Jason Alexander

Jason Alexander (born September 23, 1959) is an award-winning American television, cinema and musical theatre comedic actor, perhaps best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. Alexander was born Jay Scott Greenspan in Newark, New Jersey, the son of Ruth Minnie (née Simon), a nurse and health care administrator, and Alexander B. Greenspan, an accounting manager. He has a half-sister, Karen Van Horn, and a half-brother, Michael Greenspan. Alexander is a 1977 graduate of Livingston High School in Livingston, New Jersey. He attended Boston University but left the summer before his senior year, after getting work in New York City. He was later given an honorary degree. In September 2006 on Access Hollywood, he identified Robert Lampf as his favorite teacher and the teacher that most influenced and encouraged him to pursue his acting career. He is a keen magician, and only switched to acting as a career when he realized that he was unlikely to succeed... full article at wikipedia