CELEBRITIES - UPDATED 24/2/99 (PM)

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Fans compile and update a list of celebrities and famous people mentioned throughout Seinfeld episodes, with community contributions refining the reference guide.

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Names of Famous People Mentioned
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Thanks to ========= louv, art vandelay, Dave(ratboy), jburdo, Mohamel, Daft, Steve D., David Murphee, Stephen Lee, Rick Streeter, and David Murphee for their help and suggestions. ====================================== ver: 24/2/99 ============ 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] Burt Reynolds [The Package] Charles Grodin [The Doll] Chita Rivera [The Puerto Rican Day] Clint Eastwood [The Strike] Curly - [The Heart Attack] Curly Joe- not as good as Curly Dabney Coleman [The English Patient] Demi Moore [The Secretary] Dennis Franz Dom DeLuise [The Cigar Store Indian] Dustin Hoffman [The Calzone] Edward R. Murrow [The Abstinence] Elle MacPhearson [The Suicide] Ethyl merman [The Understudy] George Peppard [The Couch] Glenn Close [The Engagement] Harrison Ford [The Engagement] Harry Houdinin [The Mango] Jack Nicholson [The Bubble Boy] Jayne Mansfield [The Implant] Jerry Lewis [The Strongbox] Joan Fontaine [The Understudy] John Houseman [The Face Painter] John Ritter [The Pilot] Johnny Carson [The Cheever Papers] Johnny Depp [The Barber] Kim Novak [The Pitch II] Liza (Minelli) [The Maid] Mark McEwen [The Cigar Store Indian] Maria Conchita Alonzo [The Puerto Rican Day] Mira Sorvino (The Junkmail) Marsha Mason [The Letter] Mary Hart [The Good Samaritan] Mary Martin [The Understudy] 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 [The Nose Job] 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]] Sally Filed [The Engagement] Sammy Davis Jnr. [The Foundation] Steacy Keach [The Puerto Rican Day] Ted Danson [The Pitch] [The Finale] Tom Hanks [The Lip Reader] Three Stooges [The Suicide] Uma Thurman [The Secretary] Woody Allen [The Alternate Side]

Musicians ========= Box Car willy [The Strongbox] Carreras [The Maestro] Cat Stevens [The Andrea Doria] Domingo [The Maestro] Elton John [The Glasses] Gordon Lightfoot [The Andrea Doria] Kenny Rogers [The Chicken Roaster] Lena Horne [The Cartoon] Leonard Bernstein [The Maestro] Metallica [The Lip Reader] Mozart [The Maestro] Pavarotti [The Maestro] Pink Floyd [The Puerto Rican Day] Ray Coniff [The Cigar Store Indian] Rick James [The Abstinence] Robert Schuman [The Jacket] Yo Yo Ma [The Ticket?]

Writers ======== Aristotle [The Chicken Roaster] George Will [The Jimmy] Helen Gurley Brown [The Opposite] John Cheever [The Cheever Letters] Leopold and Loeb [The Junior Mint] Neil Simon [The Letter] Pericles [The Abstinence] Salman Rushdie [The Implant] Samuel Beckett [The Cartoon] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [The Abstinence] 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 Dillinger [The Handicap Spot] John Wilkes Boothe [The Pilot II] OJ (Simpson)(see also sports)(see also actors)[The Masseuse]

Political ========= Abraham Lincoln [The Pool Guy] [The Pilot II][The Blood] 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?] FDR [The Betrayal] Farrakan [The Dinner Party] Fidel Castro [The Nap] [The English Patient][The Cheever Letters] Gandhi [The Old Man] Golda Meir [The Contest?] Henry VIII [The Gum] J. Edgar Hoover [The Lip Reader] James Polk [The Bizarro Jerry] 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 Blood] 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 Millennium] Ben Cantwell [The Old Man] Don Mattingly [The Pilot II][The Opposite] Doug Drabek [The Smelly Car] Evander Hollyfield [The Note] Fred McGriff [The Smelly Car] George Steinbrenner [The Opposite*] Hideki Irabu [The Finale] Jay Buhner [The Smelly Car] Joe Dimaggio [The Note] Joe Pepitone [The Rye] [The Visa] Lou Gherig [The Millennium] Mark Messier [The Face Painter] Martin Brodeur [The Face Painter] Michael Jordan [The Limo] Mickey Mantle [The Opposite][The Visa] [The Seven] Mike Lupica [The Red Dot] Minnesota Fats [The Doll] Monica Seles [The Lip Reader] Moose Skowron [The Visa] Patrick Ewing [The Susie] Reggie Miller [The Susie] Stein Erikson [The Reverse Peephole] Sugar Ray Leonard [The Diplomats Club] The Animal Steele [The Bizarro Jerry] Willie Mcgee [The Smelly Car] Wilt Chamberlain [The Yada Yada]

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

Science/Medical =============== Clara Barton [The Junior Mint] Dr. Tarnow (Scarsdale) [The Summer of George] Dr. Kavorkian Einstein [The Seven] Euclid [The Abstinence] Florence Nightingale [The Junior Mint] Pasteur [The Pick] Sigmund Freud Stephen Hawkins [The Handicap Spot]

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

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

Other Famous People ====================== Edmund Fitzgerald [The Andrea Doria] (he must have been famous, they named a ship for him) Schindler [The Raincoats] Spartacus [The Gum] John F. Kennedy Jnr. [The Contest] [The Baby Shower] [The Pilot II] Maria Shriver [The Baby Shower] Mary Beth Whitehead [The Bottle Deposit] Mary Todd [The Pool Guy]] Lady Godiva [The Apology] Lee Harvey Oswald [The Secret Code] Jackie 'O' [The Chaperone] Ethyl Kennedy [The Switch] [The Bottle Deposit] Paul Prudhomme [The Cigar Store Indian] Svengali [The Wallet] Rosa Parks [The Fire]

Fictional Cartoon Characters ============================ Aquaman Batman [The Strike] Bazooka Joe [The Cafe] Bizarro [The Bizarro Jerry] Brenda Starr [The Wait Out] Bugs Bunny [The Opera] Clark Kent Elastic Man [The Statue] Elmer Fudd [The Bubble Boy] The Green Lantern [The Strong Box] Hazel [The Subway] Iron Man [The Voice] Kool Aid Guy [The Voice] Korel [The Secret Code] Lois Lane [The Outing] Nancy Drew [The Cartoon] Plastic Man [The Statue] Rubber man (was there a rubber man?) Santa Claus [The Race] Sleepy [The Blood] Spiderman Superman [The Seven*] Tweety Bird [The Pez Dispenser] Two Face [The Strike] Winnie The Pooh [The Abstinence] Woody Woodpecker [The Mom and Pop Store] Ziggy [The Cartoon] Zippy the Pinhead [The Stall]

Fictional People or Animals ============================ Andora [The Serenity Now] Arnie Becker [The Trip] Biff Loman [The Subway*] Blossom [The Pitch?] Dr. Zauis [The Reverse Peephole] Edward Scissorshands [The Barber] Farfel [The Dog] Fast Eddie Felsen [The Maestro] Frankenstein [The Wait Out][The Switch] Fred Mertz [The Apartment] Gadsby [The Friars Club] Godfather [The Bris] Godzilla [The Calzone] Hobo Joe [The Seven] Indiana Jones [The Parking Space] Jerry Mahoney [The Pie] Jessie Whales [The Strike] Khan [The Foundation] Lassie III [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] Phoenix [...] Quincy [The Maid] Stanley Kowalski [The Fusilli Jerry] STELLA!!!! [The Pen] Terminator [The Visa] The Maytag Repairman (The Junk Mail) Thelma and Louise [The Dealership] Victoria Secret [The Andrea Doria] 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] Kathy Lee Griffin [The Opposite] 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 [The Opposite] Roger McDowell [The Boyfriend] Rudolph W. Guiliani [The Non-Fat Yogurt]

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I have added ======== Jeff Galooley [The Understudy]

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Elliot Gould (Merv Griffin Show) The Lion King (Merv Griffin Show) Mannix (Merv Griffin Show) G.I Joe (Merv Griffin Show) Do famous toys count as fict. characters? Army Pete (Merv Griffin Show)

Jerry: You sidle! You stump around like a Clydesdale (talking to Elaine) Clydesdale mean anything to anybody? (Merv Griffin Show)

Jim Fowler from The Wild Kingdom (Merv Griffin Show)

Mo

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Mohamel wrote:

Toys would count as fictional people I guess, but GI Joe is also a cartoon now. Is ARMY PETE really a character or did they make it up?

A Clydesdale is a large heavy work horse like those that pull the beer wagons in various beer commercials

Jim appeared as himself and is listed in that section

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You're right about Fowler, I tend to overlook that section

Dennis Frantz (poster in 'The Bizarro Jerry)

Leopold and Loeb wound up in the writers section

Gerald Ford (The Slicer)

"He looks like a Peanuts character" (Jerry on George's beach photo)

Bozo The Clown (The Fire)

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Thanks.
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I am now adding
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Lucille ball, Dezi Arnez, Judy Garland, Margaret O'Brien,

Beethoven, Verdi,

Jughead, Veronica, Archie, Mr. Weatherbee,

George Bell, Alberto Alamar, ??Martinez (Blue Jay),

Also ===== Yogi Berra, Lou Pinella, Bucky Dent, Billy Martin, Dallas Green, Dick Houser, Bill Verdon, Billy Martin, Stump Merrill, Billy Martin, Bob Lemon, Billy Martin, Gene Michael,...

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Think Budweiser.
Clydesdales are big draft horses with those oversized feet.
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I am adding ======== Mick Jaggar, Louis Rickhouser(? I'll look it up - CNN Financial guy- Kramer found out about The Sponge), Charles Laughten, Ramond Massey, Captain and Tennille, Billy Crystal, Kevin Bacon, Susan Sarandon, Wade Boggs,

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Ruckhauser?? Laughton.. Raymond..Jagger.

homerr

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Kramer

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Paul Winchell ?? 2 "L's"??

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homerr wrote:

Yep, 2 L's, Thanks

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John Cougar Mellancamp (The Stakeout) Ethel Merman (The Appartment) ....Singer/Broadway Robert Wagner mentioned in (The Appartment) appeared in (The Yada Yada) Geraldo Riviera mentioned in (Male Unbonding) appeared in (The finale) Lenny Bruce (Male Unbonding) The Knicks without Ewing (Male Unbonding)is that the same one as in (The Suzie) Carrot top (The Money) The Dewey guy (The Library)

Mo

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Mohamel wrote:

Melvil Dewey - what a scam he pulled!!!

Ok - I have added them all.

Also ====== Barry Bonds, Jim Leyritz, Zelda Fitzgerald, Ken Phelps(????), Ken Griffey Jnr. ,

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Mike.. is Jnr., a Canadian form?? I'm named after my father and I've always used homerr,Jr. Small point, for all the effort you've put in, but I know you've appreciated comments/corrections before.''

homerr,Jr

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Griffey

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homerr wrote:

I have seen it done both ways. I looked it up and Random House says it should be Jr. I will change it - an easy search and replace. Thanks for the input.

Now, does your dad work at a nuclear power station?

Mike

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The Boyfriend ========== Jimmy Olson, Jose Jimenez, Lyndon Johnson, Mookie Wilson, Thomas Edison, Magellan, DeSoto, C. Everet Coop

Chicken Roaster ============ Marisa Tomai, Tank MacNamara, Merlin, Nixon,

Is Mr. Marples anything real?

Plus all of Mohamel's and Dave's

I shall post the latest list Sunday night

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Miss Marple was one of Agatha Christie's detective

Mo

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But then I realize you're talking about Mr Marbles and I haven't got a clue.

Mo

Frank:  "Why'd you trade Jay Buhner?"
Big Stein:  "My people loved Ken Phelp's bat."
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Mike.. I looked it up on Wisconsin Public Television site..

Louis Rukeyser.. host of Wall Street Week on Public Television.

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Thanks. I had a really difficult time trying to find him on the net, especially because I could not spell the name.

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it up - CNN Financial guy- Kramer

Laughten, Ramond Massey, Captain and

Sarandon, Wade Boggs,

Its Lewis Ruskeyser, also, I believe Charles Laughton is the corrrect spelling.

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Frank Sinatra (The Ex-girlfriend) James Thurber (The Cartoon)

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thanks I know what they are but I had never heard them called Clydesdales. It's not a common reference in Quebec, the same way I had never heard the word "hansom (sp) " cab ride like in "The rye".

Mo

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In vieux Montreal and Quebec City there are hansom cabs for hire (been in one) what are they called there? (english or french accepted)

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We 'd call a hansom cab ride "un tour de cal�che" Mo