Seinfeld icon Jason Alexander's unusual hidden musical talent has been revealed in a shocking resurfaced video.
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Seinfeld icon Jason Alexander stuns fans with incredible operatic vocals in 1991 resurfaced clip
Seinfeld icon Jason Alexander's unusual hidden musical talent has been revealed in a shocking resurfaced video.The acclaimed actor, 66, who is best known for hi...
who is best known for his role as George Costanza on nine seasons of Seinfeld, wowed with a rendition of This Is The Moment from Jekyll & Hyde, which he performed on the 1991 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon.
Taking to the stage, a confident Alexander looked worlds away from the neurotic Costanza as he belted out the showtune to an audience of millions.
Fans were left stunned as they learned of Alexander's Broadway origins before Seinfeld, with the star winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his turn in Jerome Robbins' Broadway in 1989.
He originated the role of Joe in Stephen Sondheim's Merrily We Roll Along in 1981 and starred in The Rink in 1984 and the Neil Simon play Broadway Bound in 1986.
Alexander also directed plays, including the 2023 Broadway production of The Cottage.
Seinfeld icon Jason Alexander's unusual hidden musical talent has been revealed in a shocking resurfaced video - seen on the show as George Costanza
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The acclaimed actor, 66, who is best known for his role as George Costanza on nine seasons of Seinfeld, wowed with a rendition of This Is The Moment from Jekyll & Hyde, which he performed on the 1991 Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
Seinfeld viewers quickly rushed to social media to express their shock over Alexander's vocals, with one quipping they 'thought he was doing a comedic bit.'
Others wrote, 'He should have sang on Seinfeld at least once.
'I always forget how talented he is
Taking to the stage, a confident Alexander looked worlds away from the neurotic Constanza as he belted out the showtune to an audience of millions
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The role won him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series; (L-R) Jerry Seinfeld, Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Michael Richards
Seinfeld viewers quickly rushed to social media to express their shock over Alexander's vocals, with one quipping they 'thought he was doing a comedic bit'
'If you're writing that scene and you're going: "okay I've got this guy George Costanza, what happens next? Whatever you would imagine it wouldn't be what they came up with.'
Alexander then repeated George's immortal rebuttal of: 'Is that wrong?'
He went on to reveal that the way that creators Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David created George's response to the sticky situation gave the actor incredible insight into George's mind.
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'That is the most brilliant try to save your own behind that I could have ever imagined,' he said.
'When I first saw that script and I saw that was the approach they found, that was a big insight into who that character was for me.'
'It was really very helpful for me in understanding how the mind of George Costanza works.'
Seinfeld ran from 1989 to 1998, with Alexander playing Costanza on all nine seasons.
He also made a cameo in the second season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, appearing alongside his former Seinfeld castmates on the HBO comedy helmed by Larry David
The role won him a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series. He was also nominated for seven consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series and four Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actor in Television.
He later made a cameo in the second season of Curb Your Enthusiasm, appearing alongside his former Seinfeld castmates on the HBO comedy helmed by Larry David.
Alexander is also well-known for his performances in Pretty Woman (1990), Jacob's Ladder (1990), Coneheads (1993), and Shallow Hal (2001).
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