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Jerry Seinfeld

Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and television and film producer, best known for playing a semi-fictional version of himself in the sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), which he co-created and co-wrote with Larry David, and, in the show's final two seasons, co-executive-produced.

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QA: Former NBC honcho offered Jerry Seinfeld over $100 million for one more 'Seinfeld' season

From 1993 through 1998, NBC ruled prime time with 'Must see TV' on Thursday nights, attracting an incredible 75 million viewers.

Overseeing it all was Warren Littlefield, President of Entertainment, who has compiled a behind-the-scenes account of how Thursday night mainstays like "Seinfeld,"' "Cheers" and "ER" all almost got the quick hook in his new book, "Top of the Rock."Fox411: Football player and "Hunter" star Fred Dryer was a strong contender to play Sam Malone in "Cheers."Warren Littlefield: Fred Dryer was great in the audition. We thought, now there's a lot of people who know Fred Dryer as an athlete, what a big upside, and it was really the Charles brothers and Jimmy Burrows (the creators) who said, 'Fred's great but we cannot give him the time to get the performance on the stage.' They told us to do a drama with Fred, and we listened, and they said, 'The guy we really believe in is Ted Danson,' and they were right.Fox411: It got terrible ratings the first year.WL: At the end ...

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