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.