Margulies, Lee (January 6, 2001). "Morning Report; Arts and Entertainment Reports from the Times, News Services and the Nation's Press". Los Angeles Times. p.F2. Bushell, Gary (August 31, 2003). "Bushell on the Box: 100 Greatest TV Characters". The People. London, England. George refers to himself in the third person when under extreme stress (e.g. "George is getting upset!"), after befriending a person with a similar trait in " The Jimmy". Meyers, Kate (December 1, 1995). " "Bye" George". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 2009 . Retrieved August 3, 2009.

Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (November 18, 1992). " The Contest". Seinfeld. Season 4. Episode 11. NBC. George is very bad at meeting women and even worse at maintaining his romantic relationships and, as a result, his relationships usually end badly. [36] [37] Professional life [ edit ] Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (September 23, 1993). " The Puffy Shirt". Seinfeld. Season 5. Episode 2. NBC. George often takes impressive measures to build and maintain relationships with women. In " The Conversion," he goes through the process of converting to the Latvian Orthodox Church as his girlfriend's parents would not let her date somebody outside their religion. The one relationship he holds long-term, with his fiancée Susan, is the one about which he is seemingly least enthusiastic, as shown by his ongoing attempts to postpone, and later cancel, their wedding, and his rather nonchalant reaction when she dies.

Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: White, Joshua (October 16, 1991). " The Library". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 5. NBC. Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (April 18, 1991). " The Revenge". Seinfeld. Season 2. Episode 7. NBC. a b c d e f Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2: Notes about Nothing – 'The Seinfeld Chronicles' (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Szymanski, Michael (February 24, 1997). "SAG gives actors a lift Franz, Louis-Dreyfus among guild award winners". USA Today. p.2D.

Artner, Alan; Bannon, Tim; Caro, Mark; Christiansen, Richard; Griffin, Jean Latz; Johnson, Steve; May, Mitchell; Nidetz, Steve; Wood, Nancy Watkins; Wilson, Terry; Wiltz, Teresa (December 6, 1995). "The 25 Greatest TV Characters of all Time". Chicago Tribune. p.1. a b c d e f g h i j Seinfeld Seasons 1 & 2: How it Began: The Making of Seinfeld, Part 1 (DVD). Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. Seinfeld co-creator Larry David based George largely on himself. [22] [23] Seinfeld and David created the character as a foil to Seinfeld's character. [24] In the first draft of the show's pilot script, called Stand-Up at the time, George's name was "Bennett" and he, like Jerry, was a comedian. [22] In that same draft, the scene in the pilot in which George and Jerry discuss a woman Jerry met earlier, instead saw George and Jerry discussing their stand-up act. [22] His name was changed to George, and he became a real estate broker instead. [22] George's last name comes from Michael Costanza, a college classmate of Seinfeld. [25] "Louis", George's middle name is a homage to Lou Costello, whose 1950s television series The Abbott and Costello Show inspired Seinfeld. [26] Although he is often asked whether he wanted to play the character, Larry David has said that he was only interested in writing the show, and doubted that NBC would have approved of his being cast. [24] Davies, Dan (October 16, 2004). "Unhappy as Larry". The Guardian . Retrieved August 3, 2009. Spotters will know that Jason Alexander's character in Seinfeld, the stooge George Costanza, is largely based on the real Larry David NBC Tops Emmy List; Blizzard of Nominations for 'Northern Exposure' ". The Washington Post. July 17, 1992. p.C6.

Writer: Leopold, Tom; Director: Cherones, Tom (January 29, 1992). " The Suicide". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 15. NBC. Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (February 11, 1993). " The Betrayal". Seinfeld. Season 9. Episode 8. NBC. a b Writer: Hauge, Ron; Rubin, Charlie; Director: Cherones, Tom (February 10, 1994). " The Marine Biologist". Seinfeld. Season 5. Episode 14. NBC. Tuma, Debbie (May 4, 1998). "Seinfeld Book by Real Character". New York Daily News . Retrieved August 3, 2009. [ permanent dead link]

Fox, David J. (December 23, 1993). " 'Schindler,' 'Piano' Head Globe List Entertainment: Both films are nominated for awards in six categories by the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson and Holly Hunter also receive multiple nominations". Los Angeles Times. p.1.Bull, Roger (February 16, 2005). "The 50 greatest sitcom characters of ALL time". The Times-Union. Archived from the original on September 23, 2009 . Retrieved August 3, 2009. Vandelay Industries is a fictional company that George Costanza claims to have been interviewed for as a latex salesman in when applying for an extension at the unemployment office in the Season Three episode, “ The Boyfriend, Part 1”. Writer: Gammill, Tom; Pross, Max; Director: Cherones, Tom (December 9, 1993). " The Cigar Store Indian". Seinfeld. Season 5. Episode 10. NBC.

George is a son of Frank, an Italian-American, and Estelle Costanza, who is Jewish. George twice mentions that he has a brother. Lloyd Braun is a childhood nemesis who George feels was the son his parents always wanted. [3] [4] George's best friend Jerry Seinfeld described Frank and Estelle as " psychopaths", [5] and said in " The Chinese Woman" that, if they had divorced when George was young, he "could have been normal". [6] Sepinwall, Alan (November 22, 2004). " 'Seinfeld' boxed sets: Much ado about 'nothing' ". The Star-Ledger. Screen Actors Guild Awards". Daily Press. Newport News, VA. February 27, 1995. p.A2. Archived from the original on February 2, 2014 . Retrieved March 15, 2012.Seinfeld - NOW PLAYING". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013 . Retrieved November 15, 2008. Entertainment: No joke: Seinfeld sued by 'real-life Costanza' ". British Broadcasting Corporation. October 27, 1998 . Retrieved August 3, 2009.