History Creator / JasonAlexander

* TheCastShowoff: Inverted. If you'd only watched ''Seinfeld'', You'd never guess he was a trained singer from George's flat, monotone vocals. He would later play it straight when he guest-starred in the MusicalEpisode of ''Community''.

* TheCastShowoff: Inverted. If you'd only watched ''Seinfeld'', You'd never guess he was a trained singer from George's flat, monotone vocals.

** ''The Mosquito Coast'' (1986) as a Clerk

In actuality, the man is an accomplished performer on the stage, having won a Tony Award for his singing contributions. However, it would be his role as George Costanza, Jerkass and [[HeterosexualLifePartners best]] [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat friend]] to main character Jerry Seinfeld that would make Costanza a true household name. Being named "the greatest sitcom character of all time" by none other than RickyGervais, Costanza's accolades for the role included Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. One could say that, along with Michael Richards as Kramer, he became a BreakoutCharacter on the show.

->''"The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work."''\\
--'''Jason Alexander''', summing up his time on ''Seinfeld''

'''Jason Scott Greenspan''', otherwise known as [[StageName Jason Alexander]] (born September 23, 1959) is an American actor known to the world as the one and only George Costanza from ''{{Seinfeld}}''.

->''"The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work."''
-->--'''Jason Alexander''', summing up his time on ''Seinfeld''

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On May 25th of 2012, Jason made a guest appearance on ''Series/TheLateLateShow with Creator/CraigFerguson'', [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1WzhD3NTU where he explained why he considered cricket to be a "gay" sport]]. Subsequently, he received some rather negative media attention, leading to a [[http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/06/03/jason-alexander-gay-cricket-apology/ sincere apology]] making it clear that he did realize the error of his actions.

* TheCastShowoff: Inverted. If You'd only watched ''Seinfeld'', You'd never guess he was a trained singer from George's flat, monotone vocals.

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Compared to [[JerkAss George]] [[ButtMonkey Costanza]], the man can be quite considerate.

* TwoFirstNames

* StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "he'd be remembered as that guy [[PrettyWoman who tried to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts Julia Roberts]]".

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On May 25th of 2012, Jason made a guest appearance on Craig Ferguson, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1WzhD3NTU where he explained why he considered cricket to be a "gay" sport]]. Subsequently, he received some rather negative media attention, leading to a [[http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/06/03/jason-alexander-gay-cricket-apology/ sincere apology]] making it clear that he did realize the error of his actions.

-->--Jason Alexander, summing up his time on ''Seinfeld''

He's also an expert poker player, and he needs a picture.

** ''PrettyWoman'' (1990) as Philip Stuckey
** ''JacobsLadder'' (1990) as Geary
** ''Coneheads'' (1993) as Larry Farber
** ''North'' (1994) as North's father

* StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "he'd be remembered as that guy [[PrettyWoman who tried to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts]]".

* StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "he'd be remembered as that guy [[MoralEventHorizon who tried]] [[DudeNotFunny to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts Julia]] [[PrettyWoman Roberts]]".

* StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "[[CompleteMonster he'd be remembered as that guy]] [[MoralEventHorizon who tried]] [[DudeNotFunny to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts Julia]] [[PrettyWoman Roberts]]".

'''Jason Scott Greenspan''', otherwise known as [[StageName Jason Alexander]] (born September 23, 1959) is an American actor known to the world as the one and only George Costanza from Seinfeld.

In actuality, the man is an accomplished performer on the stage, having won a Tony Award for his singing contributions. However, it would be his role as George Costanza, Jerkass and [[HeterosexualLifePartners best]] [[NotThatTheresAnythingWrongWithThat friend]] to main character Jerry Seinfeld that would make Costanza a true household name. Being named "the greatest sitcom character of all time" by none other than Ricky Gervais, Costanza's accolades for the role included Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, as well as a win at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. One could say that, along with Michael Richards as Kramer, he became a BreakoutCharacter on the show.

* StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "[[CompleteMonster he'd be remembered as that guy]] [[MoralEventHorizon who tried]] [[DudeNotFunny to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts Julia]] [[PrettyWoman Roberts]]".

** BaldOfAwesome: Fans of his could refer to him as such, though he's taken to wearing a toupee at times.
** MeanCharacterNiceActor: Compared to [[JerkAss George]] [[ButtMonkey Costanza]], the man can be quite considerate.
** MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On May 25th of 2012, Jason made a guest appearance on Craig Ferguson, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1WzhD3NTU where he explained why he considered cricket to be a "gay" sport]]. Subsequently, he received some rather negative media attention, leading to a [[http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/06/03/jason-alexander-gay-cricket-apology/ sincere apology]] making it clear that he did realize the error of his actions.
** StarMakingRole: Again, while he was more than a respectable actor beforehand, ''Seinfeld'' offered him his greatest exposure. He's grateful for it too, because he's remarked that, otherwise, "[[CompleteMonster he'd be remembered as that guy]] [[MoralEventHorizon who tried]] [[DudeNotFunny to rape]] [[JuliaRoberts Julia]] [[PrettyWoman Roberts]]".

-->The greatest part of the job was... that was for nine years it was a pleasure to go to work.

** ''ShallowHal'' (2001) as Mauricio Wilson

** BaldOfAwesome: Fans ofhis could refer to him as such, though he's taken to wearing a toupee at times.

** MyGodWhatHaveIDone: On May 25th of 2012, Jason made a guest appearance on Craig Ferguson, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb1WzhD3NTU where he explained why he considered cricket to be a "gay" sport]]. Subsequently, he received some rather negative media attention, leading to a [[http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/06/03/jason-alexander-gay-cricket-apology/ sincere apology]] making it clear that he did realize the error of his actions.

* Tropes associated with Jason include:

** ''Seinfeld''(1990-1998) as George Costanza
** ''Dilbert'' (1999-2000) as Catbert
** ''CurbYourEnthusiasm'' (2001, 2009) as himself