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For the actor, see Jerry Seinfeld . Jerome (Jerry) '''Seinfeld''' is a Fictional Character on the US Television Sitcom '' Seinfeld '' ( 1989 – 1998 ), named after, based on, and played by Comedian Jerry Seinfeld . Jerry's parents are Morty and Helen Seinfeld, a retired couple living in Florida. He also has a sister ("The Chinese Restaurant"), although she is never named, and never appears on screen. Jerry's main friends are George Costanza , Cosmo Kramer and his ex-girlfriend Elaine Benes . Jerry (though not without exceptions) typically represents the voice of reason amidst George, Elaine, and Kramer's antics, and can be seen as the focal point of the foursome's relationship. Jerry is somewhat of an eternal optimist, as he rarely runs into major personal problems. Jerry is the only main character on the show to maintain the same career throughout the series. Considering his job as a comedian, he is the most observational character, usually sarcastically commenting on his friends' quirky habits, almost essentially the " New York Jew "-type character. He seems to have a new girlfriend every week, but the relationships usually end for fairly superficial reasons. He is also an almost Obsessive Compulsive neat freak; he once threw out a belt because it had touched a urinal, and once commented on finding out his toilet brush had been placed in the toilet that, "I can replace that." He lives at 129 West 81st Street, New York City , Apartment 5A. PSEUDONYM Jerry Seinfeld, like the other main characters on ''Seinfeld'', has used a Pseudonym in order to get himself out of various sticky situations. Jerry's is ''Kel Varnsen'', the arch-rival of H.E. Pennypacker (Kramer's pseudonym) and a wealthy developer/industrialist. Notably, both of them plus Art Vandelay (George's pseudonym) appear in the episode "The Puerto Rican Day." Jerry, as Varnsen, also answered his phone posing as Vandelay Industries in order to aid George's Unemployment Fraud . It was widely postulated that Jerry's alias was actually "Kal" both to honor his father, whose name was Kalman, and as an homage to Superman , whose Krypton ian name was "Kal-El". It was revealed on the ''Seinfeld'' 4th season DVD , however, that the name is spelled "Kel." Jerry also once claimed his name was Dylan Murphy , a man who immigrated to America from Ireland when he was a boy, so he and George could ride in a Limousine reserved for a man named "O'Brien". As Dylan, Jerry cited a Cereal Famine as his reason for immigration. When it was commented that "Dylan's" accent (which comes and goes) sounded more Scottish than Irish, Jerry explained that his family lived right on the border between the two. CLASSIC JERRY MOMENTS
FAMOUS JERRY QUOTES
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