Week of 'Seinfeld' to honor 25th anniversary

The show "Seinfeld" was once again on people's minds after Jerry Seinfeld sparked controversy with his remarks about race and gender. We look back on the stars of the series, then and now.

When his series first premiered in 1989, Seinfeld was best known as a stand-up comic who made the rounds of the late-night shows.

Now Seinfeld is considered an elder statesman of comedy and has a successful Web series, "Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee." An ad spot with former co-star Jason Alexander aired during the Super Bowl and furthered speculation that a "Seinfeld" reunion might be in the works.

Alexander couldn't have been more lovably annoying as George Costanza.

While Alexander hasn't snagged a permanent weekly gig, he is apt to show up in any number of shows, like he did as "Mountain Man" in an episode of "Community."

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, who played Elaine Benes, was the reigning queen of the cast.

These days, Louis-Dreyfus is enjoying continued success with a starring role on the HBO series "Veep," which won her a Screen Actors Guild Award in January.

Michael Richards won fans over as Cosmo Kramer, seen here with Liz Sheridan as Helen Seinfeld.

Richards ran into some tough times in 2006 after a rant at one of his comedy shows included some racial epithets. But he has since bounced back. In 2013, he could be seen on the TV Land series "Kirstie," starring Kirstie Alley.

Wayne Knight portrayed Jerry's nemesis Newman, and "Hello Newman" became a catchphrase of the show.

Since 2011, Knight, shown here with David Alan Basche, has had a role as Haskell Lutz on the TV Land series "The Exes."

Jerry Stiller played George's long-suffering father, Frank Costanza -- a role that took his fame as a comic actor to new heights.

Stiller found more sitcom gold as Arthur Spooner on the CBS series "The King of Queens." That series ended in 2007.

Estelle Harris starred as George's mother, Estelle Costanza.

Harris has stayed busy acting and doing voice work, including roles on the animated series "Futurama" and the voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the "Toy Story" franchise.

John O'Hurley was often the butt of the joke as J. Peterman when he teamed up with Louis-Dreyfus.

O'Hurley has remained popular since the end of "Seinfeld." He was a contestant on "Dancing with the Stars" in 2005, and he was host of "Family Feud" from 2006 to 2010. He also has been host of the annual National Dog Show Presented by Purina.

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• The marathon will run from June 30 to July 5


• It will be 25 of "Seinfeld's" most famous episodes


• Episodes will air in two-hour blocks each night

(EW.com ) -- Too long relegated to sad, dusty obscurity, the mostly forgotten '90s comedy gem "Seinfeld" will finally resurface on TBS later this month.

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In a press release, the network encouraged the series's network of few-and-far-between fans to tweet with the hashtag #seinfeld25 as they discuss episodes of the critically acclaimed show about a New York comic and his quirky gang of friends. Perhaps now Jerry, Elaine, George, and Kramer will get the recognition and the exposure they always deserved.

(TBS is owned by the parent company of CNN.)

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From June 30 through July 5, TBS will air 25 of "Seinfeld's most famous episodes—including "The Chinese Restaurant," "The Serenity Now," "The Puffy Shirt," and "The Contest"—culled from the series's immensely successful nine-season run (1989-1999). Episodes will air in two-hour blocks each night, concluding with a five-episode insta-binge on Saturday. Seinfeld is widely regarded as one of the greatest sitcoms ever, and the show's stars made news earlier this year for appearing in a Super Bowl commercial.

Hopefully new initiates to the '90s sitcom will be able to follow the famously dense and intricate plotting of the "show about nothing." If not, though, they can also catch reruns on TBS literally any weeknight during any given week.

See the original story at EW.com.

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