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...Jerry Seinfeld is being sued for $100 million by a former friend who says a character in the TV show was based on him, a lawyer for the plaintiff said Monday. In a 29-page civil suit filed Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court, Michael Costanza, 43, accuses the comedian of slander, libel and unauthorized use of his name, likeness and persona for the character George Costanza. A lawyer for the real Costanza says that, like the character played by Jason Alexander, his client is "short, heavyset and bald...
What is so remarkable about Naked Pictures is that it represents a shift in the tide of recent comedian novels, and one that will hopefully continue in the future. Jerry Seinfeld's best-selling Seinlanguage was a hit, but at the price of novelty--the book exists as a mere collection of the opening and closing monologues of "Seinfeld." On the other end of the disappointment spectrum, Whoopie Goldberg's much-anticipated Book flopped in the reviews and sales departments alike. Regurgitation of material, regardless of how funny it was the first time everyone heard it, makes for a repetitious...
...SHOSHANNA LONSTEIN's television appearances have been limited to broadcasts of Emmy Awards pre-shows, where she could be seen adorning the arm of (now ex-) boyfriend Jerry Seinfeld. But her lack of tube time is no deterrent to TV Guide, which next week will feature a four-page article on Lonstein discussing her new resort-wear line called, appropriately, Shoshanna. TV Guide's rationale for highlighting Lonstein, according to senior editor Lisa Bernhard, is that "America first got to know Shoshanna through her relationship with one of the biggest TV stars of the past 30 years. Since then...
...even someone who resists Frasier's charm can find attributes that make it distinct and admirable. First of all, unlike Roseanne or Seinfeld or Home Improvement or Mad About You or so many other sitcoms of recent years, it does not star a stand-up comedian. Grammer is an actor playing a part, not a comic who has had a show built around him. As a result, Frasier has a presence as a character that is rare on TV today. He is not just a comic's alter ego, but a creation who seems to have a life...
...need any additional help. I am completely capable of self-annihilation at any moment." (That's almost literally true--Grammer has had terrible struggles with drugs and alcohol, and in 1996 he entered a rehab after flipping over his Viper while intoxicated.) No one expects Frasier to match Seinfeld's ratings. Still, millions of new viewers will sample the show, and NBC is counting on it to convert a lot of them. It surely will, and maybe even some of the bad fairies will turn good...