CELEBRITIES UPDATED - 16/2/99

Feb 16, 1999, 9:07 PM ET27 posts by 7 posters
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Fans compile and update a comprehensive list of celebrities and famous people mentioned throughout Seinfeld episodes, with community contributions and discussion of additions and corrections.

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Names of Famous People Mentioned
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ver: 16/2/99

I have added all the suggestions made plus a few of my own. Thanks to: louv, art vandelay, Dave, jburdo, Mo, Daft Steve D., Stephen Lee, Rick Streeter for their suggestions.

Any other additions, changes? Episodes please.

Actors/Entertainment ==================== Abbott & Costello [The Tape] Al Pacino [The Soup Nazi] Anthony Quinn [The Junk Mail] Bruce Lee (poster) [The Foundation] Burt Lancaster [The Finale] Charles Grodin [The Doll] Clint Eastwood [The Strike] Curly - [The Heart Attack] Curly Joe- not as good as Curly Dabney Coleman [The English Patient] Demi Moore Dennis Franz Dustin Hoffman [The Calzone] Edward R. Murrow [The Abstinence] Elle MacPhearson George Peppard [The Couch] Harry Houdinin [The Mango] Jack Nicholson [The Bubble Boy] Jayne Mansfield [The Implant] Jerry Lewis [The Strongbox] John Houseman [The Face Painter] John Ritter [The Pilot] Johnny Carson [The Cheever Papers] Kim Novak [The Pitch II] Marsha Mason [The Letter] Mary Hart [The Good Samaritan] Maureen Stapleton [The Stake Out] Merv Griffin [The Merv Griffin Show] Meryl Streep [The Mango?] Nelson Rockefeller [The Deal] Olivia Dukakis [The Junior Mint] Paul Winchel [The Pie] Peter Jennings Rebecca De Mornay [The Bookstore] Ricardo Montalban [The Fusilli Jerry] Richard Chamberlain [The Yada Yada] Richard Dawson [The Kiss] Rowan and Martin [The Shoes] Russ Meyer [The Pilot]] Sammy Davis Jnr. Ted Danson [The Pitch] [The Finale] Three Stooges [The Suicide] Woody Allen [The Alternate Side]

Musicians ========= Carreras [The Maestro] Domingo [The Maestro] Kenny Rogers [The Chicken Roaster] Leonard Bernstein [The Maestro] Metallica [The Lip Reader] Mozart [The Maestro] Pavarotti [The Maestro] Pink Floyd [The Puerto Rican Day] Robert Schuman [The Jacket] Yo Yo Ma [The Ticket?]

Writers ======== Aristotle [The Chicken Roaster] George Will [The Jimmy] John Cheever [The Cheever Letters] Mike Lupica Neil Simon [The Letter] Pericles [The Abstinence] Salman Rushdie [The Implant] Tolstoy [Marine Biologist] Truman Capote [The Couch] Yeats [The Deal]

Murderers(others perhaps could be listed here) ============================================== David Berkowitz [The Diplomats Club] [The Strike] Jack Ruby [The Little Kicks] Joel Rifkin [The Masseuse] John Wilkes Boothe [The Pilot II] OJ (Simpson)(see also sports)(see also actors)[The Masseuse]

Political ========= Abraham Lincoln [The Pilot II] David Dinkins [The Non Fat Yogurt] David Duke [The Limo] [The Dinner Party] Duke and Duchess of Windsor [The Frogger] Boutros Boutros Ghali [The Ticket?] Breshnev [The Contest?] Clarence Thomas [The Red Dot] DeGaulle [The Contest?] Farrakan [The Dinner Party] Fidel Castro [The Nap] [The English Patient] Gandhi [The Old Man] Golda Meir [The Contest?] Henry VIII [The Gum] John F. Kennedy [The Bottle Deposit] Lyndon B. Johnson [The Hamptons] Martin Van Buren [The Van Buren Boys] Joe McCarthy [The Race] Neville Chamberlain [The Yada Yada] Richard M. Nixon [The Calzone] Susan B. Anthony [The Junior Mint] Zapata [The Foundation]

Despots ======= Caligula [The Switch?] Ceausecu [The Gymnast] Hitler [The Voice] Mussolini [The Phone Message] Saddam Hussein [The Dinner Party] Stalin [Male Unbonding] [The Tape]

Sports ======= Babe Ruth [The Opposite][The Millenium?] Ben Cantwell [The Old Man] Don Mattingly [The Pilot II] Evander Hollyfield [The Note] George Steinbrenner [The Opposite*] Joe Dimaggio [The Note] Joe Pepitone [The Rye] [The Visa] Lou Gherig [The Millenium] Mark Messier [The Face Painter] Martin Brodeur [The Face Painter] Michael Jordan [The Limo] Mickey Mantle [The Opposite?][The Visa] [The Seven] Minnesota Fats [The Doll] Moose Skowron [The Visa] Patrick Ewing [The Susie] Reggie Miller [The Susie] Sugar Ray Leonard [The Diplomats Club] Wilt Chamberlain [The Yada Yada]

Explorers ================ Colombus [The Library] De Soto Magellan Ponce de Leon

Science/Medical =============== Clara Barton [The Junior Mint] Dr. Atkins [The Summer of George] Florence Nightingale Pasteur [The Pick] Sigmund Freud

Clothes Designers ================== Armani [The Soup] Calvin Klein [The Pez Dispenser][The Pick] Gauthier [The Pie] Gloria Vanderbuilt [The Glasses] Gucci [The Keys] J. Peterman [The Understudy*] J. Crew [The Secret Cde] [The Apology] Joseph Aboud [The Wig Master] Moe Ginsberg [The Subway] Nicole Miller [The Wig Master]

Religion ======== Rev. Yung Sun Moon [The Understudy] Joseph [The Wig Master] Moses [The Pick] [The Little Kicks] [The Butter Shave] Confucius [The Chinese Woman] Devil [The Cartoon]

Other Famous People ====================== Schindler [The Raincoats] Spartacus [The Gum] John F. Kennedy Jnr. [The Contest] [The Baby Shower] [The Pilot II] Maria Schriver [The Baby Shower] Lee Harvey Oswald [The Secret Code] Jackie 'O' [The Chaperone] Ethyl Kennedy [The Switch] [The Bottle Deposit] Svengali [The Wallet] Rosa Parks [The Fire]

Famous Fictional Characters mentioned or referred to ==================================================== Aquaman Batman [The Strike] Bizarro [The Bizarro Jerry] Bugs Bunny Clark Kent Elastic Man Elmer Fudd [The Bubble Boy] Godzilla [The Calzone] The Green Lantern [The Strong Box] Hazel Iron Man [The Voice] Korel [The Secret Code] Lois Lane [The Outing] Plastic Man Rubber man (was there a rubber man?) Santa Claus [The Race] Spiderman Superman [The Seven*][http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Set/7217/faq.html#5.9] Tweety Bird Two Face [The Strike] Woody Woodpecker [The Mom and Pop Store] Ziggy [The Cartoon] Zippy the Pinhead????? [The Stall]

Arnie Becker Biff Loman [The Subway*] Blossom [The Pitch?] Dr. Zauis [The Reverse Peephole] Edward Scissorshands [The Barber] Farfel [The Dog] Fast Eddie Felsen [The Maestro] Fred Mertz [The Apartment] Gadsby [The Friars Club] Godfather [The Bris] Indiana Jones [The Parking Space] Jerry Mahoney [The Pie] Jessie Whales [The Strike] Khan [The Foundation] Lassie [The Stongbox] Marlboro Man [The Abstinence] Maude Moby Dick [The Scofflaw] Murphy Brown [The Keys] Mr. Coffee [The Chaperone] Mr. Spock [The Foundation] Mrs. Robinson [The Hamptons] Murphy Brown [The Trip II] Pagliacci [The Opera] Popeye Doyle [The Good Samaritan] Stanley Kowalski [The Fusilli Jerry] STELLA!!!! [The Pen] Terminator [The Visa] Thelma and Louise [The Dealership] Zorba The Greek [The Good Samaritan] Dr. Zhivago [The Baby Shower]

Celebrities who actually appeared as themselves ================================================ <http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Studio/1955/celebs2.html>

Al Roker [The Cigar Store Indian] Alex Trebek (voice) [The Abstinence] Bernie Williams [The Abstinence] Bryant Gumble [The Puffy Shirt] Bette Midler [The Understudy] Buck Showalter [The Chaperone] Candice Bergen (playing Murphy Brown)[The Keys] Corbin Bernsen [The Trip (1)] Danny Tartabull [The Chaperone][The Pledge Drive] David Letterman [The Abstinence] Derek Jeter [The Abstinence] Fred Savage [The Trip (1)] George Wendt [The Trip(1)] Geraldo Rivera [The Finale] Jane Wells [The Finale] Jay Leno [The Showerhead] Jim Fowler [The Merv Griffin Show] Jodi Baskerville [The Limo] Jon Voight [The Mom and Pop Store] Keith Hernandez [The New Friend] Keith Morrison [The Trip (1 or 2)] Lawrence Taylor (TV shot at Giants game) [The Masseuse] Mario Joyner [The Engagement] Marisa Tomei[The Cadillac] Mel Torme [The Jimmy] Pat Cooper[The Friar's Club] Paul O'Neill[The Wink] Raquel Welch [The Summer of George] Regis Philbin and Kathy Lee Griffin . [The Opposite] Roger McDowell [The Boyfriend] Rudolph W. Guiliani [The Non-Fat Yogurt]

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Hi guys..... I got a couple from "The PR day."

Maria Conchita Alonzo Stacey Keach

Is Chita Rivera somebody? (She may have been the Grand Marshall of the Parade)

also Kramer and his girlfriend Madelyn are watching Quincy over the phone.in "The Maid"

Mo

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How could I have forgotten Stein Erikson?

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Wasn't there a scene where Jerry says he is going to see Dr. Kavorkian - then pauses and says - a different one... or something like that.

or am I thinking of some other sit-com?

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Just added, from THE CARTOON ========================= Samuel beckett Lena Horne Nancy Drew

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"The News Guy(Mike)" wrote:

The Strongbox gave us: ================== Box Car Willy - country singer Lassie III - animal movie star Jesus - religious figure

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I have added: ========== Martin, Merman, and Fontaine, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Winnie the Pooh, Euclid, Rick James, Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot, Cat Stevens, Victoria Secret(was she real or made up?)...

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I love Pooh! But what episode was that?

The News Guy(Mike) wrote in message ... >I have added: >========== >Martin, Merman, and Fontaine, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Winnie the Pooh,
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"The Abstinence" when Elaine is doing crossword puzzles she's trying to complete Winnie the ....... but alas the no-sex deal makes her stupid and she can't figure it out.

Great Elaine scenes in that one.

Mo

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Mohamel wrote:

In fact when The Intern, from the bathroom, yells to her 'Pooh' - she still does not understand he means the answer to the puzzle, she giggles, he has to repeat Winnie the pooh and she says, OH!

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Oh, yes... Thanks for reminding me.

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Now I have added - Feb. 21, 1999 ======================== Helen Gurley Brown (No relation to Murphy Brown) ...........Sonia Live - Is that a real TV program - Is there a real DR. SONIA something? Elton John

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OOPS - and ... Einstein [The Seven] Hobo Joe - is that a fictional cartoon character?

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It seems to be a CNN program. (Sonia Live)

DR ?

Mo

louvMohamel

Since I don't have the list with me I was wondering, do you have Lena Horne (Kramer always thought Jerry looked like Lena Horne) on the list yet?

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louv wrote:

Yes I do, thanks.

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On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 19:32:43 -0500, "The News Guy(Mike)" .

Hey, I don't recall seeing Bazooka Joe on the list. I forget which episode, but it has something to do with Seinfeld pulling a turtleneck shirt up to his nose and saying something like, "Hey, Elaine, Bazooka Joe."

Bazooka Joe, for those who don't know, is one of the characters from the Bazooka bubble gum comics.

Dm

MohamelDavid Murphree

Three more from "The Bizarro Jerry"

Man hands favorite president:: James Polk

Jerry on Man hands " Those meaty claws .....I feel like I'm dating George "The Animal" Steele" (wrestler)

Reference for Dennis Franz (Nypd blue) : picture on George's bathroom wall

Mo

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last one for the night

Burt Reynolds mentioned in "The Package"

Mo

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The last list I have is the one from the 16th is that the last one posted?

Mo

I was wondering what everyone thought of the last episode of Seinfeld? I thought that it was funny, but could have been a little bit better. Thanks.

Meena Park [email]

On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Meenar Park wrote:

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I actually enjoyed the finale quite a lot. When I first saw it I thought "It could have been funnier" and I was left more or less expecting more. More of what, I don't know, just something more. But, after watching it again and again I guess there's nothing more that they could have done but improve the the jokes. Now, looking back I can't even imagine a better ending. It summerised their history as we the audience basically know it, told us where they would be for the next year, touched on what they would do in prison, and most importantly the ending wasn't wrapped in nice big bow with no loose ends,

"When I like them they don't like me and when they like me I don't like them." George Costanza 'Seinfeld'

"The only sensitive thing about me is my feet." Me

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Mohamel wrote:

Yes, Instead of posting the entire thing, I have just posted my latest additions. I will post the whole thing in a few days if people get back to me with some other additions, or references, .... and who is SONIA LIVE - please.

Thanks.

Mike

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some

I just did a minute ago (It's not just Sonia who's live) :-)

Mo

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Funny too ,I made a Google search on Sonia live and the 8th item was the script from "The Opposite"

Mo

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I'll also add Brenda Starr from "The Wait Out." She's a cartoon character

Mo

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I just watched "The Foundation" and that's where Sammy Davis jr was mentioned.

Mo