***The SEINFELD TRIVIA Thread***

Hobbes

Lloyd Braun 

Ledbetterman10

Yep, Lloyd is one. There's a few more. Both major characters, and very minor characters. 

Hobbes

Wasn’t Frank Costanza originally a different actor then reshot with Jerry Stiller?

Vitalogensia

Mr. Lippman was played by two different actors.  

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

Indifference71 said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

Back to the trivia, who is the only actor (outside of the main four) to appear in all nine seasons of the show? 

Newman?

that was my first thought. Probably too obvious. My next guess was George's parents, but that again is probably too obvious.

Now kinda looking at the answer (after looking at minor characters on wikipedia)  makes sense.

maybe my guess/answer is wrong then...

Ledbetterman10

Hobbes said:

Wasn’t Frank Costanza originally a different actor then reshot with Jerry Stiller?

Yep. That original version is only available now on the DVDs. 

Vitalogensia said:

Mr. Lippman was played by two different actors.  

Yep. And I thought this might be a tough one because the orginal Lippman only appears briefly and is pretty forgettable.

There are a few more that I know of. Minor characters. I'll list them later if nobody gets them. Frankly, there's probably more than I even know but I know a couple. 




Now this one doesn't really count, but it's a good little piece of trivia. For the Non-Fat Yogurt episode, they shot two versions; one where Rudy wins and one where Dinkins wins. In the Dinkins version, available on the DVD, a spokeman for Dinkins talks about how he only eats non-fat yogurt. The spokesman was played by Phil Morris who later played Jackie Chiles.

eeriepadave

According to wikipedia this character has appeared in over 100 episodes so i'm guessing they were probably in all nine seasons. The cashier from Monk's Cafe?

Ledbetterman10

eeriepadave said:

According to wikipedia this character has appeared in over 100 episodes so i'm guessing they were probably in all nine seasons. The cashier from Monk's Cafe?

You're right that it's Ruthie Cohen, the cashier at the Monk's, but she doesn't appear until like season 3 or 4. 

HughFreakingDillon

Lloyd Braun

HughFreakingDillon

I know Frank was one, but I never saw the original actor as they reshot his scenes for syndication

HughFreakingDillon

Steinbrenner

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

Lloyd Braun

HughFreakingDillon said:

I know Frank was one, but I never saw the original actor as they reshot his scenes for syndication

Correct but they've already been said, so you don't win the Waterpik

HughFreakingDillon said:

Steinbrenner

Yeah good point. Played by Lee Bear, and voiced by Larry David. That's two actors. I wouldn't have thought of that. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

Hobbes said:

Wasn’t Frank Costanza originally a different actor then reshot with Jerry Stiller?

Yep. That original version is only available now on the DVDs. 

Vitalogensia said:

Mr. Lippman was played by two different actors.  

Yep. And I thought this might be a tough one because the orginal Lippman only appears briefly and is pretty forgettable.

There are a few more that I know of. Minor characters. I'll list them later if nobody gets them. Frankly, there's probably more than I even know but I know a couple. 




Now this one doesn't really count, but it's a good little piece of trivia. For the Non-Fat Yogurt episode, they shot two versions; one where Rudy wins and one where Dinkins wins. In the Dinkins version, available on the DVD, a spokeman for Dinkins talks about how he only eats non-fat yogurt. The spokesman was played by Phil Morris who later played Jackie Chiles.

Lippman was played by two?

Ledbetterman10

Yep, here's the original Lippman. Season 3 I believe....

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Lloyd Braun

HughFreakingDillon said:

I know Frank was one, but I never saw the original actor as they reshot his scenes for syndication

Correct but they've already been said, so you don't win the Waterpik

HughFreakingDillon said:

Steinbrenner

Yeah good point. Played by Lee Bear, and voiced by Larry David. That's two actors. I wouldn't have thought of that. 

Estelle wouldn't let him give it away anyway. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

Yep, here's the original Lippman. Season 3 I believe....

holy shit, now I remember him. wow, that's obSCURE. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Lloyd Braun

HughFreakingDillon said:

I know Frank was one, but I never saw the original actor as they reshot his scenes for syndication

Correct but they've already been said, so you don't win the Waterpik

HughFreakingDillon said:

Steinbrenner

Yeah good point. Played by Lee Bear, and voiced by Larry David. That's two actors. I wouldn't have thought of that. 

I actually said Steinbrenner not because of that, I thought that he had been either voiced by two different actors, or played by two, at one point. I guess that was a "correct" guess by incorrect means. 

Ledbetterman10

Correct is correct. Doesn’t matter how ya got there. 

Later I’ll post my list of minor characters played by the same actor if nobody gets them. But I have to pay tribute to Norman Brenner. He was Michael Richard’s stand-in who appeared frequently. Most notably as “Eeen.”

HughFreakingDillon

OH MY GOD MY WIFE AND I USE EEN EVERY SINGLE TIME WE MEET AN IAN. LOL

HughFreakingDillon

never knew the purpose of a stand in. is it to change lighting and stuff when the actors are on break?

Ledbetterman10

HughFreakingDillon said:

never knew the purpose of a stand in. is it to change lighting and stuff when the actors are on break?

Exactly. You'll recall Kramer and Mickey doing that for some soap opera. 

Ledbetterman10

Jerry's stand-in appears often too, though not as often as Brenner. I don't know his name though. Here he is telling Elaine about the Muffin Top store. He also appears as a co-worker of George's when he quits his real estate job, and as a bartender when Kramer is investigating the sniffing accountant. And probably a few other times that I can't remember. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

never knew the purpose of a stand in. is it to change lighting and stuff when the actors are on break?

Exactly. You'll recall Kramer and Mickey doing that for some soap opera. 

Yeah, I think that's the first I'd ever heard of a stand in, from that episode. But I wasn't sure how accurate the show was in portraying its function. 

Ledbetterman10

Okay here's my (likely incomplete) list of actors that played multiple characters. 

Answers you guys gave:
-Morty Seinfeld
-Frank Costanza
-Lloyd Braun
-Mr. Lippman


Some minor characters:
-The woman that can't be with Jerry because she doesn't respect what he does (She's a cashier!) later appears as a waitress (with a much different haircut) that George goes on a date with, and tells her he likes horse manure.

-The woman who had a baby shower and ruined George's shirt three years prior at her "performance," later appears as a saleswoman (with a much different accent) that Elaine calls "Natasha."

-The actor that plays Jake Jarmell appeared as one of the cops in the episode where Kramer may be the Smog Strangler.

-The woman from The Limo (kind of a cute Nazi) later appears as Poppie's daughter who won't take a bite of Jerry's pie.

-Comedian Mario Joyner appears as a friend of Jerry's that he just saw Firestorm with, and later as Jerry's nemesis "Maroon Golf" in The Puerto Rican Day

-One of Bette Midler's teammates who chases Jerry and George later appears as George Hamilton's personal assistant in The Wig Master.

-Larry David has appeared both on and off-screen as multiple characters. Most notably Steinbrenner, Frank Constanza's lawyer, and as a B-movie actor carrying on about "Flaming Globes of Sigmund." 



I know there's more, but that's all I know off the top of my head. 



Edit: I actually missed a bunch: Seinfeld Actors Who Played More Than One Role On The Series (looper.com)

The Juggler

You forgot the woman who not only got George fired...but dated him a few years later because looks were not important to her. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vhS2BhqQx0

Ledbetterman10

Yeah she's on the link I posted of the ones I forgot. Can't believe I forgot that kid that Mickey was a stand-in for was earlier the kid who Paul O'Neil has to hit a homerun for. 

HughFreakingDillon

Ledbetterman10 said:

Okay here's my (likely incomplete) list of actors that played multiple characters. 

Answers you guys gave:
-Morty Seinfeld
-Frank Costanza
-Lloyd Braun
-Mr. Lippman


Some minor characters:
-The woman that can't be with Jerry because she doesn't respect what he does (She's a cashier!) later appears as a waitress (with a much different haircut) that George goes on a date with, and tells her he likes horse manure.

-The woman who had a baby shower and ruined George's shirt three years prior at her "performance," later appears as a saleswoman (with a much different accent) that Elaine calls "Natasha."

-The actor that plays Jake Jarmell appeared as one of the cops in the episode where Kramer may be the Smog Strangler.

-The woman from The Limo (kind of a cute Nazi) later appears as Poppie's daughter who won't take a bite of Jerry's pie.

-Comedian Mario Joyner appears as a friend of Jerry's that he just saw Firestorm with, and later as Jerry's nemesis "Maroon Golf" in The Puerto Rican Day

-One of Bette Midler's teammates who chases Jerry and George later appears as George Hamilton's personal assistant in The Wig Master.

-Larry David has appeared both on and off-screen as multiple characters. Most notably Steinbrenner, Frank Constanza's lawyer, and as a B-movie actor carrying on about "Flaming Globes of Sigmund." 



I know there's more, but that's all I know off the top of my head. 



Edit: I actually missed a bunch: Seinfeld Actors Who Played More Than One Role On The Series (looper.com)

was this all from memory?

BRAH-VO, dude. 

I can't believe I never made at least THIS connection:

The woman that can't be with Jerry because she doesn't respect what he does (She's a cashier!) later appears as a waitress (with a much different haircut) that George goes on a date with, and tells her he likes horse manure.

Must have been the voice. 

cutz

Ledbetterman10 said:

Back to the trivia, who is the only actor (outside of the main four) to appear in all nine seasons of the show? 

I see this is was answered already, but for some reason I was thinking of this actor when you asked the question.

There is another actor that appeared in every season but one(Season 9 by my research).

Can anyone name him? 

Ledbetterman10, can you give others a chance as I know you know the answer.

eeriepadave

Ledbetterman10 said:

eeriepadave said:

According to wikipedia this character has appeared in over 100 episodes so i'm guessing they were probably in all nine seasons. The cashier from Monk's Cafe?

You're right that it's Ruthie Cohen, the cashier at the Monk's, but she doesn't appear until like season 3 or 4. 

Wow, with all those episodes thought she would have appeared in the beginning.

The Juggler

eeriepadave said:

Ledbetterman10 said:

eeriepadave said:

According to wikipedia this character has appeared in over 100 episodes so i'm guessing they were probably in all nine seasons. The cashier from Monk's Cafe?

You're right that it's Ruthie Cohen, the cashier at the Monk's, but she doesn't appear until like season 3 or 4. 

Wow, with all those episodes thought she would have appeared in the beginning.

The first season, or at least first few episodes, it was kind of a different diner all together. There was a waitress who, I believe, they initially wanted to play the Elaine type of role.