Me too. Pretty Woman was the first time I saw he acting, never heard of Seinfeld for much of the 90's. When I decided to actually watch the show, I was still uneasy about him because his character in PW was a total scumbag.
My mum still hates him for that role and I want to get her to watch the EmmyTV interviews he did because he's just so thoughtful and introspective about acting and his views on fame but she's not having a bar of it.
I always enjoy listening to Jason Alexander reminisce about various aspects of acting. He’s a very good storyteller. (I mean articulate & good at providing insightful details, not necessarily telling storylines)
@@abigaildawn2996 No one cares. Seriously, no one. The only people who are getting cancelled these days are Harvey Rapist Weinstein and Arnie Cannibal Hammer.
Anyone with common sense can recognize the difference between predators and sensitive speech. Unfortunately, many people are driven on solely emotions. He said absolutely nothing offensive. He compared himself to the Snow White dwarves and not a little person.
Great story. When I saw the movie for the first time, I did not know who Jason Alexander was. Upon rewatching Pretty Woman, I recognized George Constanza. After hearing the story, there were no guarantees that Jason would ever make it in Hollywood. I'm so glad he did.
I saw it in the 90's and definitely remember that attempted rape scene and his whole ruthless businessman persona. I think it depends on how good your memory is.
Honestly, he always comes across as so nice in interviews, but he so embodied that terrible person that it's really hard to shake that impression of him (my first). I know it's just a role, but he did it so well it's hard to shake.
No! Not the same guy who escaped a fire that leaves everyone else behind, bought a cheap used wheelchair, and being cheap overall, buys the cheapest envelopes possible for wedding invitations.
There is another segment on YT from this interview that Alexander says he got the audition for Seinfeld b/c someone saw him in Pretty Woman & like him. If that other actor got the role in PW instead of Jason, then one 1 of the greatest tv shows of all time might not even exist b/c whether people want to admit it or not, George was the best character on the show.
It was likely Rob Reiner. Jason has said in interviews that the road to getting Seinfeld was a large Rob Reiner connection because Rob went to see Jason doing Jerome Robbins Broadway (The show that won him a Tony) and Rob was married to Penny Marshall, and was therefore Garry's brother in law. Rob likely talked about Jason to Garry which he how he entered the orbit for Pretty Woman and Rob was founder of Castle Rock which produced Seinfeld.
Kevin Spacey would have nailed the role as well. So glad Jason got it though. I certainly remembered him from the movie when I first started watching Seinfeld.
Because they are talking via video call and his audio quality is not great. It sounds like maybe his microphone is the cause, or it could be the quality of the connection or both, or something else tech related. The sound is “tinny” and thin which is not uncommon on Zoom calls for example when people use the built in mics on their laptops. The host in this video is using a better setup overall (camera, lighting, mic). Also keep in mind you may be thrown off by his natural speaking style if you are used to hearing George or another character. He’s also older than he was when playing his most famous role.
@@EastSide-qc5oy I have heard interviews with him in recent years and he still sounds the same in his natural speaking voice. Here, he sounds like just another guy. I have been on many zoom calls and no one sounds this different. Whatever the reason, it is a dramatic change.
TVR PRODUCTIONS Well I don’t hear it. He sounds basically like himself except that he speaks differently than his most famous character and there’s a lot of tinnyness in the poor audio quality. But maybe you’re right. Maybe he’s been replaced by a clone or an android.
@@EastSide-qc5oy I can’t be right about the clone theory because I never claimed such a thing. His voice is completely different. Again, I have seen interviews with him as recent as 2020 and he sounds like he always did. This interview, all of his personality is gone. He does not resemble himself at all and I don’t mean his looks. I don’t know what it is but it is t the poor audio quality
TVR PRODUCTIONS The satanic global cabal replaced him with a clone or an android. It’s the only logical explanation for this drastic change you’ve detected.
This had nothing to do with Julia Roberts. Why is her name even in the title? Like, we're not confusing it with any other movie named Pretty Woman that he's in. Even if we were, he talked about Richard Gere in his interview and he's the star of the film. His name should have been in the title instead.
If you have a RUclips channel, you can (and many do) tweak the title and key words to make the algorithm more “productive”. Same goes for the thumbnail image. You watched it right? If you ever thought: “Hey I thought that video had a different title/thumbnail before!” - You are probably correct.
There are many roles where you can imagine other actors in them, this one however, I can't imagine any other actor playing Stucky. Sometimes the perfect actor for role gets the job.
Wow!!! When you have an experienced super star like gere saying. I dont what the hell this is and this film will be shelved.. bomb.. it really has to seem bad from their prospective. But hey. Frank is a genius.. so nobody saw it but him.. wonder if the studios were freaking out watching the dailies lol
No fault of Alexander, but I cannot latch on to any serious character he plays. I don’t see “George” as such, I see “Alexander not playing George”. Don’t know if retrospective typecasting is a term, but that’s what it is.
I watched this in November 2021. If you read this . Know that I am not a robot... A robot would say that. .. but a robot would not say .. something that is self aware. Unless it's a later version of a robot. Anyway. I think I am not a robot. Unless I am but don't know it. I guess I am a robot.. Sorry humans. Your Time must have been fun:)
It really wasn’t a very good movie. Richard Gere has the acting range of a wooden spoon. Dude always plays the exact same same in every movie he is in. And Roberts isn’t all that hot.
Imagine how freaking short a guy is that he had to do his part STANDING ON A PHONE BOOK along side the star of the film who's not known for being tall......
Hey, he looks just fantastic. The grey beard really suits him and he looks so healthy. I hope he made some good money from appearing in the film because it was a totally stupid and pretty damn offensive film......it's entire depiction of interaction between men and women and of sex workers was so ridiculous that it was horrible. But I love Jason Alexander.
@@Lordhumongus jason alexandre tends to exaggerate stories to show how he wins everybody hearts even if he is casted off-role...who do you think they were gonna cast for the almost raper? rob lowe?
Speaking of doomed I feel like Dexter New Blood is not going to be successful...honestly we wouldnt need a relive if the writers didn't make the original dexter finale open ended, fake death....even with all that the relive should had been Harrison forced as an adult not a teen
If ever a movie was made with a lousy message, it was ‘Pretty Woman’. I couldn’t stomach Julia Robert’s until she did ‘Notting Hill’ because she came to fame playing a hooker who landed a rich man. I’m sorry, but flesh-peddling your way to happily ever after is sick, and a terrible message, especially for young women.
@@fromthehaven94, I don’t care about the movie’s rating, and I don’t care about ‘Steel Magnolias’. I feel glorifying a whore and making her the fairy princess is the wrong message.
@@danieldravot341 Julia Roberts has better movie/TV roles than Pretty Woman. The fact you single out the one that was among her bigger hits that happens to have a bad message, and just ignore everything else in the rest of the decade, it is extraordinarily restrictive. One role doesn't define Julia Roberts' career.
Not carrying about “steel Magnolias” makes your opinion null and void to everyone but you. Also, whores are people, too. And I would ventured to guess that Julia’s fictional character in Pretty Woman touched more lives than you will, if you walk around with that kind of attitude.
So true. There's a good reason as to why he hasn't been in more films and TV shows. Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had in PRETTY WOMAN.
@@basehead617 apparently you have not listened to Jerry speak honestly, he has said many times he was the genius behind the show and Elaine and Kramer were his muses but he never mentions Jason and it appears his talent has not got him any other parts, as I said luckiest actor to collect a residual check.
You don't have to be Jewish to sound like that. You just have to be from the Bronx, which Marshall was. Jason Alexander does lay it on a bit thick though, but not by much.
Jason was incredible in Pretty women I'll never forget how much I viscerally just, HATED him lol. He sold the part so well.
Me too. Pretty Woman was the first time I saw he acting, never heard of Seinfeld for much of the 90's. When I decided to actually watch the show, I was still uneasy about him because his character in PW was a total scumbag.
My mum still hates him for that role and I want to get her to watch the EmmyTV interviews he did because he's just so thoughtful and introspective about acting and his views on fame but she's not having a bar of it.
@@somebuddyX lol wow. That's amazing.
Did he beat up Julia Roberts?
@@putinscat1208 He tried to rape her in the movie, yes.
I always enjoy listening to Jason Alexander reminisce about various aspects of acting. He’s a very good storyteller. (I mean articulate & good at providing insightful details, not necessarily telling storylines)
Jason Alexander was a great villain in that little movie. Also, he doss a pretty good impression of Garry.
I know, pretty accurate!!! 🤣🤣🤣💙
Lol big movie I would say
Jason Alexander's impression of Gary Marshall is so good.
Yes it is
"Shoes are good." God bless Garry Marshall and God bless Jason Alexander and his phone books.
Great Gary Marshall impression.
"Disney was producing this film and they're protective of dwarves"
Lol let’s see how long until he’s canceled 🤣
@@abigaildawn2996 No one cares. Seriously, no one. The only people who are getting cancelled these days are Harvey Rapist Weinstein and Arnie Cannibal Hammer.
Anyone with common sense can recognize the difference between predators and sensitive speech. Unfortunately, many people are driven on solely emotions. He said absolutely nothing offensive. He compared himself to the Snow White dwarves and not a little person.
lol
Amazing story. So funny. Garry Marshall sounds like a hoot! '
Shoes are good!'🤣😂🥰
Great story. When I saw the movie for the first time, I did not know who Jason Alexander was. Upon rewatching Pretty Woman, I recognized George Constanza.
After hearing the story, there were no guarantees that Jason would ever make it in Hollywood. I'm so glad he did.
His Gary Marshall impression is spot on
I saw pretty woman in 1990 and I have no memory of Jason Alexander being in it.
I saw it in the 90's and definitely remember that attempted rape scene and his whole ruthless businessman persona. I think it depends on how good your memory is.
What !!! You kidding
So true. Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
well he wasn't a big name back than, seinfeld made jason a star ! he was born to play george lol ..jason was great too as a lawyer in jacob's ladder
Jason was very memorable in the film!
Ironically he plays such a great sleaze in Stuckey, that you really loathe him. Great actor.
Honestly, he always comes across as so nice in interviews, but he so embodied that terrible person that it's really hard to shake that impression of him (my first). I know it's just a role, but he did it so well it's hard to shake.
The best actors don't play themselves.
He was so good in the role my wife has hated him ever since to the point she refused to watch Seinfeld..perhaps too good
She sounds real intelligent
@@veggigoddess Classy
1:27 - "The jerk store cawled, theyuh runnin' outta you!"
That’s cuz you’re their all time top seller!
00:45 Disney was protective of dwarfs! LMAO
A very interesting interview. Discovering the details of casting and decisions made, or rather happened, and then a movie was the result- wonderful...
When you have a Director/ Storryteller like Garry Marshall, you just have to trust him.
agreed
I haven't seen that movie in a long time, but I don't remember a scene where Jason's character talks about Richard's character's shoes.
Always luv hearing Jason’s flashback stories
Jason’s Gary impression is spot on!
His role in Shallow Hal is very similar to his role on Seinfeld.
I really don't understand why I haven't seen Jason in more things. He was very good in Seinfeld.
He’s concentrated on stage work (both on stage and “behind the curtain”) which is where he started and was trained in. And I guess prefers?
@@briandeschene8424 Thanks, I do remember reading that, but how does that help me? ;)
@@JeeptalkshowYour question got answered by him.
I thought he was perfect. He did an excellent job. Can’t imagine anyone else in the part
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
Not like Jason he out-acted everyone in this film.
Jason Alexanders cameo in Big Time In Hollywood Florida is hilarious
I couldn't imagine another actor playing that role.
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
I had a chance to read the original script, called "2,000 bucks," which was the amount she was to be paid for the week. It was NOT a feel good piece.
3000
Is that the one where Vivian had the addiction, not Kit? And then Vivian and Kit just go to Disneyland at the end with the money?
I always liked Michael Rosenbaum as an actor. Didn't know about the channel. Glad I found it.
Jason looking very youthful!
The original title for "Pretty Woman" was "3 Grand a week." That would have been a different movie.
I forgot he was in PRETTY WOMAN, thank God for Seindfeld for everyone on that show as I watch it for the nth time, it came out on Netflix!!
When Richard Gere snapped the jewelry case shut on Julia Robert’s hand, that was by Garry Marshall’s suggestion. Her reaction was genuine
Where is the complete interview?
I forgot Jason Alexander was in Pretty Woman
So true. Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
0:58 The actor was Wayne 'Newman' Knight.
I assume you are joking. Hard to believe Newman would have turned down the part.
@@georgex9543 I often fabricate trivia. It makes me feel like a big man.
@@RadioSnivinsYou’re supposed to put ‘Fun Fact’ as the header.
he was awesome in jacob's ladder
phenomenal movie and performance
One of my all time favorites So many people haven’t seen it.
Jason Alexander was a very good villian in Pretty Woman.
He stood on a phone book to equal height with Gere.
What's a phone book?
lol they’re books about the history of phones. How do you not know this?
@@retrocomixverse LMAO
Great stuff
When I saw Pretty Wman, I also felt "There's no movie here". Little did I know that women would connect with it as they did. Total surprise.
It's really just the Prince Charming story, modernized. Every girl wants to meet Prince Charming.
It would have been an interesting story if Richard Gere`s character wasn`t loaded...
@@ca9968 , he wouldn't be Prince Charming if he wasn't a prince. He would just be charming!
@@ralphholiman7401 yeah, and even a prostitute wouldn`t be interested in a LTR...
Richard Gere hit George. the event was so traumatic, George started hanging out with his Seinfeld friends and changed his ways.
No! Not the same guy who escaped a fire that leaves everyone else behind, bought a cheap used wheelchair, and being cheap overall, buys the cheapest envelopes possible for wedding invitations.
Phil Stuckey goes into the Witness Protection Program and becomes George Costanza?
@@emilycurtis4398 sure, why not. people can change.
Great story!
There is another segment on YT from this interview that Alexander says he got the audition for Seinfeld b/c someone saw him in Pretty Woman & like him.
If that other actor got the role in PW instead of Jason, then one 1 of the greatest tv shows of all time might not even exist b/c whether people want to admit it or not, George was the best character on the show.
I always thought so too! Elaine was a close second!
It was likely Rob Reiner. Jason has said in interviews that the road to getting Seinfeld was a large Rob Reiner connection because Rob went to see Jason doing Jerome Robbins Broadway (The show that won him a Tony) and Rob was married to Penny Marshall, and was therefore Garry's brother in law. Rob likely talked about Jason to Garry which he how he entered the orbit for Pretty Woman and Rob was founder of Castle Rock which produced Seinfeld.
i love him as Cy Borgman in Harley quinn
I heard it was Kevin Spacey. He would have fit right in.
Kevin Spacey would have nailed the role as well. So glad Jason got it though. I certainly remembered him from the movie when I first started watching Seinfeld.
People should watch the mini documentary on pretty woman is an extremely interesting way how this film got made.
His voice is unrecognizable. Why does it sound so different here?
Because they are talking via video call and his audio quality is not great. It sounds like maybe his microphone is the cause, or it could be the quality of the connection or both, or something else tech related. The sound is “tinny” and thin which is not uncommon on Zoom calls for example when people use the built in mics on their laptops. The host in this video is using a better setup overall (camera, lighting, mic). Also keep in mind you may be thrown off by his natural speaking style if you are used to hearing George or another character. He’s also older than he was when playing his most famous role.
@@EastSide-qc5oy I have heard interviews with him in recent years and he still sounds the same in his natural speaking voice. Here, he sounds like just another guy. I have been on many zoom calls and no one sounds this different. Whatever the reason, it is a dramatic change.
TVR PRODUCTIONS Well I don’t hear it. He sounds basically like himself except that he speaks differently than his most famous character and there’s a lot of tinnyness in the poor audio quality. But maybe you’re right. Maybe he’s been replaced by a clone or an android.
@@EastSide-qc5oy I can’t be right about the clone theory because I never claimed such a thing. His voice is completely different. Again, I have seen interviews with him as recent as 2020 and he sounds like he always did. This interview, all of his personality is gone. He does not resemble himself at all and I don’t mean his looks. I don’t know what it is but it is t the poor audio quality
TVR PRODUCTIONS The satanic global cabal replaced him with a clone or an android. It’s the only logical explanation for this drastic change you’ve detected.
The director and camera angles really make a movie. -Sometimes as an Actor you can't see it. =As an actor trust your directors and producers.
Editors are the unsung heros of film.
You could shoot the greatest movie of all time but if it's not cut right it's gonna suck.
This had nothing to do with Julia Roberts. Why is her name even in the title? Like, we're not confusing it with any other movie named Pretty Woman that he's in. Even if we were, he talked about Richard Gere in his interview and he's the star of the film. His name should have been in the title instead.
Find more important things to be upset about
If you have a RUclips channel, you can (and many do) tweak the title and key words to make the algorithm more “productive”. Same goes for the thumbnail image. You watched it right?
If you ever thought: “Hey I thought that video had a different title/thumbnail before!” - You are probably correct.
I had to go and listen to Garry Marshall speak and he sounds exactly like Jason imitates.
Damn, Jason looks great.
Can I just say he looks freakin fantastic?
Jason is the best
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
all good vibes here
Jason could do the Danny DeVito Story.
There are many roles where you can imagine other actors in them, this one however, I can't imagine any other actor playing Stucky. Sometimes the perfect actor for role gets the job.
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
@@colderbeerYou just copy-pasted that comment.
Lex Luthor and George Costanza 😆 not sure how Jerry would react to this.
Protective of dwarves. LOL
still cant take this guy seriously #co-stanz-a!!
Wow!!! When you have an experienced super star like gere saying. I dont what the hell this is and this film will be shelved.. bomb.. it really has to seem bad from their prospective. But hey.
Frank is a genius.. so nobody saw it but him.. wonder if the studios were freaking out watching the dailies lol
No fault of Alexander, but I cannot latch on to any serious character he plays. I don’t see “George” as such, I see “Alexander not playing George”. Don’t know if retrospective typecasting is a term, but that’s what it is.
Jason has the smoothest bald head ive ever seen.
The man looks like he's only aged 15 years in the last 30. Nice beard too.
It’s the perk of going bald/grey young.
Absolutely random but do you have a collection that you would like to share with us sometime the Indiana Jones figure is very nice?
Here is a theory: Philip Stuckey after the incident got fired, moved to NYC, got a job at Yankees Stadium, and changed his name to George Costanza!
Starred julia robert.
And then Jason showed his appreciation by attacking Julia 😲
good imitation of gary marshsll
he still has a landline
Get Don “The Dragon” Wilson on the show.
So the producers and or writer didn't mind things being MAJORLY changed? Seems odd?
COOL guy to have a meal with.
I watched this in November 2021.
If you read this . Know that I am not a robot...
A robot would say that. .. but a robot would not say .. something that is self aware.
Unless it's a later version of a robot.
Anyway. I think I am not a robot.
Unless I am but don't know it.
I guess I am a robot..
Sorry humans. Your Time must have been fun:)
Jason Alexander is totally different than the character he played in Seinfeld. I wouldn't consider George a thoughtful, sensitive intellectual.
Perhaps, like George, Jason learned every instinct he has is wrong and he should do the opposite.
It's called acting.
@@kennethrussell1158 He's just so good at playing these characters who are sort of awful, it's so hard to shake when you hear him speak as himself.
It really wasn’t a very good movie. Richard Gere has the acting range of a wooden spoon. Dude always plays the exact same same in every movie he is in. And Roberts isn’t all that hot.
Yes she is.
Bite your tongue Julia was the angelic face of the nineties her laugh was the sound of pure joy her smile was the sun.
Imagine how freaking short a guy is that he had to do his part STANDING ON A PHONE BOOK along side the star of the film who's not known for being tall......
Has he gotten over the fact he wasn't paid millions per episode of Seinfeld, yet?
Hey, he looks just fantastic. The grey beard really suits him and he looks so healthy. I hope he made some good money from appearing in the film because it was a totally stupid and pretty damn offensive film......it's entire depiction of interaction between men and women and of sex workers was so ridiculous that it was horrible.
But I love Jason Alexander.
He was so terrible as the character-as in great acting;) it was such a memorable scene
It should have been. 🤣
Awesome Stuff
The other actor was bo hoskins or de vito i don t remember
De Vito is twice as small as Jason.
@@Lordhumongus jason alexandre tends to exaggerate stories to show how he wins everybody hearts even if he is casted off-role...who do you think they were gonna cast for the almost raper? rob lowe?
No. But not someone who was 2 times shorter than Costanza
Glad he did well, but the movie is crap. No man wants a bucket.
terrible audio
Speaking of doomed I feel like Dexter New Blood is not going to be successful...honestly we wouldnt need a relive if the writers didn't make the original dexter finale open ended, fake death....even with all that the relive should had been Harrison forced as an adult not a teen
You're in the wrong comment section...
he lost weight, good job
He's a truly unpleasant performer.
One of the guys who carried the show Seinfeld, I never got a laugh out of Seinfeld himself.🙄
If ever a movie was made with a lousy message, it was ‘Pretty Woman’.
I couldn’t stomach Julia Robert’s until she did ‘Notting Hill’ because she came to fame playing a hooker who landed a rich man.
I’m sorry, but flesh-peddling your way to happily ever after is sick, and a terrible message, especially for young women.
That movie is R-rated. Julia did get Oscar nominated for Steel Magnolias at roughly the same time.
@@fromthehaven94, I don’t care about the movie’s rating, and I don’t care about ‘Steel Magnolias’.
I feel glorifying a whore and making her the fairy princess is the wrong message.
@@danieldravot341 Julia Roberts has better movie/TV roles than Pretty Woman. The fact you single out the one that was among her bigger hits that happens to have a bad message, and just ignore everything else in the rest of the decade, it is extraordinarily restrictive. One role doesn't define Julia Roberts' career.
Not carrying about “steel Magnolias” makes your opinion null and void to everyone but you. Also, whores are people, too. And I would ventured to guess that Julia’s fictional character in Pretty Woman touched more lives than you will, if you walk around with that kind of attitude.
@Pop-Actor (Rick), thank you for pointing out the obvious.
The luckiest and least talented actor is Jason Alexander, if you disagree just ask Jerry Seinfeld.
uh since when has Jerry said anything like that?
@@basehead617 exactly. Jerry, of anyone, is often complementing the cast of Seinfeld.
So true. There's a good reason as to why he hasn't been in more films and TV shows. Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had in PRETTY WOMAN.
@@basehead617 apparently you have not listened to Jerry speak honestly, he has said many times he was the genius behind the show and Elaine and Kramer were his muses but he never mentions Jason and it appears his talent has not got him any other parts, as I said luckiest actor to collect a residual check.
Jason is a doomer, he also though Seinfeld would fail.
Garry Marshall did not talk like some old Hasidic Jew - I cringe every time Alexander started doing the jewish routine.
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
Alexander was a horrible cast on that movie
Hundreds of other short actors could have played the small part he had.
Wow! Love Jason Alexander. But, his Garry Marshall impression was way off. Marshall wasn't even Jewish, nor did he sound like that!
You don’t know who Garry Marshall is do you?
You don't have to be Jewish to sound like that. You just have to be from the Bronx, which Marshall was. Jason Alexander does lay it on a bit thick though, but not by much.
I didn't even hear who he was impersonating, and knew that was Gary Marshall 🤣
because it was stupid
this guy is so pretentious.... George Costanza was way more interesting and funnier