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Jerome (Jerry) Seinfeld was born on April 19, 1954 in Brooklyn, New York. At a young age Jerry showed a very inventive sense of humor. He would watch hours of Bill Cosby and based a lot of his comedy off of him. Jerry spent a lot of time with his dad when he was young. He said his dad was a comic genius. He started writing down funny thoughts he had at age 15. He also wrote down funny things he saw and heard. Jerry based a lot of his comedy of of observational humor. His only goal was to make people laugh. He said laughter had great power. When Jerry told his family he wanted to be a comedian they supported his decision all the way.

Seinfeld ran for nine years during prime time on NBC. As it ran, Jerry was considered the "ruler of the prime time world." Jerry Seinfeld's routines for his show and his stand-up comedy career are about stories and jokes about human behavior. Jerry Seinfeld's comedy was literally about nothing!!!