Does Larry David regret not being a cast member on "SEINFELD?"
02-04-08, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by WallyOPD
and to some extent Jerry O'Connell (Sliders and Carpoolers, although that one probably won't last long).
Guess his five and a half seasons on "Crossing Jordan" went unnoticed.
02-04-08, 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Martin
Guess his five and a half seasons on "Crossing Jordan" went unnoticed.
02-04-08, 06:53 PM
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True enough. With shows like that there isn't a particular lead among the ensemble outside the title character, but O'Connell was front and center a great deal. I wouldn't have watched the show otherwise at first.
02-04-08, 07:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Nick Martin
Guess his five and a half seasons on "Crossing Jordan" went unnoticed.
wait a minute, that show has been on for that long?
"I don't think David was ever considered as a main character, either by himself or by the "powers that be". "
i guess that's why you put quotes there buy larry david was TPTB.
02-04-08, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Trelach24
How much coin does Larry David have?
I head a couple of years ago that he gets close to 150 million a year off of Seinfeld. From what I recall it was the first show to be sold for more money in syndication that the first run.
Wiki says this.
The commercial success of Seinfeld has made creators Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld multimillionaires, with syndication and DVD releases earning them hundreds of millions of dollars. Larry David is estimated to have netted almost $250 million from Seinfeld alone.
02-04-08, 08:33 PM
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Originally Posted by nateman241
I didn't say he was. He was, and I repeat, he was on two highly successful sitcoms. I in no way said he was the lead on Cheers.
I think a mod needs to split this into a different discussion.
Originally Posted by nateman241
Of course, it's hard to be a lead on one show in your career, never mind two shows.
02-05-08, 10:28 AM
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I like how the thread devolved into listing actors who was the lead in 2 shows despite the fact that even if Larry David were a regular on Seinfeld he wouldn't even have been the lead.
02-05-08, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rabbit77
I like how the thread devolved into listing actors who was the lead in 2 shows despite the fact that even if Larry David were a regular on Seinfeld he wouldn't even have been the lead.
02-05-08, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by WallyOPD
From the genre realm, there's Richard Dean Anderson (MacGyver and Stargate SG-1), Kevin Sorbo (Hercules and Andromeda), and to some extent Jerry O'Connell (Sliders and Carpoolers, although that one probably won't last long). Peter Krause has done very well for himself with 2 network shows and an HBO series.
Edit: And there's always David Hasselhoff with Knight Rider and Baywatch.
Edit: And there's always David Hasselhoff with Knight Rider and Baywatch.
Ricky Dean Anderson was also on General Hospital!!
02-05-08, 02:33 PM
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The best thing to happen to Larry David was NOT being a castmember on Seinfeld, cause he essentially has 2 careers while the other cast members have done virtually nothing since the last episode.
Jerry Seinfeld essentially retired, JuliaLouisDreyfuss has that 'New Adventures of Christine' show, but it really isn't that good, Jason Alexander hasn't done anything, and Kramer went apeshit with his racial slurs and ruined his career.
Larry David made loads of money with Seinfeld by being behind the scenes, and not really taking as much credit as he deserved for writing that show. Curb Your Enthusiasm really opened many fans eyes that Larry David was the brains behind Seinfeld, and that is not a slight at Jerry Seinfeld, and it propelled to him to a second career presently.
Jerry Seinfeld essentially retired, JuliaLouisDreyfuss has that 'New Adventures of Christine' show, but it really isn't that good, Jason Alexander hasn't done anything, and Kramer went apeshit with his racial slurs and ruined his career.
Larry David made loads of money with Seinfeld by being behind the scenes, and not really taking as much credit as he deserved for writing that show. Curb Your Enthusiasm really opened many fans eyes that Larry David was the brains behind Seinfeld, and that is not a slight at Jerry Seinfeld, and it propelled to him to a second career presently.
