Favorite Sitcom Characters #1 - George Costanza

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And another series comes to an end. #1 in my Favorite Sitcom Characters series is none other than Seinfeld's George Costanza. Hilariously portrayed by Jason Alexander, George Costanza is a lovable (although some might say reprehensible) loser, and is Jerry Seinfeld's best friend on the show. George is a neurotic, self-centered, insecure individual. He is an expert liar (he spends an inordinate amount of time pretending to be an architect, as well as pretending his name is Art Vandelay) and schemer who can't hold down a job, once going so far as to slip his boss a Mickey. Although, whenever he tries to get fired, as he did when he worked for the New York Yankees, it backfire. He also has trouble keeping a girlfriend, and is not above shoving old ladies and children out of the way to escape a fire. Seinfeld ran for 180 episodes over nine years (1989-1998.) George Costanza appeared in all but one episode. There are so many classic George moments that, if I were to list them all, it would take a good chunk of your time to read this. Instead, I've included a link to the fire scene.