Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (February 11, 1993). " The Betrayal". Seinfeld. Season 9. Episode 8. 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 ] 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] Meyers, Kate (December 1, 1995). " "Bye" George". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 25, 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: Daniels, Greg; David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (April 22, 1992). " The Parking Space". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 22. NBC. Seinfeld - NOW PLAYING". Archived from the original on February 2, 2013 . Retrieved November 15, 2008. Writer: Leopold, Tom; Director: Cherones, Tom (January 29, 1992). " The Suicide". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 15. NBC.

Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Recipients". Screen Actors Guild. March 8, 1998. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008 . Retrieved October 16, 2009. Cox, Ted (July 16, 2002). "Who deserves an Emmy? Merit doesn't always mean a nomination, so we correct TV's annual award oversights with our critics new honor". Daily Herald. Arlington Heights, Illinois.

Bushell, Gary (August 31, 2003). "Bushell on the Box: 100 Greatest TV Characters". The People. London, England. Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (April 18, 1991). " The Revenge". Seinfeld. Season 2. Episode 7. NBC. Writer: Charles, Larry; Director: White, Joshua (October 16, 1991). " The Library". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 5. NBC.His original job when the series starts is as a real estate agent; he ends up quitting and getting re-hired, but fired immediately afterward for drugging his boss. He always wanted to be an architect or least "pretend to be an architect". He first mentions this desire in " The Stake Out", and claims in " The Race" that he had designed "the new addition to the Guggenheim".

Baxter, Kevin (March 8, 1999). " 'Shakespeare,' 'ER' Lead Awards by Actors Guild". Los Angeles Times. p.1. 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. Writer: Robin, Andy; Director: Cherones, Tom (March 18, 1993). " The Junior Mint". Seinfeld. Season 4. Episode 20. 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: Kavet, Gregg; Robin, Andy; Koren, Steve; O'Keefe, Dan; Director: White, Joshua (April 23, 1998). " The Frogger". Seinfeld. Season 9. Episode 18. NBC. Writer: David, Larry; Director: Cherones, Tom (September 23, 1993). " The Puffy Shirt". Seinfeld. Season 5. Episode 2. NBC. 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.

NBC Tops Emmy List; Blizzard of Nominations for 'Northern Exposure' ". The Washington Post. July 17, 1992. p.C6. Szymanski, Michael (February 24, 1997). "SAG gives actors a lift Franz, Louis-Dreyfus among guild award winners". USA Today. p.2D. 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. Writer: Mehlman, Peter; Director: Cherones, Tom (November 21, 1991). " The Nose Job". Seinfeld. Season 3. Episode 9. NBC.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