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Personal Family: Father ran the "Signfeld Sign Shop," died in 1983; mother is a homemaker Income: $94 million a year, not including syndication of "Seinfeld"; Forbes rated him the sixth richest American celebrity in 1997 Off-work outfit: Levi's, untucked polo shirt, open button-down shirt worn like a jacket Once dabbled in: Scientology religion Comedy heroes: Abbott and Costello Ex-girlfriend: Shoshanna Lonstein; the two met when Lonstein was 17 and he was 38; Howard Stern learned of the age difference and called Seinfeld on it; Seinfeld defended himself on the air; later in a magazine interview, he said, "Shoshanna is a person, not an age. She is extremely bright. She's funny, sharp, very alert. We just get along. You can hear the click." Four years later, the romance ended. Professional Schooled at: Queens College in New York City; liked math and logic Odd jobs: Telephone light-bulb salesman; jewelry street vendor First big break: Master of ceremonies at Comic Strip in New York City First TV show: "Jerry Seinfeld's Stand-up Confidential" in 1987 Host of: "Spy TV: How to Become Famous," "Aspen Comedy Festival," "Saturday Night Live;" "The Tonight Show": More than 50 appearances with Jay Leno Spokesperson for: American Express, along with Superman Bestseller: "SeinLanguage"; sold 1.2 million copies, making it the third best-selling non-fiction hardcover book in 1993; stayed on New York Times Best Seller list for 33 weeks AWARDS: Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Ensemble in a Comedy Series (1993) Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series (1993) Television Critic Award (1993) American Comedy Award as Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series/Lead (1992 and 1993)
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