was at the store a day before its re-opening, helping to set things up.

"We are keeping the original recipes and adding more to the menu," Rubano said.

Rubano didn't know whether Yeganeh would stop by for opening day, but said he's expected to make sporadic appearances.

According to the "Seinfeld" Web site, Yeganeh was at first unhappy with the publicity from the "Soup Nazi" episode and was quoted as saying he threatened to "smack" comedian Jerry Seinfeld's face.

Seinfeld, whose title character was banned during the "Soup Nazi" episode, declined to comment on the store's reopening.

Seinfeld’s 10 best sports moments

Posted by Matt Lo Cascio
From: http://guyism.com/

For a show that was supposed to be about nothing, Seinfeld sure had plenty of sports episodes. Golf, tennis, baseball and hockey were all used for episodes that centered around sports. And now that Jerry’s scheduled to call a Mets game with Keith Hernandez, it’s time to paint your face like Puddy and get yourself ready. Here are 10 of the best Seinfeld sports moments.

10 Kramer Asks Paul O’Neill for a Favor

Kramer makes his way into the Yankees locker room to find Paul O’Neill. He asks him to hit two home runs for a sick kid in the hospital, even though it’s really so Kramer can get a birthday card back.

Paul O’Neill: “You promised a kid in the hospital that I’d hit two homeruns?”

Kramer: “Yeah, what — no good?”

Paul O’Neill: “No it’s no good…it’s terrible. I mean, you don’t hit home runs like that, it’s hard to hit home runs. And where the heck did you get two from?”

9 Another Game for Milos!

Jerry finds out that the salesman he bought his tennis racquet from is actually terrible at playing the game. This upsets Jerry tremendously and the salesman, Milos, promises to make it up to him. The plot has some twists and turns, but it comes down to Jerry tanking a tennis match so Milos can look like a man again to his hot wife.

Milos: Another game for Milos! Hahaha!

Jerry: You’re on fire today.

Milos: Hey Patty. look at this guy. He’s awful! He’s not a man, this Jerry. He’s not even married like I am.

Jerry: Hey, uh, Milos, I don’t mind rolling over here, but could you lighten up on the ‘not a man’ stuff?

Milos: Hey everybody, look! The little chicken girl wants me to ease up. He can’t handle this, so he cries like a woman!

8 Kramer Dominates the Dojo

Kramer becomes a force in “kah-rah-tay”, except it’s at a dojo full of young kids. He ends up getting beat up in an alley by them but not before explaining the “katra” to Elaine.

Kramer: The first time I sparred with an opponent, I was terrified. My legs, they were like noodles. But then I looked inside, and I found my katra.

Elaine: Katra?

Kramer: Yeah, your spirit, your, uh, being. The part of you that says, “Yes, I can!”

Jerry: Sammy Davis had it.

Kramer: So I listened to my katra and now I’m dominating the dojo. I’m class champion. Ka-ra-te Jerry ka-ra-te sound bite

7 Jay Buhner Has a Rocket for an Arm

George Steinbrenner has stopped by the Costanza residence to tell them the bad news that their son George is dead. Frank Costanza is tremendously upset. But not about George. He’s mad about a certain Yankee trade.

Frank: What the hell did you trade Jay Buhner for?!? He had 30 home runs, over 100 RBIs last year, he’s got a rocket for an arm, you don’t know what the hell you’re doin’!!

Steinbrenner: Well, Buhner was a good prospect, no question about it. But my baseball people love Ken Phelps’ bat. They kept saying ‘Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps’.

6 Was It the AM/PM?

Elaine is hosting Jean Paul, the marathoner that overslept at the Olympics and missed the marathon. Jerry has designs on making sure he doesn’t miss his race in New York. But first they want to find out why Jean Paul missed out on the Olympics.

Jean-Paul: Man, it wasn’t the snooze. Most people think it was the snooze, but no, no snooze.

Jerry: AM/PM.

Jean-Paul: Man, it wasn’t the AM/PM. It was the volume.

Jerry: Ah…the volume.

Jean-Paul: Yes, the volume. There was a separate knob for the radio alarm.

Jerry: Ah, separate knob.

Jean-Paul: Yes, separate knob. Why separate knob?! Why separate knob?!

5 How They Talk in the Major Leagues

George meets with some executives from the Houston Astros to discuss interleague play and adopts a whole new style of conversation.

George: Hey, you bastards.

Jerry: Hey, how was the meeting?

George: I really like those sons of bitches.

Jerry: Sons of bitches?

George: Yeah! That’s how they talk. You know, everyone’s either a bastard or a son of a bitch.

Yeah, it’s like uh…”boy, that son of a bitch Boggs can really hit, uh?!”

Jean-Paul: Really?

George: Yeah, yeah. That’s how they talk in the major league.

4 Joe DiMaggio Dunks His Donuts

Kramer reveals to the Elaine and Jerry that Joe DiMaggio is a “dunker”, but Jerry does not believe it.

Kramer: Joe DiMaggio, you know this time I went in and sat down across from him and I really watched him. I studied his every move. For example, he dunks.

Elaine: Joe DiMaggio dunks his donut?

Kramer: That’s right.

Jerry: See, now I know it’s not him. Joe DiMaggio could not be a dunker.

Kramer: Oh, he’s a dunker.

Elaine: Why couldn’t he be a dunker?

Kramer: And nothing diverts his attention. Like, I’m uh, you know, like I’m sitting in there, you know. And I start banging on the table, you know, to uh, look up, you know, Like I’m sitting there you know and uh, bang, you know, bang! He wouldn’t move. So then I start doing these yelping noises. Like, yip! yip! No reaction because the guy is so focused, you see, he can just block out anything that’s going on around him. See, that’s how he played baseball. He dunks like he hits.

3 George Teaches Jeter and Bernie Williams About Hitting

George abstains from sex and the effects transform him into some sort of savant. Besides dominating at Jeopardy! and figuring out absolute zero, George bestows some of his new found knowledge on Yankees stars Derek Jeter and Bernie Williams.

George: Guys, hitting is not about muscle. It’s simple physics. Calculate the velocity, v, in relation to the trajectory, t, in which g, gravity, of course remains a constant. (Hits a home run) It’s not complicated.

Jeter: Now who are you again?

George: George Costanza, assistant to the traveling secretary.

Williams: Are you the guy who put us in that Ramada in Milwaukee?

George: Do you wanna talk about hotels, or do you wanna win some ball games?

Jeter: We won the World Series.

George: In six games.

2 Keith Hernandez, The Magic Loogey and George the Chucker

While Jerry is anxious about his man-date with Keith Hernandez, Newman explains why he can’t stand the Mets’ first baseman with his “Magic Loogey” theory, duplicating the exact scene — and his role –in JFK.

Kramer: Keith was coming toward us, as he passes Newman turns and says, “Nice game pretty boy.” Keith continued past us up the ramp.

Newman: A second later, something happened that changed us in a deep and profound way front that day forward.

Elaine: What was it?

Kramer: He spit on us…. and I screamed out, “I’m hit!”

Newman: Then I turned and the spit ricochet of him and it hit me.

1 Puddy Paints His Face for the Devils Game

Elaine learns something new about her on and off boyfriend, David Puddy. Turns out Puddy is a “face painter” and Elaine just can’t handle that.

Elaine: You painted your face?

Puddy: Yeah.

Elaine: Why?

Puddy: You know, support the team.

Elaine: Well, you can’t walk around like that.

Puddy: Why not?

Elaine: Because it’s insane?

Puddy: Hey, you gotta let them know you’re out there, this is the playoffs.

Kramer: Hey.

Puddy: Hey.

Elaine: Dave, um, painted his face.

Kramer: Yeah, that’s cool. Well, you gotta support your team.

Seinfeld Trailer "George"

lorocker — April 28, 2010 — A re-arrangement of Seinfeld scenes into a dramatic movie trailer.

5 Classic Non Regular Character Seinfeld Moments

Published by Nattyb

From: http://unrealitymag.com/

For those of you out there who don’t know, Seinfeld remains and will forever remain my favorite television show of all time. I’m pretty sure I’ve seen every single episode at least 20 times and yet I still don’t get tired of watching it. It’s probably because the show, even seen over and over again is still better than 99% of the crap that’s out there.

And when you’ve seen a show this many times you tend to look beyond the main characters. You find out things you never knew were there. Perhaps some of the best highlights of the show came from characters other than Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer. And even further removed from some of the other “regulars” like the Costanzas, Newman, etc etc.

Here are 5 clasic non regular character Seinfeld moments

Who Doesn’t Want to Wear The Ribbon?

Bob and Cedric were definitely two of the funnier non regulars on this show.

That’s What I’d Like to Know About It

This might be my favorite moment in all of Seinfeld. This guy actually appeared in another episode as an attendant in a parking lot during the “Hooker” episode.

He Looks like a Frog - So do You

You can’t mess with Peter Stormare.

Bookman

Pee Pees and wee wees. Philip Baker Hall baby! This guy is the best.

Soup Nazi’s Greatest Moments

Obviously I had to get this in there

What Would 'Seinfeld' Be Like If It Came Back Today?

By: Mike Ryan
From: http://www.popeater.com/2009

---

In the seventh season finale of 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' the plot intermittently focuses on the taping of the 'Seinfeld' reunion show. This got us to wondering: What if 'Seinfeld' actually came back on the air with new episodes? (Jerry Seinfeld has made it pretty clear that this will not happen.) But what if it did? Having said that (ahem), what has happened to these characters over the last 11 years? Assuming the events that happened to the 'Seinfeld' characters within the 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' episode is in fact canon, we collected all the information contained within the table read, rehearsals and the filmed episode to bring us up to date on where the seven characters featured stand in 2009 (in alphabetical order):

---

Kenny Bania:

Is out of work due to the bad economy. Though, as it's pointed out by Jerry Seinfeld, he never worked that often in a good economy. Seems pleased by this observation.

Elaine Benes:

Has a daughter, Isabelle, with Jerry Seinfeld, though, the child is unaware that Jerry is the father as he donated sperm and was not a part of her upbringing. Elaine wants Isabelle to know the truth about Jerry; Elaine feels Isabelle needs a father figure in her life. Jerry is hesitant about this idea and doesn't even like the idea of being called "Uncle Jerry." He feels Superman grew up just fine without knowing who his father was. Elaine, to Jerry's surprise, knows that Superman at least had the crystals that explained his past. Isabelle would not have this same luxury. Elaine feels Jerry should replace Isabelle's Judy doll he ruined by mistakenly giving it a haircut. Eventually Isabelle is told the truth about Jerry as she passes along a message to "thank daddy" for the new doll she received. Elaine has also become a "Blackberry Person," to the point that Jerry often becomes annoyed with her constant usage.

Estelle Costanza:

Has moved from Queens, NY to Florida. It is unclear if she is still married to Frank Costanza. Her son, George, was going to buy her a new house but never got a chance before he lost millions in Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme. The news of George getting back together with his ex-wife may kill her.

George Costanza:

In the 11 years since we last saw George Costanza, he had become a multi-millionaire due to his invention of the iToilet -- an application for the iPhone that "leads you via GPS to the nearest acceptable toilet wherever you are in the world" -- but lost his fortune to Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme and his divorce from wife Amanda. Because of his financial troubles, George now lives with his friend Jerry Seinfeld. He had assumed Amanda lost her half of the fortune, too, but, she didn't trust Madoff because of the way he had his collar flipped on his quilted jacket so she pulled out her half of the money before the Ponzi scheme collapsed. George, now realizing his ex-wife has saved half of his money, tries to court her back -- going as far to have Kramer stage a fake mugging so George could intervene and be labeled a hero. Kramer eventually decides against doing this after Jerry talked him out of it. Amanda is open to George's advances but wants him to sign a prenuptial agreement. Effectively, as Jerry Seinfeld points out, preventing George from getting the money that was his to begin with. Also now has a love/hate relationship with Cuban food and sees no problem with blowing his nose into cloth napkins at restaurants.

Cosmo Kramer:

Still, after at least 20 years, lives at 129 West 81st Street, apartment 5B (minus one year for jail time in 1998-1999). He still has unabated access to Jerry Seinfeld's apartment across the hall in 5A; entering unannounced as he pleases. Kramer fancies himself a great babysitter and seems to have had his feeling hurt by Elaine Benes for not asking him to look after her daughter. Admits he does not condescend to children. Kramer has gotten into the habit of hiring prostitutes for the sole reason of riding with him so he has access to carpool lanes on the way to Yankee Stadium -- something that seems quite eccentric considering the 81st street B train subway station, with a direct route to Yankee Stadium, is only an avenue and a half from his apartment. He admitted he offered his sperm to Elaine Benes when she needed a donation, it seems clear she refused. Kramer has become obsessed with everything to do with convicted Ponzi scheme operator Bernie Madoff; even studying Madoff's office layout that was featured in the newspaper (Kramer may be the one responsible for single handedly keeping the newspaper industry alive). Also has become a fan of the television show, Prison Lock Down.

Newman:

Appears to still live at 129 West 81st Street, Apartment 5E. Still has a disdain for his neighbor, Jerry Seinfeld, but still shows up at Jerry's apartment despite this fact. Has grown facial hair on his chin and has lost some weight. Finds George Costanza's iToilet application "anything but acceptable."

Jerry Seinfeld:

Still resides at 129 West 81st Street, apartment 5A; which officially means he's lived in the same apartment for the last 20 years (minus one year for jail time in 1998-1999). At some point in the last 11 years he had his kitchen cabinets painted green and has a new steel refrigerator. Over the last few years Jerry has upgraded to an iPod controlled music system, a flat screen television with an extensive DVD collection and a flat screen desktop computer. Still enjoys a meal at Monk's Diner; a brisk 31 block (a mile and a half) walk from his residence. Jerry now has a daughter with Elaine Benes through sperm donation, though, his child is not aware of this and has been told to refer to Jerry as "Uncle Jerry," something Jerry is not comfortable with. Jerry makes it clear he doesn't want his daughter to know he's the father, something Elaine wants as she feels Isabelle needs a father figure in her life. When babysitting his daughter for Elaine, he mistakenly cut the hair of her Judy doll, a doll Elaine feels Jerry should now replace. Eventually his daughter is told the truth that Jerry is her father when she asks Elaine to "thank daddy" for the new doll. Jerry still often brings up Superman in casual conversations. Finds it disgusting for anyone to blow their nose in a cloth napkin at a restaurant; sneezes are acceptable. Still despises his neighbor in 5E, Newman.

EVERY KRAMER ENTRANCE FROM SEINFELD

Below is a montage of every single Kramer entrance from Seinfeld, via popwatch.

I tried to watch the whole thing, but I had a seizure and started hallucinating. Michael Richards appeared to me and said, “I will grant you one wish.” Then after I made my wish he said, “I’m not a genie, you shillelagh-hugger. You get nothing.” Then he disappeared in a puff of cigar smoke. Damn. Now who’s going to shoot the Black Eyed Peas into the sun for me?

'Curb' gets highest ratings in five years

'Seinfeld' reunion story line kicked off Sunday

By Nellie Andreeva

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

Sunday's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" episode, which kicked off a story line reuniting "Curb" mastermind and "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David with his "Seinfeld" cohorts, delivered the HBO comedy's best performance in more than five years.

"Curb," featuring Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards, drew 1.6 million viewers in its first airing at 9 p.m. and cumulative 2.6 million when the same-night rerun is factored in.

That is "Curb's" best performance in more than five years, since March 14, 2004.

"Curb's" ratings gain boosted freshman comedy "Bored to Death," which nabbed its largest audience to date, 1.1 million viewers, up 51% from last week. (The total grew to 1.5 for the two Sunday airings of the show combined.)

At 10:30 p.m., "Entourage" ended its sixth season on a high note, drawing 2.5 million viewers, up 21% when compared with last season's finale, and 3 million viewers overall when combined with the 11:45 p.m. re-airing.Cur

The first guest on NBC's "The Jay Leno Show" will be ... Jerry Seinfeld.

Jerry Seinfeld and Jay Leno (Getty)

Comedian booked for Sept. 14 premiere

By Nellie Andreeva and Matthew Belloni

An NBC spokesman confirmed that Seinfeld will appear on the premiere of "Jay Leno" on Sept. 14. He is expected to sit down for a chat with Leno as well as do stand-up.

Seinfeld, who appeared on "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" six times, has always been a marquee draw for late-night talk shows.

"The Tonight Show" featuring the cast of "Seinfeld" the night of the series' finale in 1998 drew 15 million viewers, the show's third-largest audience ever.

This time, Seinfeld is expected to promote his stand-up act at Caesars Palace on Dec. 26 and 27 as well as a "Seinfeld"-themed story arc on the next season of Larry David's HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm," which premieres Sept. 20.

Additionally, Seinfeld has a reality series for NBC, "The Marriage Ref," slated for midseason.

It is not clear yet if Seinfeld would participate in any of the new segments on the show. With his background as an avid car collector, Seinfeld might be tempted to take a spin on the show's track for "Green Car Challenge," where celebrities will race alternative-fuel vehicles.

On the first "Leno," Seinfeld will be joined by previously announced musical guests Jay-Z, Rihanna and Kanye West.

Web Of Seinfeld

With the announcement that the cast is reuniting for the upcoming season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," we felt obliged to take a look back at the world of "Seinfeld" ... and what a hilarious world it was. The Soup Nazi. Izzy Mandelbaum. Peterman. Puddy. Newman. And in our humble opinion, when it comes to creating memorable supporting characters, it’s right up there with “The Simpsons”. The following map shows how the most notable bit characters were connected to the main cast (with the actors who portrayed them in parenthesis). One piece of data we found interesting? How many girlfriends Jerry had over the years. That guy didn't just slay with his jokes. The man was quite the lady killer. (Click to enlarge)

Larry David details 'Seinfeld' reunion on 'Curb'

The "Seinfeld" cast reunion on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" this fall will be an extensive part of the series. The stars of the original NBC series (Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia-Louis Dreyfus, Michael Richards) will appear in five episodes of the HBO comedy -- along with plenty of other familiar faces (hello, Newman).

The "Curb" story has "Seinfeld" co-creator Larry David and the original cast agreeing to a series revival and follows the process of re-starting the classic sitcom.

"The context is for years I've been asked about a 'Seinfeld' reunion -- as has Jerry and the other cast members," Larry David said at the "Curb" panel at the Television Critics Association's press tour in Pasadena.

"I would say, 'No, there's no reunion, we would never do that, it's a lame idea' ... but it might be really funny to do that on 'Curb' ... and I kept thinking of how we could pull this off, and Jerry was game ... so we're doing a 'Seinfeld' reunion show. ... We'll see the read-through, parts of rehearsals, the show being filmed ... you won't see the entire [mock 'Seinfeld' episode] ... you'll get an idea of what happened 11 years later [for the characters]."

Asked whether the show will acknowledge Michael Richards' comedy club scandal, David said, "It's possible."

The "Seinfeld" reunion idea will be introduced a couple episodes into the season and will be the show's main arc this season. The season finale might be an hour-long episode.

"It was like getting on a bicycle," David said of writing "Seinfeld" dialog again. "Coming up with the right ideas about what they'd be doing 11 years later ... that took some thought."

David kept silent on what happens in the show to get his alter ego to change his mind about doing the reunion, and kept it unclear whether the reunion on the show would be portrayed as successful or a disaster.

HBO also showed a "Curb" trailer, with clips of, among other things, David angrily trying to open a heavy-plastic sealed electronics packages, and hesitating to rescue a drowning friend at the beach in order to first hide his iPhone from potential theft.

Onstage, however, David was in the best of moods.

"I love 'Curb' Larry, I always hated this Larry," he said, gesturing to himself. "Now they're melding together and, yes, I'm a little happier."

An Extremely Awkward Encounter with Larry David

Over a bowl of soup with another older Jewish man, David discusses the Seinfeld curse ("so annoying"), acting for Woody Allen ("very daunting"), and hitting his peak ("no one wants to see this old man on TV").

By Scott Raab

Andy Friedman

Seinfeld cocreator and Curb Your Enthusiasm auteur Larry David stars in Whatever Works, Woody Allen's new romantic comedy, playing Boris Yellnikoff, a character filled with scorn and obsessed with death. He also has a bad limp. Esquire writer at large Scott Raab profiled David in 2002.

LARRY DAVID: Go. Whaddya got?

SCOTT RAAB: I got a tiny window of time here.

LD: You call this a tiny window? Are you kidding? This is interminable. A tiny window is 20 minutes, a half an hour. Why don't you sit on that chair? Is that easier?

SR: Why not this chair?

LD: You know why? It's a turn of my neck in a bad way.

SR: I was going to ask about the neck. I have a note about the neck.

LD: This is easier, yeah. It's a bad position for the neck.

SR: When I went through my old transcript from 2002, the neck played a huge part.

LD: It's better. It's better. It used to be all day long I was like that, but it's better. Yeah.

SR: You still get regular treatment?

LD: Yeah. Yeah, I do.

SR: So it's like psychotherapy in a way.

LD: How so?

SR: You've got pain, stiffness, all this distress with the neck. So you get treatment and you get treatment, and it ameliorates it a little bit, but still, all these years later...

LD: It does make it better. It makes it more livable.

SR: You see the analogy?

LD: No. I don't. No.

[The publicist asks if David wants a bite to eat. He scans the hotel lounge's menu.]

LD: Here's what I'll have: split-pea soup and white-bean hummus. Is that okay?

PUBLICIST: Whatever you want.

LD: And I don't need the cheesy croutons. And if there's cream in the soup, don't get it.

PUBLICIST: I'll check.

LD: Yeah. No cream or butter in the soup or the hummus.

SR: Is that a lactose thing or a general-health thing?

LD: General health.

SR: So you tolerate lactose.

LD: I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.

SR: I heard you didn't want to do the new movie at first. You said no?

LD: I didn't say no. I said, I have to talk to him. I have to let him know that he's potentially destroying his movie, that he could be making a terrible, terrible error. I needed to let him know that I didn't know or think that I was capable of doing this.

SR: Why?

LD: First of all, there were some very daunting things in the script — huge monologues, some dramatic stuff.

SR: How long did you work on the limp?

LD: When I got on the set.

SR: It wasn't hard, limping that way?

LD: No. Anybody could do it. It required no skill whatsoever.

SR: Did you call on your own reserve of experience to play such a bastard?

LD: I wasn't really calling on a reserve. It wasn't a reserve like I'm some kind of Method actor. Let's not get the wrong impression here. It's not that complicated, really.

SR: Did Woody have to give you a lot of direction?

LD: Not a lot of direction, but he directed me when something wasn't to his liking. He would come up and go, "No, you're being too nice to her. Don't be so nice." He didn't want me to be too nice.

SR: You did good. And you were quite touching in the scene in which Evan Rachel Wood's character breaks up with Boris.

LD: I've had some experience in this arena. So it wasn't foreign to me to have a woman say she doesn't want to see me anymore.

SR: You're a single guy now?

LD: I'm a single guy, yeah.

SR: Is that going okay?

LD: Yeah. More than okay. Better than okay.

SR: You've got a few things going for you.

LD: I would think.

SR: Still driving the Prius?

LD: I'm still driving a Prius, yeah. I was thinking about this Tesla.

SR: I just saw one at an auto show.

LD: The sedan — did you see the sedan? The sedan is, you know, four doors.

SR: Awesome. And electric.

LD: I know. I'm thinking about that.

SR: They're pricey.

LD: Yeah, I know. I know they're pricey. Yes. Well, rich prick, you know. Rich prick that I am.

[The room-service waiter and the publicist arrive.]

Waiter: The plate is very hot. Please don't touch the plate.

PUBLICIST: Larry, they don't make pea soup anymore. I got you the tomato.

LD: Is there cream in it?

PUBLICIST: No.

LD: No butter?

PUBLICIST: It's all vegetable-based.

LD: Really?

SR: Go ahead, eat.

LD: This is not a break. Don't take a break. Keep this interview going.

SR: You don't want a break?

LD: No. If you don't mind the crunch sounds.

SR: They'll add texture. So you think you'll get other movie offers?

LD: I don't know.

SR: Have people sent your agent scripts?

LD: No. Not that I'm aware of.

SR: You're 62 now?

LD: One. Sixty-one.

SR: So you haven't really peaked yet.

LD: You know, the show's in high-definition now. So I'm looking at the dailies now and I said to the producer, "Listen, this is crazy. I look like I'm 75 years old. Nobody wants to watch an old man being funny. That's just a fact. No one wants to see this old man on TV."

SR: Can they do some kind of gauzy late-career Joan Crawford thing for you?

LD: No. But that's what I need.

SR: What are you seeing that I'm not seeing? You're tanned, you're fit. You're not wrinkled in a ghastly fashion.

LD: It's different on TV. I'm just making observations. It's just a comment. It's not a big deal. What else you got?

SR: The Seinfeld Curse.

LD: Whaddya mean? Julia [Louis-Dreyfus] has a hit show. She's won an Emmy. It was the most absurd, silliest, stupidest thing to say that there was a curse.

SR: You don't think there was a curse?

LD: Are you crazy? It's so annoying to hear something like that. There was no curse. It's crazy. So there were two TV shows attempted that didn't work? Big deal. How many TV shows work?

SR: I seem to remember Costanza doing Kentucky Fried Chicken commercials.

LD: Well, he's entitled to make a living. But a curse? It's so absurd.

SR: Michael Richards?

LD: Well, he had a show that was taken off, canceled.

SR: Not that. He committed career seppuku.

LD: Well, we don't know that. We're a forgiving people. Don't forget: America forgives. Right?

SR: So no curse.

LD: No. No. That's the most idiotic notion. This is quite a good snack. I'm very happy with it.

SR: What's the garlic content like on the hummus?

LD: Oh, do they put a lot of garlic in the hummus?

SR: It depends on the hummus. Some hummus is very garlicky.

LD: I can't tell. I better stop eating it.

SR: I shouldn't have said anything about garlic.

LD: You ruined the whole thing for me.

SR: What is that?

LD: Breath tonic.

SR: It's called Breath Tonic?

LD: Yeah. That's what it's called — Breath Tonic.

SR: You get it at Ralphs?

LD: It's from a health-food store. Most people are completely unaware of their breath. They violate your space, they have no idea that they have halitosis.

SR: Is this something I need to think about?

LD: No. No. But I'm surprised how few people actually think about it.

SR: I do think about it.

LD: Do you? I'm a little obsessed with it, I have to say.

SR: It's dragging a little here, no?

LD: It's draggin' a little bit, yeah.

SR: I can wrap it up.

LD: No.

SR: I want you to be fresh for whatever you're doing next.

LD: I'll be fresh. I'll be fresh.

SR: So Curb's seventh season is coming up. You're starring in a Woody Allen movie. You're here in New York City. You walked the red carpet last night at the Tribeca Film Festival. How does it feel to be Larry David?

LD: A lot better than it used to, I can tell you that. Better than having to walk from First Avenue to the West Side because I couldn't afford to get home at night. Having to eat Chef Boyardee, emptying the pennies in a grocery at three o'clock in the morning to buy Chef Boyardee — it's better than that. I feel good.

SR: The movie's good.

LD: I'm glad you liked it. People think it's gonna be a big thing. I tell 'em, "Eh, it's a movie."

SR: I think it'll do great.

LD: You do? Really?

'Seinfeld' alums guesting on HBO's 'Curb'

Foursome set for several episodes of Larry David series

By Nellie Andreeva

"The Seinfeld" Five are reuniting on Larry David's HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm."

The four stars of the hit NBC comedy -- Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards -- will appear together, playing themselves, in a multi-episode arc alongside David.

The episodes are part of "Curb's" upcoming seventh season.

David co-created "Seinfeld" with Seinfeld and served as an exec producer on the show, which he left after the seventh season but returned for the season finale. He is credited as one of the strongest creative voices behind one of the biggest shows on television.

Both Louis-Dreyfus and Alexander have done memorable arcs on "Curb," in which David plays a post-"Seinfeld" version of himself as a self-centered, socially inept semi-retired multimillionaire living in Los Angeles.

Ever since "Seinfeld" went off the air in 1998, there have been ramblings about a potential reunion of the show’s cast on NBC.

The fans will get their wish in spades on HBO with David, Seinfeld, Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander and Richards riffing off from an outline from David, the writer behind such memorable "Seinfeld" episodes as "The Contest."

Now, there can’t be anything wrong with that.

The news of the "Seinfeld" reunion was first reported by EW.com.

I had no idea Jerry Seinfeld was such a badass

Jerry Seinfeld decides to relax and lean back on a ledge that overlooks Central Park for this mildly terrifying photo. Photographed in 1990.