Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Newman is a recurring character in the television show Seinfeld, portrayed by Wayne Knight from 1992 until the show's finale in 1998. He is Jerry Seinfeld 's arch-nemesis and Cosmo Kramer 's close friend.
A minor character calls him "Norman" in "The Bottle Deposit", but this was a mistake on the part of the actress/character, rather than any revelation of Newman's first name. Newman is petty, vindictive, prone to hysteria , and often depicted as a stereotypical evil genius , who is usually undermined in some way.
Wayne Elliot Knight (born August 7, 1955) is an American actor. In television, he played recurring roles such as Newman on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld (1992–1998) and Officer Don Orville on the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock from the Sun (1996–2001).
Like most two-part Seinfeld episodes, "The Bottle Deposit" was originally conceived as a normal half-hour time slot episode, ran considerably over the allotted 23 minutes during filming, and was filled out to an hour-long time slot with additional scenes after the producers concluded that editing it down to 23 minutes would be too difficult. [2]
Knight, whose career in Hollywood spans 40 years, is best known for appearing in 45 of Seinfeld's 180 episodes as Newman, starring alongside Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus and ...
In this episode, Jerry gets rid of his wallet and ultimately replaces it with a European carry-all, Kramer and Newman face possible eviction after they reverse the peepholes on their doors and Newman begins an affair with the super's wife, and Elaine has to recover a friend's fur coat which she mistakenly threw out a window.
"The Big Salad" is the 88th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the second episode for the sixth season. [1] It aired on September 29, 1994. [1] In this episode, George becomes irritated when he doesn't receive thanks for buying Elaine a salad, Elaine must deal with an annoying store clerk in order to get her boss a rare top-of-the-line pencil, Kramer fears he may be partially ...
"The Seven" is the 123rd episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. This was the 13th episode for the seventh season, originally airing on February 1, 1996. [1] In this episode, Elaine and Kramer turn to Newman to resolve a dispute over which of them is rightful owner of a bike, George wants to name his first child Seven, and Jerry dates a woman who seemingly never changes her clothes.