Mike Costanza???

Dave

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Apr 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/23/98

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Somebody please load this page and tell me what you think.

http://members.aol.com/wordwiseb/realcostanza/

Scam or legit? Truth or parody?
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Steve Tyler

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Apr 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/23/98

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Without checking the page, I heard Jason Alexander on Howard Stern's
show yesterday. He categorically denied that Mike Costanza was the
inspiration for George Costanza's character. He stated that Mike
Costanza's relationship to Jerry may have contributed to the genesis of
George Costanza, but that the character's content and development was in
no way inspired by Mike Costanza. (I am not quoting directly
here) However, he did not say that the character was inspired by Larry
David. Perhaps that is understood. I don't know... I've been hearing
about this Mike Costanza guy for two weeks now. Funny that he waits
until season 9 to start up with this.

Cheers,
Steve

Will the real George Costanza please stand up!

Talk1370

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Apr 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/23/98

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Mike Costanza, who IS a real friend of Jerry's
from his younger days (and a guy with whom Jerry
has kept contact over the years) hasn't claimed he
was the main inspiration for the George character,
at least not in any interview I've seen...he does claim
to have contributed the name, and a few minor per-
sonality quirks (including the occasional loud vol-
ume and exaggerated gestures) although everyone
acknowledges that most of George comes from
Larry David...

Bob Smith, afternoons WXXI-AM 1370, Rochester NY

Steve Tyler

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Apr 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/23/98

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I agree with part of your response, however, how do you explain the
title of his book: _The Real Jerry Seinfeld, as told by The Real
Costanza_? Sounds to me like this guy is riding the hype and hoping
people will think he is the real George. He claimed that the character
of George Costanza was obviously taken from him. Else, why does Jason
Alexander even go through the motions of dispelling him. They spoke on
the phone to Mike Costanza during Jason's interview. Jason directly
answered Mike with (roughly) the reponse given in my original
response to the original post.

I guess we are probably caught in a discussion on semantics here.
That's ok. We all agree that Lary David was directly connected to and
inspired much of the content of George Costanza's character, as played
by Jason Alexander.

Cheers,
Steve

JD Faith

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Apr 23, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/23/98

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it's true. the seinfeld character only uses the Costanza name as it's
modeled after Larry David. Heard M. Costanza on Howard Stern the other
day...he called while Jason Alexander was paying a visit. Alexander didn't
seem amused. Only in America...anything for a buck.

The book is for real.
Steve Tyler wrote in message <6hnnp4$1...@bgtnsc02.worldnet.att.net>...

>Dave wrote:
>>
>> Somebody please load this page and tell me what you think.
>>
>> http://members.aol.com/wordwiseb/realcostanza/
>>
>> Scam or legit? Truth or parody?
>> ------------------------------------------
>> rat...@gate.net
>> (Hammer nail here--> <-- for a new monitor.)
>
>
>Without checking the page, I heard Jason Alexander on Howard Stern's
>show yesterday. He categorically denied that Mike Costanza was the
>inspiration for George Costanza's character. He stated that Mike
>Costanza's relationship to Jerry may have contributed to the genesis of

>George Costanza, but that the character's content and development was in

Kevin Brophy

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Apr 25, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/25/98

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JD Faith wrote in message <6hos9m$5i6$1...@lal.interserv.com>...

>it's true. the seinfeld character only uses the Costanza name as it's
>modeled after Larry David. Heard M. Costanza on Howard Stern the other
>day...he called while Jason Alexander was paying a visit. Alexander didn't
>seem amused. Only in America...anything for a buck.

Mike Costanza claims that all the "bad George" stuff is Larry David
(neurotic, pessimistic, etc.) and all the "good George" stuff is him. He
really did go to school with Jerry and he actually had a coach who nicknamed
him "Cantstandya".

The reason he's doing all this now is that he figures that any connection
with the show will be worthless after it's over.

- Kevin

RGINA

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Apr 27, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/27/98

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>The reason he's doing all this now is that he figures that any connection
>with the show will be worthless after it's over.

I'm not sure I would feel pleased if all my old friends crawled out of the
woodwork to capitalize on my success. That 15 minutes of fame "drug" must be
quite seductive.
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EBravo8572

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Apr 30, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/30/98

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I heard him call into Stern - he's pathetic, clearly seeking a piece of the
action for something which he did not contribute to. I know Jerry makes
millions, but he shouldn't have to put up with people like this.

Dave

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Apr 30, 1998, 3:00:00 AM4/30/98

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Whatever. I already ordered the book through amazon.com. When I get
it, I'll post my thoughts. Maybe it's good stuff? I'm reserving
judgement, especially if it's not a hoax, and the guy really has a claim
to fame. Remember. Kenny Kramer is in the same boat, and he's become a
favorite of ours. Why not the self-proclaimed original Costanza?

RGINA

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May 5, 1998, 3:00:00 AM5/5/98

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>he called while Jason Alexander was paying a visit. Alexander didn't
>seem amused. Only in America...

Larry David, in a recent interview, did not seem amused, either. He says they
mostly used the man's name and that the "George" character was based mostly on
Larry David, not Mike"Can'tstandya"(that pronuciation, I believe I read, did
come from Mike.)
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