Seinfeld and cameo roles?

Adde · #1 02-07-2006, 02:27 PM

The sport characters that appears in various Seinfeld episodes (notably the baseball guys), are they the real thing or actors?

I'm from Europe so I couldn't recognize a baseball or football (star) player even if my life depended on it.

Adde

blinden84 · #2 02-07-2006, 02:28 PM

Like The Wiz. I've always wondered about the Wiz

I know i've seen ads for the place during mets games I think, but never sure if the guy was real.

Pocketducks · #3 02-07-2006, 02:29 PM

Keith Hernandez played himself. I can't think of any others off the top of head that were on the show.

KudzuKing · #4 02-07-2006, 02:30 PM

The Keith Hernandez was on it.
Steinbrenner is played by Larry David, I think.
I don't recall the players George gave batting tips to, But I think they were real yankees.

Turning Stone Pro · #5 02-07-2006, 02:31 PM

Jeter and Bernie Williams and Buck Showalter were in the episode when George stops having sex and becomes a genius. Danny Tartabel (spelling sux, sorry) is in the episode when George is chasing down someone who cut him off in traffic.

Pocketducks · #6 02-07-2006, 02:32 PM

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The Keith Hernandez was on it.
Steinbrenner is played by Larry David, I think.

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The voice was Larry David, but the actor was someone else

nyc999 · #7 02-07-2006, 02:32 PM

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Keith Hernandez played himself. I can't think of any others off the top of head that were on the show.

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A lot of Yankees...

Derek Jeter - batting practice with George
Bernie Williams - batting practice with George
Paul O'Neill - had to hit two home runs for the sick kid

Pocketducks · #8 02-07-2006, 02:33 PM

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Buck Showalter

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Now thats an OLD episode.

KudzuKing · #9 02-07-2006, 02:35 PM

thread-jack warning:

I'd like to catch the episode again that has Marista Hagarty (sp) (from Law and Order SVU) as Jerry's girlfriend.

Anyone know the title?

Adde · #10 02-07-2006, 02:41 PM

Keith Hernandez as himself, that's some pretty impressive acting by him, I think. Has he taken the OJ route from sports to acting?

Steibrenner is indeed (not played but) voiced by Larry David.

As for Larry David, I got all seasons recently and look at 2-3 episodes before going to sleep, and Larry appears here and there. Some other voice jobs which I don't remember right now, but he's absolutley superb as Frank Constanzas lawyer, wearing a cape! Perhaps the single most funny Seinfeld moment is when he approaches (in the cape!) the girl about to jump from the Brooklyn Bridge; "who are you?"; "I'm Frank Costanzas lawyer!".