Jason Alexander life and biography

Jason Alexander is an American actor, writer, comedian, television director, producer, and singer. He is best known for his role as George Costanza on the television series Seinfeld, appearing in the sitcom from 1989 to 1998. He also has had an active career on the stage, appearing in several Broadway musicals including Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989, for which he won the Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical. He appeared in the Los Angeles production of The Producers with Martin Short. He is the Artistic Director of "Reprise! Broadway's Best in Los Angeles," where he has directed several musicals. Alexander is also an avid poker player.

Born Jay Scott Greenspan in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Jewish parents Ruth Minnie (née Simon), a nurse and health care administrator, and Alexander B. Greenspan, an accounting manager. He has a half-sister, Karen Van Horn, and a half-brother, Michael Greenspan. Alexander grew up in Livingston, New Jersey and is a 1977 graduate of Livingston High School. Alexander had a very wheezy voice growing up, primarily because of his asthma. He attended Boston University but left the summer before his senior year, after getting work in New York City. He was later given an honorary degree in 1995. He is a practiced magician, and only switched to acting as a career when he realized that he was unlikely to succeed as a magician.

Jason Alexander made a cameo appearance in the video for country star Brad Paisley's "Celebrity"... Alexander's first film, The Burning, was also the first film credit for actress Holly Hunter... Regarding his stage name, Alexander told Mental Floss magazine in 2010: "I thought I would be Jason Scott, but when I went to register in the union with that name, it was taken with every possible spelling -- including Jaisin Skot. Feeling badly about not using my family name, I made a snap decision to take my dad's first name as my last one for the stage. Hence -- Jason Alexander."

Filmography:

Meteor - Dr. Chetwyn (2009)
Hachiko: A Dog's Story - Carl (2009)
Fish Hooks - Mr. Nibbles (2010)
The Cleveland Show - Saul Friedman (2010)
A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! - Cosmo (live-action TV movie)
Franklin & Bash - Carter Lang (2011)

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