Jerome Seinfeld, born April 29, 1954, is a Golden Globe Award-winning American comedian, actor, and writer from Massapequa, New York, a hamlet on Long Island. Jerry Seinfeld is best-known for playing a fictional version of himself in the long-running sitcom Seinfeld, which he co-created and executive produced. Right after graduation from Queens College, Jerry Seinfeld tried out at an open mic night at New York's Catch A Rising Star in 1976. Soon after, Jerry Seinfeld appeared in a Rodney Dangerfield HBO special. A few years later, in May of 1981, Jerry Seinfeld made a highly successful appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson. Jerry Seinfeld created The Seinfeld Chronicles with Larry David in 1989 for NBC. The show was later renamed Seinfeld and, by its fourth season, became the most popular and successful sitcom on American television. In 1998, Jerry Seinfeld went on tour and recorded a comedy special entitled I'm Telling You for the Last Time. His stand-up routine is highly acclaimed and Jerry Seinfeld was ranked #12 in Comedy Central's list of the 100 greatest standups of all time.