Larry David makes one of his few cameos as Frank Costanza's lawyer who wears a cape.
Larry DavidThe man in the cape is played by an uncredited Larry David.
Art VandelayPseudonyms. Art Vandelay: Commonly considered George's alter ego, Art Vandelay is usually an unseen character created by George to facilitate a lie.
Series co-creator Larry David mentioned on Seinfeld's DVD extras that he couldn't remember whether the recasting began because Randolph wasn't available to return or not, but they quickly decided that they wanted to go in a new direction with Frank's actor.
The Caped Lawyer is a minor Seinfeld character whose name is never revealed. He is a lawyer who handles Frank Costanza's divorce case. The character appears in "The Chinese Woman". The Caped Lawyer is portrayed by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.
Production. The Saddam Hussein lookalike cast for the episode, Amjad J. Qaisen, could not speak intelligibly enough for television production purposes, so the voice of "Hussein" was added in post-production by Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.
Elaine Benes, Seinfeld It's obvious—or at least well known—that two of the four main Seinfeld characters are based on its creators: Jerry is a fictionalized Jerry Seinfeld, and George is a fictionalized Larry David. Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is also based on a comedian: stand-up Carol Leifer.
George is a self-admitted compulsive liar which can be combined with his stubbornness for comedic results, though it can become an annoyance even to himself sometimes, as fans saw in the fifth season episode "The Non-Fat Yogurt."
Not only was the personality of Jason Alexander's character based on Larry David, but numerous storylines for George also came from direct experiences in David's life. Certain iconic Seinfeld episodes like “The Contest,” “The Big Salad,” “The Revenge,” and “The Cadillac” were all derived from David's past.
He appeared as Morty Seinfeld in the sitcom Seinfeld, in a first-season episode entitled "The Stake Out", but was replaced in the role by Barney Martin after showrunners Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld decided they wanted the character of Morty Seinfeld to be harsher, as they thought Bruns was too laid-back for the role ...
Heidi Swedberg lacked chemistry with her castmates Alexander wasn't the only one on the "Seinfeld" set who felt this way. He also told Stern that Jerry Seinfeld himself and Julia Louis-Dreyfus said it was "impossible" to act with Swedberg, and they wanted to "kill" her character.
8 They're Not Getting a Divorce One incident that affected George that some fans could relate to was when his parents decided to get a divorce. It all starts when Frank was seen with a man in a cape, George's phone lines get crossed, and he learns about the divorce through Donna Chang.
Jerry talks to a woman, Donna Chang (played by Angela Dohrmann), on George's phone line after the wires get crossed and he gets a date with her. He thinks she's Chinese because of her surname and is quite excited ...
George's life is made miserable when the man in the cape is revealed to be Frank's lawyer and his parents are separating. Kramer discovers he has a low sperm count and must stop wearing jockey shorts.
" The Chinese Woman " is the fourth episode of the sixth season of Seinfeld, and the 90th episode overall. This episode first aired on October 13, 1994. It was written by Peter Mehlman and was directed by Andy Ackerman .
later on we learn that this is Frank's lawyer, which still doesn't explain why he wears the cape. Seinfeld postulates that it is cape weather, but George is skeptical, he thinks that there is something wrong. Seinfeld takes offense at the idea that wearing a cape is bad ("Superman wore a cape!"). the episode drives home the reference with a credits sequence where a caped Larry David saves a woman from killing herself.
how great is Larry David' s guest spots on Seinfeld? he plays the voice of Steinbrenner in the later years but he is also in the show in several other scenes as well. i believe he is on TV in a remake of Plan 9 From Outer Space in one episode.
Frank Costanza is the true superstar of this match. First of all, he's no stranger to fighting. He fought in the Korean war (true, he was a chef, but he still must have undergone basic training). Also, if you'll recall, the holiday of Festivus was born from Frank "raining blows" upon some poor sap who reached for the a doll at the same time as him. And those Festivus Feats of Strength (tm) have surely kept him fit and powerful into his twilight years. Frank Barone is doughy and slow; Frank Costanza will tear into him like a bowl of kasha.
Frank Costanza went on to play the father in law on king of queens. Raymond has hung out with the king of queens. Thustly two of him exist in this example and give his team the advantage.
DAVE: While the two sets of parents match up fairly evenly in terms of size and age, I'm going to give the edge to the Costanzas. Whereas the Barones are inclined to use guilt or other passive tactics on their sons and each other, the Costanzas take a more aggressive approach: screaming like banshees. Clearly, the Costanzas are just plain meaner. I don't like to invoke the Rage (tm) very often, but rarely has its presence been so obvious.
First, as you weakly try to dance around, Frank Costanza did not fight in the Korean War. The only thing he fought was a bout of mass food poisoning, and he lost. Frank Barone, however, DID fight in the Korean War. So much so, that he's one of those veterans that gets a little "crazy" whenever the subject comes up. If Frank C. makes any reference to Korea (or even worse, if Frank B. recognizes him as that chef that made him hurl for 3 days), the wires in Barone's head will short, much like when Cousin Eddie gets near a microwave. Except he won't be disoriented, but rather filled with a repressed memory fed Rage. (See, you aren't the only one that can pull out the cheap ones.)
Estelle Costanza is no pushover either, especially where her only son is concerned . She has demonstrated that she's willing to go the distance to keep him safe and happy. She propositioned the judge who presided over his trial. She straightened George out when he converted to Latvian Orthodox. She even makes him the Jell-O with the bananas in it (tm). She'll have no trouble rolling up her sleeves and doing some dirty work on this occasion.