(1) George Costanza is a three-piece emo band from Kalamazoo, MI http://georgecostanzaband.bandcamp.com/ http://georgecostanzaband.tumblr.com/ (2) George Louis Costanza (born April 1959) is a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. He has been described by Ricky Gervais as "the greatest sitcom character of all time". Once succinctly described by Elaine as a "short, stocky, slow-witted, bald man", George is neurotic, self-loathing, and domineered by his parents, Frank and Estelle. He has been best friends with Jerry since their middle school years. George exhibits a number of negative character traits, among them stinginess, dishonesty, insecurity, and neurosis. Many of these traits form the basis for his involvement in various plots, schemes, and awkward social encounters. Episode plots frequently feature George manufacturing elaborate deceptions at work or in his relationships in order to gain or maintain some small or imagined advantage. George appears in every single episode except for "The Pen" in the third season. His relationships with women are always unsuccessful. His most disastrous relationship, an engagement to Susan Ross, is one of the few that ends "well" for George; he fears marriage and Susan's unexpected death saves him from the commitment. However, even this comes back to "bite him in the butt"—her parents create a foundation in her honor and endow it with the land, mansions, and money that George might have inherited. George is based primarily upon co-creator Larry David (see 5th Season DVD Special Feature "Jason + Larry = George"), and named after Jerry Seinfeld's college classmate Michael Costanza (who appeared in the 3rd Season episode "The Parking Space"). Many of George's predicaments were based on past real-life experiences of Larry David. In "The Revenge", for example, when George quits his job in a fury only to realize his actions were a mistake, he goes back the next day as if nothing happened, mirroring Larry David's actions while working as a writer for Saturday Night Live, when he quit and then returned to his job in the same manner Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.