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Jerry Seinfeld Talks Pop Tarts, Turning 70, & Larry David On “Jimmy Kimmel Live” [Video]

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Jerry talks about being on the show in person for the first time, celebrating his 70th birthday with their mutual friend Chris Bianco’s amazing pizza, Colin Quinn getting him the best birthday present, filming the series finale of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” with Larry David, his new movie Unfrosted on Netflix, not checking with Kellogg’s before making it, the possibility of getting sued and ending up in court on Pop-Tart related charges, working with Hugh Grant, wanting Daniel Day-Lewis to be in the movies, being on the Jerry Lewis Telethon, and interviewing Jerry Lewis on “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”

Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy career took off after his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1981. Eight years later, he teamed up with fellow comedian Larry David to create what was to become the most successful comedy series in the history of television: Seinfeld. The show ran on NBC for nine seasons, winning numerous Emmy, Golden Globe, and People’s Choice awards, was named the greatest television show of all time in 2009 by TV Guide, and in 2012 was identified as the best sitcom ever in a 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll.

His latest Emmy-nominated Netflix projects include Jerry Before Seinfeld and 23 Hours to Kill along with the highly acclaimed web series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. Seinfeld has also starred in, written, and produced movies (ComedianBee Movie), directed and produced a Broadway hit (Colin Quinn Long Story Short), and wrote three best-selling books (Is this Anything?Seinlanguage, and The Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Book) and a children’s book (Halloween). He will star in the upcoming comedy film, Unfrosted: The Pop-Tart Story, which he directed, co-wrote, and produced. Seinfeld continues to perform both nationally and internationally.

Jimmy Kimmel Live: Jimmy Kimmel serves as host and executive producer of Emmy®-nominated “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” ABC’s late-night talk show. “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is well known for its huge viral video successes, with over 11 billion views and more than 15 million subscribers on the show’s YouTube channel. Some of Kimmel’s most popular comedy bits include “Celebrities Read Mean Tweets,” “Lie Witness News,” “Unnecessary Censorship,” “Halloween Candy YouTube Challenge,” and music videos like “I (Wanna) Channing All Over Your Tatum.”