Jerry Seinfeld
Awards & Honours
20
Awards Won
3
Honours
4
Rankings
5
Covers
3
Records
Seinfeld's place in comedy history is secured by Seinfeld's sustained cultural dominance and his own stand-up longevity. The series won 10 Primetime Emmy Awards and is consistently ranked among the top TV shows of all time by the Writers Guild of America and TV Guide. Seinfeld himself earned a Golden Globe for acting and multiple American Comedy Awards. His web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee won three Webby Awards, and his Netflix deals set streaming records. In 2004, Comedy Central ranked him the 12th-greatest stand-up comedian; Rolling Stone placed him 7th in 2017.
Awards
Honours & Distinctions
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Received a star for his contributions to television.
Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time
Ranked #12.
Rolling Stone's 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time
Ranked #7.
Rankings & Lists
100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time
50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time
50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time
101 Best Written TV Series
Magazine Covers
Time
1993-05-10
The Seinfeld Chronicles
Rolling Stone
1998-05-14
Jerry Seinfeld: The Last Word
Vanity Fair
1994-11-01
Seinfeld: The Man Behind the Show
GQ
1995-09-01
Jerry Seinfeld: The King of Comedy
Entertainment Weekly
1998-05-08
Seinfeld: The Final Episode
Records & Feats
First actor to earn $1 million per episode in a sitcom
Seinfeld negotiated a $1 million per episode salary for the final seasons of Seinfeld, a first for TV sitcom actors.
Highest-rated series finale of the 20th century
The Seinfeld finale aired on May 14, 1998, drawing 76.3 million viewers, the highest for a scripted series at the time.
Most syndication revenue for a sitcom
Seinfeld has earned over $3.1 billion in syndication, more than any other sitcom in history.