JASON
ALEXANDER
Born and raised in New Jersey, Jason Alexander began his acting career
at age 17, performing in the children’s specials "The Pushcart Players:
Feelings and Friends." He received a drama scholarship to Boston
University, where he won the prestigious Harold C. Case Award for
scholarship and service. During college he also became a working actor,
appearing in national commercials.
A Tony Award winner for his 1989 performance in "Jerome Robbins’
Broadway" (Best Actor in a Musical), Alexander has extensive stage
experience, having starred in the Broadway productions "Broadway
Bound," "The Rink" and "Merrily We Roll Along," and in the off-Broadway
shows "Personals," "Forbidden Broadway" and "Stop the World, I Want
to Get Off." In Los Angeles, he portrayed Harry Truman in the one-man
play "Give ’Em Hell Harry" and recently starred in "Promises, Promises"
for Reprise! Broadway’s Best in Concert.
His TV credits include NBC’s miniseries "Favorite Son," the movies
"Rockabye" and "Senior Trip" and the series "Everything’s Relative" and
"E/R." He also starred in the television version of "Bye Bye Birdie"
opposite Vanessa Williams and recently filmed a role for the TV movie
"Cinderella" with Whitney Houston. He won rave reviews for his
song-and-dance numbers in the NBC special "The Comedy Hall of
Fame," "The Kennedy Center Honors" special and when he co-hosted
"The 1995 Emmy Awards." He provided the voice of Hugo in the animated
film "Hunchback of Notre Dame," and he also supplied the voice of the
lead character for the TV series "Duckman." He performed with the
Boston Pops on PBS and sang with the orchestra again at Carnegie Hall.
As a director, Alexander’s first effort behind the camera, for an episode
of
"Seinfeld," was nominated for a DGA Award. His film directing debut was
a romantic comedy "For Better or Worse," in which he also starred
opposite Lolita Davidovich and James Woods. During his most recent
hiatus, he also directed an episode of AMC’s "Remember WENN."
Alexander—who has earned six Emmy Award nominations (1992-97) and
three Golden Globe nominations for his portrayal of George on
"Seinfeld"—was the winner of two American Comedy Awards (Funniest
Supporting
Male/Television), a 1993 American Television Award for Best Supporting
Actor/Comedy and a 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding
Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series.
Alexander is married to writer/actress Daena Title. They live in Los
Angeles with their two young sons. Alexander’s birthday is September
23.