Jerry Seinfeld is the highest paid Comedian in the world, He was born on April 29, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. He grew up in Massapequa, New York. He attended State University of New York at Oswego for two years. After his second year he transferred to Queens College where he earned a degree in communications and theatre.
- Earned a total of $100,000 for the first season of “Seinfeld”
- Was earning $1m per episode by season 9
- He was the first TV actor to earn $1m per episode
- Jerry earned $60 million in base salary from his show
- Turned down $5m per episode to do one more season
- That would have been $100 million
- Owns 15% of his show’s backend equity
- Owns over 150 cars
- Car collection is likely worth north of $50 million
- Owns a 12-acre oceanfront Hamptons estate
- Their Hamptons house is worth $70-100 million
Jerry is one of the largest private collectors of Porshes in the world. He owns a total of around 150 vehicles, of which roughly 45 are Porsches. For many years while living in Los Angeles to film Seinfeld, he kept his collection in a hangar at the Santa Monica airport. In 2002 he spent $1.4 million to acquire a property on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. He proceeded to spend another $500 thousand constructing a garage that can house dozens of cars.
Jerry is Jewish and married to Jessica Sklar in 1997 and have 3 children.
He is 5′ 10” tall
