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Date of Birth: 1959 , September-23
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 feet 5 inch
Name Jason Alexander
Birth Name Jay Scott Greenspan
Father Alexander B. Greenspan
Mother Ruth Minnie Simon
Nationality Ameriacn
Birth Place/City Newark, New Jersey
Ethnicity White
Profession Actor
Net Worth $50 million
Eye Color Dark-Brown
Weight in KG 75 kg
Famous for Seinfeld
Married Yes
Married to Daena E. Title (m. 1982)
Children Gabriel Alexander, Noah Alexander
Education Boston University
Online Presence Twitter
Movies Wild Card, Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz, Stars in Shorts
TV Show The Grinder, Seinfeld, Young Sheldon, Robot Chicken
Siblings Karen Van Horne, Michael Greenspan

Quick Timeline of Jason Alexander

1959 Born in Newark, New Jersey
1977 Graduated from Livingston High
1981 Began his comedian career
1981 Made his television debut
1989 Appeared in Seinfeld
1981 Married to Daena E Title
1991 First child, Gabriel Alexander
1996 Second child, Noah Alexander
1992 Won American Comedy Awards, USA
1995 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards
1993 Won American Television Awards
2009 Became the host of LOL Sudbury

Detail Timeline of Jason Alexander

September 23 , 1959

Born in Newark, New Jersey

Born as Jason Scott Greenspan in Newark, New Jersey, United States of America to Ruth Minnie (née Simon) and Alexander B. Greenspan, Jason was raised in upper middle class family. He is an American and is of white ethnicity.

1977

Graduated from Livingston High

Though he was born in Newark, New Jersey, he was raised in Livingston, New Jersey. There he joined Livingston High School and he finally graduated from there in 1977. And then he attended Boston University but later dropped out from there to pursue his career in acting.

1981

Began his comedian career

He began his professional career from New York City and that was in 1981. Though his childhood interest was acting and he also desired to act as an actor he was only provided a role of comedian.

1981

Made his television debut

During his early days, he appeared as an accomplished singer and dancer and then as a comedian. He also made his television debut the same year and that was in the television film, Senior Trip. In 1981, he also appeared in the movie, The Burning.

1989

Appeared in Seinfeld

His break thorough role as an actor came in 1989, after he appeared in the television series, Seinfeld. For that role, he earned the salary of $125,000 per episode in 1996. He appeared in this television series till the end of this show. 

May 31 , 1981

Married to Daena E Title

On 31st of May 1981, Jason got married to Daena E. Title. Daena E. Title is also an actress. It is also said that they were also in a love affair for a few years before getting married. 

1991

First child, Gabriel Alexander

He became father for the first time in his life and that was in 1991. He and his sweet wife, Daena Title welcomed their first child together In August of that year and that time it was a son and they named him, Gabriel Alexander

1996

Second child, Noah Alexander

He also became father for the second time in his life and that was in 1996. He and his sweet wife, Daena E. Title welcomed their second child with the start of 1996 and that time it was also a son and they named him Noah Alexander

1992

Won American Comedy Awards, USA

American Comedy Awards, USA is also one of the prestigious awards in the acting world. He won this award for the first time in 1992 for Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series. He was also honored with this award the following year from the same category.

1995

Won Screen Actors Guild Awards

Till now, he has been nominated in Screen Actors Guild Awards for nine different times and out of these nine nominations, he has been honored for four times. He was honored twice with this award in 1995 got Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.

1993

Won American Television Awards

He has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won several of them. In 1993, he got nominated in American Television Awards for the first time and he also won this award that year for Best Supporting Actor in a Situation Comedy.

May 29 , 2009

Became the host of LOL Sudbury

Jason Alexander has been active in hosting several television shows. In 2009, he was seen in Sudbury, Ontario, Canada hosting the LOL Sudbury. Besides this show, he also hosted the Jason Alexander's Comedy Spectacular for about a year in 2008.

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The actor, voice artist, and comedian, Jason Alexander is famous for starring in the role of George Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld. He is also known for his role in Pretty Woman, Duckman, and The Producers.

Born as Jason Scott Greenspan on 23 September 1959, in Newark, New Jersey, the United States of America to parents mother Ruth Minnie (née Simon) and father Alexander B. Greenspan. Jason was raised in an upper-middle-class family. He is an American and is of white ethnicity.

On the 31st of May 1981, Jason got married to Daena E. Title. Daena E. Title is also an actress. It is also said that they were also in a love affair for a few years before getting married.

From his married life, he has given birth to two children, both sons. The husband and wife are parents to children Gabriel who was born in 1991 and Noah who was born in 1996

After completing his high school graduation from Livingston High School, Jason Alexander joined Boston University but later dropped out from there to pursue his career in acting.

He began his professional career in New York City and that was in 1981. During his early days, he appeared as an accomplished singer and dancer and then as a comedian. He also made his television debut the same year and that was in the television film, Senior Trip.

His breakthrough role as an actor came in 1989 after he appeared in the television series, Seinfeld. From Seinfeld, he got popularity all over the world. 

On a more recent note, Jason Alexander has appeared in a documentary titled The Gettysburg Address where he talks about the character, Noah Brooks. He was cast alongside David Morse, Sam Elliott, and Michael C. Hall

As for the TV shows, he has appeared as Mr. Lundy in Young Sheldon in 2018. Young Sheldon has a renowned cast including the voice of the original Sheldon Cooper, Jim Parsons

He has also been a part of three video games in total while also appearing in a number of stage shows with his latest being, The Portuguese Kid

For his role in Seinfeld, Jason Alexander earned a salary of $125,000 per episode in 1996. As of 2018, Jason has a net worth of around $50 million which he earned through his 136 acting credits and 10 directors credits.