Jackie Chiles is Kramer's lawyer, portrayed by American actor Phil Morris. The character began as Cosmo Kramer's lawyer on Seinfeld. Chiles is a parody of famed attorney Johnnie Cochran; both are bespectacled, mustachioed, well-dressed, African-American lawyers with the same initials and penchants for grandiose vocabulary.
Jackie Chiles is a fictional character portrayed by American actor Phil Morris in the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. He appears in the series' seventh through ninth seasons as Cosmo Kramer 's lawyer.
Joe also appears in " The Diplomat's Club ," in which George tries to watch another film with him. Joey Zanfino (played by Todd Bosley) β A 9-year-old boy who lives in the same apartment building as Jerry, Kramer and Newman.
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Hoyt is the District Attorney of Latham County who prosecuted the New York Four (Jerry Seinfeld, Elaine Benes, George Costanza, and Cosmo Kramer) with Jackie Chiles as their lawyer.
Seinfeld Revisited: Phil Morris reflects on playing Jackie Chiles (Kramer's lawyer) What are the minor characters from βSeinfeld" up to these days, and how did their involvement in the show shape their career? We catch up with Jackie Chiles, who played Kramer's bombastic lawyer in the final episode.
He appeared just six times during "Seinfeld's" nine-year run, including the series finale, but still plays Chiles in Honda commercials written and produced by Oscar-winning directors Ethan and Joel Coen ("Fargo"). Why a Jackie Chiles spinoff? (Not that there's anything wrong with him.)
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Top 21 Funniest Jackie Chiles Quotes From The Hilarious Seinfeld Character. The character of Jackie Chiles, based on the famous attorney Johnnie Cochran, is played by Phil Morris.
And it deserves its iconic status; the many adventures of Jerry, George, Elaine and Kramer are still funny to this day. But the show had a diversity problem. There was really only one reoccurring black character, Kramer's lawyer Jackie Chiles, who was a take on Johnnie Cochran.
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Since the end of Seinfeld, the character has appeared in a series of television commercials. In 2010, Chiles returned in a series of videos for Funny or Die. He explains it is nobody's business where he's been for the last 12 years.
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β The Abstinence β β Kramer's face ages prematurely when he turns his apartment into a smoking lounge. Kramer then consults with Jackie about filing suit against the tobacco companies for his disfigurement which Jackie states that he's been wanting a piece of them for years. When Kramer asks if he has a case, Jackie replies "Your face is my case." Jackie and Kramer then meet with a tobacco company lawyer Mrs. Wilkie, who alleges that Kramer's face gives him a sense of "rugged masculinity." Jackie replies, "Rugged? The man's a goblin. He's been exposed to smoke for four days. By the time this case gets to trial, he'll be nothing more than a shrunken head." After the lawyer says she will have an offer to settle out of court the next morning, Jackie tells Kramer "Jackie's cashing in on your wretched disfigurement." Kramer settles the case without Jackie's knowledge when he asked Kramer who told him to have the pow-wow. The settlement they see is a Marlboro Man-style billboard in Times Square featuring his own face. Jackie dubs this "the most public yet of [his] many humiliations."
β The Maestro β β Kramer sneaks a cafe latte into a movie theatre and burns himself while trying to climb over the legs of another patron (an obvious satire of the 1994 lawsuit Liebeck v. McDonald's Restaurants) as seen in The Postponement. After describing this as "outrageous, egregious, preposterous," Chiles tells his secretary Suzie to get a cafe latte with a top on it from Java World while also arranging for Kramer to be checked out by Dr. Bison. Following an unseen appointment with Dr. Bison, Kramer was in a taxi cab as Jackie quotes "You put the balm on? Who told you to put the balm on? I didn't tell you to put the balm on. Why'd you put the balm on? You haven't even been to see the doctor. If your gonna put a balm on, let a doctor put a balm on." Kramer told Jackie that his maestro friend Bob Cobb told him to put on the balm where Jackie considers this a public humiliation. The Java World coffee company offers a settlement of a lifetime of free coffee at all of their stores throughout North America and Europe. Kramer accepts the offer before the executive had finished speaking and mentioned any money. While in the taxi, Jackie lets Kramer have it by quoting βI'll take it! Iβll take it! Who told you to take it? I didn't tell you to take it! and then adds in "I know the maestro didn't tell you to take it, he wasn't there.β Jackie stated that he has never experienced anything like this in 20 years.
The character began as Cosmo Kramer's lawyer on Seinfeld. Chiles is a parody of famed attorney Johnnie Cochran; both are bespectacled, mustachioed, well-dressed, African-American lawyers with the same initials and penchants for grandiose vocabulary. Morris also emulates Cochran's distinctive enunciation and delivery. After appearing in several episodes during the series' later years, Chiles, along with many other minor characters from the show's past, appeared again in the program's finale and was crucial in failing to achieve acquittal of the characters on charges of violating the Good Samaritan Law. Jackie's catchphrase is "I am outraged!" Some have commented that the real-world persona of attorney Cochran was so flamboyant Morris had to do little more than mimic him directly in order to have a successful character who is, in reality, more impersonation than caricature.
Season Eight . β The Abstinence β β Kramer's face ages prematurely when he turns his apartment into a smoking lounge. Kramer then consults with Jackie about filing suit against the tobacco companies for his disfigurement which Jackie states that he's been wanting a piece of them for years.
Art Vandelay β George's imaginary alter-ego, which is referenced in many episodes. In " The Finale ," the name of the judge is coincidentally Arthur Vandelay. Kel Varnsen β An alias used by Jerry in " The Boyfriend ," in order to help George with his Vandelay Industries.
Jiffy Park Guy/Jiffy Dump Guy (played by Chaim Girafi) β An attendant at Jiffy Park who may or may not be utilizing George's car, along with other cars parked on the lot, as a den of iniquity for prostitutes to conduct their business in the episode " The Wig Master .".
Joe also appears in " The Diplomat's Club ," in which George tries to watch another film with him. Joey Zanfino (played by Todd Bosley) β A 9-year-old boy who lives in the same apartment building as Jerry, Kramer and Newman.
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Richard Fancy, Harris Shore (in "The Library") Elaine's boss at Pendant Publishing and a temporary boss of George in " The Red Dot .". Later, he opens a bakery named "Top of the muffin to you!". that sells only the tops of muffins, stealing the idea from Elaine.
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