sammm59 t1_jdclf5k wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:08 PM

Danny DeVito passed on playing George Costanza on Seinfeld.

Britneyfan123 OP t1_jdcmmw1 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:17 PM

I believe Chris Rock did as well

AreWeCowabunga t1_jdcpfc3 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 1:38 PM

I'd never heard this before, but it seems like he'd be too old for the role. He's 5 years older than Michael Richards, 10 older than Seinfeld and 15 older than JLD and Jason Alexander. Richards already seems a little old compared to the rest, and George was supposed to be Jerry's old friend from growing up. I don't know, it just would have been a very different show with Danny.

yaboycharliec t1_jdcvsfj wrote on March 23, 2023 at 2:23 PM

I never liked Seinfeld and especially disliked Costanza, but I do have to admit that Jason Alexander is a genuinely talented actor. He has been superb in everything else I have seen him in.

AreWeCowabunga t1_jdd1oqj wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:03 PM

You've obviously never seen his episode of Criminal Minds.

TheTrotters t1_jdd6j02 wrote on March 23, 2023 at 3:34 PM

You can tell just by watching interviews with Jason Alexander that he’s a brilliant man. He seems to speak in fully-formed paragraphs.