At this point theres no question that NBCs Seinfeld is one of the most iconic and revered television series of all time. The so called show about nothing heralded a new era of sitcoms which would focus on neurotic self centered characters who are hard to empathize with but easy to laugh at.
For Seinfeld this includes the notoriously sarcastic Elaine Benes Julia Louis Dreyfus the lazy and eccentric Kramer Michael Richards and the hilariously insecure George Costanza Jason Alexander each of whom often finds themselves in varying amounts of trouble due to their numerous idiosyncrasies. Jerry Seinfeld plays a fictionalized version of himself who primarily serves as the straight man to these outlandish adjacent personalities and as such Seinfeld was often required to have a straight face during some of the most hysterical scenes you could possibly imagine.
Read More: https://www.looper.com/1014975/the-seinfeld-scene-jerry-seinfeld-struggled-to-film-without-laughing/?utm_campaign=clipThe scene with Lieutenant Bookman is undeniably one of the funniest moments of that episode, as the rigid library cop presses Jerry about a book he took out all the way back in 1971 without an ounce of humor in his voice (per IMDb). Although it's obvious that Seinfeld did eventually get over his laughter and film the scene in its entirety, it's quite funny to know that he was unable to keep a straight face with Lieutenant Bookman, considering the numerous absurd characters he shares screen time with in nearly every episode. In any case, the fact that Seinfeld still remembers this scene so fondly makes it clear that Philip Baker Hall's Seinfeld appearance was one for the ages.
You may not know some of these actors by name, but you almost certainly know many of their faces and you may well have been personally affected by some of their work. A number of of your favorite movies or shows feature actors that have been taken from the world well before their time and with that in mind we are taking the opportunity to pay tribute to those too brief legacies with a look at some of the many celebrities who have passed away before their time may not have gotten a proper sendoff from the public.
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