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Jerry Seinfeld Biography (1954?-)
Full name, Jerome Seinfeld; born April 29, 1954 (some sources cite 1955), inBrooklyn, New York, NY; raised in Massapequa, Long Island, NY; son of Kalman(an owner of a sign company) and Betty Seinfeld; married Jessica Sklar (a public relations executive), December 25, 1999; children: Sascha, Julian Kal, Shepherd Kellen. Addresses: Agent: George Shapiro, Shapiro/West and Associates, 141 El Camino Dr., Suite 205, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Comedian, actor, writer
- Birth Details
- April 29, 1954?
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Frankie (the governor's joke writer), Benson, ABC, 1980-81
- Jerry Seinfeld (title role), Seinfeld, NBC, 1990-98
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Miniseries
- Himself, The Hamptons, ABC, 2002
- (In archive footage) Himself, 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons, VH1,2003
- (In archive footage) Himself, Comedy Central Presents: 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time, Comedy Central, 2004
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Movies
- Network representative, The Rating Game (also known as The Mogul), The Movie Channel, 1984
- Second prison man, Pros and Cons, Cinemax, 1999
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Specials
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Sixth Annual Young Comedians (also known as HBO's "Sixth AnnualYoung Comedians"), HBO, 1981
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 19th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1981
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Disneyland's Summer Vacation Party, NBC, 1986
- "Rodney Dangerfield--It's Not Easy Bein' Me," On Location, HBO, 1986
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The Tommy Chong Roast (also known as Playboy Comedy Roast--Tommy Chong), 1986
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 24th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1986
- "Jerry Seinfeld--Stand-Up Confidential," On Location, HBO, 1987
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An All-Star Celebration: The '88 Vote, ABC, 1988
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Get Out the Vote, 1988
- Himself, Late Night with David Letterman Seventh Anniversary Show,NBC, 1989
- "Montreal International Comedy Festival," HBO Comedy Hour, HBO, 1989
- Host, The Second Annual Aspen Comedy Festival, Showtime, 1990
- Host, Spy Magazine Presents How to Be Famous, NBC, 1990
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Funny Business with Charlie Chase III, The Nashville Network, 1990
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Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), NBC, 1990
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The Second Annual Valvoline National Driving Test, CBS, 1990
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Back to School '92, CBS, 1992
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1992
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Carol Leifer: Gaudy, Bawdy and Blue, Showtime, 1992
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Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
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HBO's 20th Anniversary--We Hardly Believe It Ourselves, CBS and HBO, 1992
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Today at 40, NBC, 1992
- Himself, The Barbara Walters Special with Kathie Lee and Frank Gifford, Al Pacino, Jerry Seinfeld, and Clint Eastwood, ABC, 1993
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Baseball Relief: An All-Star Comedy Salute, Fox, 1993
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Laughing Matters (also known as Funny Business), Showtime,1993
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The NBC Super Special All-Star Comedy Hour, NBC, 1993
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Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review, Fox, 1993
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What Is This Thing Called Love? (also known as The Barbara Walters Special), ABC, 1993
- Host, Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld, NBC, 1994
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20 Years of Comedy on HBO, HBO, 1995
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Classic Stand-Up Comedy of Television, NBC, 1996
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Comedy Club Superstars (also known as Comedy Club All-Stars), ABC, 1996
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The Late Show with David Letterman Video Special 2 (also known asThe Late Show with David Letterman Primetime Video Special 2), CBS, 1996
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MDA Jerry Lewis Telethon, syndicated, 1997
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Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast, HBO, 1997
- Himself, Jerry Seinfeld: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time," HBO,1998
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The Late Show with David Letterman Fifth Anniversary Special, CBS,1998
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Seinfeld: The Chronicle, NBC, 1998
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Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, NBC, 1999
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Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
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The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
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Mark Twain Prize--Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner, PBS, 2001
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Diet Coke with Lemon Celebrates 40 Years of Laughter: At the Improv, NBC, 2002
- (In archive footage) Just for Laughs, 2002
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NBC 75th Anniversary Special (also known as NBC 75th Anniversary Celebration), NBC, 2002
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TV Guide 50 Best Shows of All Time: A 50th Anniversary Celebration, ABC, 2002
- Host, The Seinfeld Story, NBC, 2004
- (In archive footage) 101 Most Unforgettable SNL Moments, E! Entertainment Television, 2004
- Appeared in a tribute to Brandon Tartikoff, 1997. Some sources cite an appearance in When Cameras Cross the Line, Fox, c. 2000.
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990
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The Fourth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990
- Cohost, The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation (also known as The Emmys and The 43rd Annual Emmy Awards), Fox, 1991
- Presenter, The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1992
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The Sixth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1992
- Presenter, The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1993
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The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
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The Seventh Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1993
- Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
- Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995
- Presenter, The Ninth Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1995
- Presenter, The Second Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, NBC, 1996
- Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997
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The 24th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1998
- Presenter, The 41st Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1999
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The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
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The British Comedy Awards 2001, Independent Television, 2001
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The 34th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards, Bravo, 2003
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Episodic
- Guest, The John Davidson Show, syndicated, 1981
- Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, multiple episodes, 1981-91
- Himself, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, multiple episodes,1982-93
- Guest, Just Men!, NBC, 1983
- Himself, Our Time, NBC, 1985
- Guest, The Howard Stern Show, syndicated, 1991
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Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, 1991
- Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's "SaturdayNight,"
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1992, 1999
- Himself, "The Grand Opening," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1993
- Himself, "Johnny Goes Hollywood," The New WKRP in Cincinnati, syndicated, 1993
- Guest, "American Inefficiency," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1994
- Guest, The Late Show with David Letterman (also known as The Late Show), CBS, multiple appearances, beginning 1994
- Guest, "Driving," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 1997
- Himself, "The Raw Deal," NewsRadio (also known as News Radio and The Station), NBC, 1997
- Himself, "Flip," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1998
- Himself, "Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain," Biography (also known as A&E Biography: Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain), Artsand Entertainment, 1998
- Himself, "Season Opener," Mad about You (also known as Loved byYou), NBC, 1998
- Guest, The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1998
- Voice of Comp-u-Comp, "The Return," Dilbert (animated), UPN, 2000
- Guest, "Dennis Miller/Jerry Seinfeld," Primetime Glick, Comedy Central, 2001
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Guest, "New York Yankees: Part 1," SportsCentury, ESPN, 2003
- (In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, multiple episodes in 2003
- (Uncredited) Himself, "Opening Night," Curb Your Enthusiasm, HBO,2004
- Guest, The Daily Show (also known as The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), ComedyCentral, 2004
- Guest, The Oprah Winfrey Show (also known as Oprah), syndicated, 2004
- Guest, Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2004, 2005
- Appeared in episodes of Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television; An Evening at the Improv, syndicated and Arts and Entertainment; Love and War, CBS; TheMerv Griffin Show, NBC, syndicated, and CBS; Stand Up America, BBC; and Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn (also known as Tough Crowd), Comedy Central.
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Pilots
- Jerry Seinfeld (title role), Seinfeld (also known as Good News,Bad News and The Seinfeld Chronicles), NBC, 1989
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Television Work
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Series
- Creator, Seinfeld, NBC, 1990-98
- Producer, Seinfeld, NBC, 1991-96
- Executive producer, Seinfeld, NBC, 1996-98
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Specials
- Creator and executive producer, Seinfeld: The Chronicle, NBC, 1998
- Executive producer, Jerry Seinfeld: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time," HBO, 1998
- Segment director, The Concert for New York City, VH1, 2001
- Executive producer, The Seinfeld Story, NBC, 2004
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Pilots
- (With Larry David) Creator, Seinfeld (also known as Good News,Bad News and The Seinfeld Chronicles), NBC, 1989
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Film Appearances
- Himself, Good Money, Pfquad Group, 1995
- (In archive footage) Full Mountie, 2000
- Himself, Comedian (documentary), Miramax, 2002
- Himself, Hindsight Is 20/20 (short film), 2004
- Himself, A Uniform Used to Mean Something (short film), 2004
- Voice of Barry B. Benson, Bee Movie (animated), DreamWorks, 2006
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Film Work
- Executive producer, Comedian (documentary), Miramax, 2002
- Producer, Bee Movie (animated), DreamWorks, 2006
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Stage Appearances
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Night of 100 Stars III (also known as Night of One Hundred Stars), Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1990
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I'm Telling You for the Last Time (solo show; also known as Jerry Seinfeld, Live on Broadway: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time"), Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, beginning 1998
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Major Tours
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I'm Telling You for the Last Time (solo show; also known as Jerry Seinfeld, Live on Broadway: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time"), international cities, 1998
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Radio Appearances
- Guest, The Howard Stern Radio Show, 1998
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Doctor Duck's Super Secret All-Purpose Sauce, Music VideoDistributors, 1985
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Johnny Carson: The Comedians--"Good Stuff"--Stand-Up Debuts from "TheTonight Show Starring Johnny Carson," Buena Vista Home Video, 1996
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Albums
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I'm Telling You for the Last Time (also known as Jerry Seinfeld: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time" and Jerry Seinfeld Live on Broadway: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time"), Universal, 1998
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CD ROMS
- Appeared in The Seinfeld CD-ROM (based on the television show Seinfeld), Arts and Commerce.
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Audiobooks
- Jerry Seinfeld, Halloween, Little, Brown/Byron Preiss, 2002
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WRITINGS
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Teleplays with Others
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Series
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Seinfeld, NBC, 1990-96, some teleplays published as The Seinfeld Scripts: The First and Second Seasons, Harper, 1998
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Teleplays
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Specials
- "Jerry Seinfeld--Stand-Up Confidential," On Location, HBO, 1987
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Jerry Seinfeld: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time," HBO, 1998
- (With others) The Seinfeld Story, NBC, 2004
- Author of material appearing in various specials.
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Teleplays with Others
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Episodic
- Writer for An Evening at the Improv, syndicated and Arts and Entertainment.
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Teleplays
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Pilots
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Seinfeld (also known as Good News, Bad News and The Seinfeld Chronicles), NBC, 1989
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Screenplays
- Author of material, Comedian (documentary), Miramax, 2002
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Hindsight Is 20/20 (short film), 2004
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A Uniform Used to Mean Something (short film), 2004
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Bee Movie (animated), DreamWorks, 2006
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Writings for the Stage
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I'm Telling You for the Last Time (solo show; also known as Jerry Seinfeld, Live on Broadway: "I'm Telling You for the Last Time"), international cities, 1998, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, beginning 1998
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Humor
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SeinLanguage, Bantam, 1993
- Author of the introduction (some sources cite the anonymous author) of Letters from a Nut, by Ted L. Nancy, William Morrow, 1997; More Letters from a Nut, by Ted L. Nancy, Bantam, 1998; and The Moron Stories ofEd Broth, by Ed Broth, St. Martin's Press, 2003. Author of the "backword" (some sources cite the anonymous author) of Extra Nutty! Even More Letters from a Nut!, by Ted L. Nancy, St. Martin's Press, 2000.
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Nonfiction
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Sein Off: The Final Days of Seinfeld, HarperEntertainment, 1998
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Writings for Children
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Halloween, Little, Brown, 2002
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
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Authors and Artists for Young Adults, Volume 11, Gale, 1993
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Contemporary Authors, Volume 140, Gale, 1993
- Costanza, Mike, and Greg Lawrence, The Real Seinfeld--As Told by the Real Costanza, WorldWise Books, 1998
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Newsmakers 1992 Cumulation, Gale, 1992
- Oppenheimer, Jerry, Seinfeld: The Making of an American Icon, HarperCollins, 2002
- Tracy, Kathleen, Jerry Seinfeld: The Entire Domain, Birch Lane Press, 1998
Periodicals
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Cable TV, August, 1998, p. 31
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Entertainment Weekly, March 1, 1991, pp. 29-30; September 11, 1992, p. 35; November 7, 1997, pp. 8-9; November 1, 1999, p. 115; April 28, 2000,p. 11
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Forbes, March 22, 1999, p. 180
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Hollywood Reporter, July 16, 1991
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Newsweek, November 22, 1999, p. 71; April 17, 2000, p. 69; October21, 2002, p. 79
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New York, February 20, 1995, p. 45
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New York Times, September 29, 1991, pp. H33-H34; January 29, 1998;March 24, 2002, p. 8; May 19, 2002, p. AR34; May 11, 2003
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People Weekly, June 4, 1990, p. 14; December 2, 1991, pp. 87-88; January 12, 1998, p. 118; May 18, 1998, p. 124; November 2, 1998, p. 11; November 22, 1999, pp. 178-82, 184; January 1, 2000, p. 56; April 24, 2000, p. 17;July 3, 2000, p. 17; November 20, 2000, p. 91; October 21, 2002, p. 86
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Rolling Stone, September 22, 1994, pp. 47-50, 112-14; May 28, 1998, pp. 64-75, 200-206
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Time, January 12, 1998, p. 76; April 24, 2000, p. 94; November 4,2002, p. 74
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TV Guide, May 23, 1992, pp. 11-15; August 8, 1998, pp. 37-39; November 21, 1998, pp. 34-38; January 22, 2000, pp. 52-54; June 30, 2001, pp. 12-19; July 18, 2004, pp. 26-27
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USA Today, October 2, 1991, p. D1
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US Weekly, April 4, 1991, pp. 16-19; March 18, 2002, pp. 24-25; October 7, 2002
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Vanity Fair, May, 1998
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Variety, July 21, 2003, p. 5
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Washington Post, October 20, 2002, pp. G1, G7
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