Jerry Seinfeld: The toughness of my orphaned parents

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Actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld opens up about his father and his connection to comedy, sharing how he learned everything from him and believes there was a genetic component. He also reflects on his parents’ tough upbringing and his own childhood, sharing how he craved challenge and difficulty. #interview #parents #childhood
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@Suzette-gb7uj 10 дней назад

Interesting, I never knew Jerry Seinfeld’s parents were both orphaned. My dad was orphaned, and that definitely impacted his entire life. He was not a big man, but he was tough, really tough, but he had the sweetest heart. He was an amazing man. I’m very blessed; both my parents were wonderful human beings.

@Ste.Germaine 13 дней назад

I like how he talks about his parents so respectfully and also discreetly. “Dad went through some bad stuff”

@kendallevans4079 Месяц назад

As someone Jerry's age, I can relate to so much of this, especially when Jerry says his Dad didn't express emotions. My Dad never said "I love you" directly......BUT before your burn him on the cross...I UNDERSTOOD, as he understood my love of him! It's very difficult to explain, so much was unspoken and different in those days.

@user-ls4vb6dq7z Месяц назад

I thought I knew everything about Seinfeld but I learned for the first time that both his parents were orphans. Fascinating.

@cutehumor Месяц назад

isn't America a great country? His parents were poor and orphans. Their son is worth a billion dollars.

@CHDean 26 дней назад

Amd, perhaps, and explanation.

@endorphinder Месяц назад

"The difference between those two sounds is a lot of money." That's gold, Jerry, gold!

@ge2623 Месяц назад

Not literally but that's like music also.

@ruthdanielson919 Месяц назад

In the back of your mind must keep you focused.

@TjasseMartins-qe8im 21 день назад

Wisdom, strength, humility and understanding.. those two orphans raised up one mighty example of a human being. Wow

@foothillgirl7989 Месяц назад

Jerry, vulnerable, serious, I love him.

@johnfury6481 Месяц назад

No bits or jokes. Refreshing.

@user-yt9hw6fe6n 22 дня назад

Rich man who never helps poor working people

@user-ue4rd1mf1v 2 дня назад

@@user-yt9hw6fe6noh you know what he does and doesn't do?? And how much does he owe the world still after giving us all that laughter? What have YOU done for poor people in your life? Gimme a break.

@stanmanmedia Месяц назад

Always thought Seinfeld was a great talent, but in recent years watching him interview I've come to love him as a no BS person. His postulations may or may not be correct or factual, but he makes the stand, shares his opinion, and stands by it. Seems like a super human being to me.

@nozrep 8 дней назад

me too!

@Joao-id4dn 7 дней назад

ive been watching Seinfeld interviews, and some other artists that i like ( Stewart Copeland last week), and its become obvious that people that achieve a high level of excellence in their fields are extremely intelligent. These people are not just ordinary people that put some extra effort in their work.

@dale9724 23 дня назад

I love Seinfeld. Talent, brains, integrity and FUNNY!

@eileenmacdougall8945 17 дней назад

Comedians, good ones, inevitably tell the truth.

@anna-tn8mg 20 часов назад

Dogma, of course. I haven't seen his mea culpa yet for support for such charmers as Obama.

@janedougherty5109 Месяц назад

I'm glad he acknowledges his parents.

@actownsend7288 23 дня назад

His dad was proud of him and how hard Jerry worked to become successful at his profession.

@ritasnow8319 8 дней назад

Unlike Aniston who bitches about her childhood constantly.

@zhannashpitalnik4327 Месяц назад

Mr Seinfeld is brilliant intelligent thoughtful A true star

@RickCT2000 Месяц назад

Jerry was so revealing in this discussion. No comedic distraction. Just intelligent introspection and psychological “red meat”. l Loved it.

@faithclifford5893 Месяц назад

You could be overwhelmed with grief and someone in my husbands family would get the timing right, say something funny just at the right time and it would crack you up laughing. Their timing was always spot on. It was , I felt, in their genes. Their minds worked differently, really...

@lpri Месяц назад

This interview is so refreshing and revealing. Jerry staying humble and relatable. There are a lot of life lessons here, and Jerry paying respects to his late mother and father. Thankyou Jerry.

@polljones8921 Месяц назад

He also supports the killing of innocent children in Gaza, you forgot about that part of him #childkillers

@susiesuh1418 Месяц назад

I thought so too. I found the interviewer to be somewhat pompous: his tone, his body language, his smirk. Don’t care for the guy but I’ve always admired Jerry.

@suzeauster2223 Месяц назад

Great interview. My Mother was born in 1923 and an orphan. She lived in an orphanage in Bkkyn. N.Y. She was never loved, it was all about the money when She got fostered out. My Mom also didn't talk much about her life there. She was a great Mom, but not demonstrative at all. Successful business woman and always took care of others in need.

@k.popper2620 Месяц назад

My German Grandfather was also an orphan in NYC in the late 1800's He died way before I was born, but I could see how his lack of being cared for and being loved had influenced my father to be a man who struggled to emotionally be there for his his wife and children. Very sad.

@suzeauster2223 Месяц назад

@@k.popper2620 Sad 😞 Indeed !

@ahill4642 Месяц назад

Hard to imagine adopting a child and not growing to care about them. 😞

@herbie0408 Месяц назад

Hands down one of the best Jerry Seinfeld interviews, some absolute pearls of wisdom & thought here, he is one very smart guy

@cindydowning2141 Месяц назад

Older and wiser…

@ge2623 Месяц назад

Yes, he is.

@HeadCoachKev Месяц назад

Gratitude for Jerry's Genius + look how healthy he is at 70; that age just snuck up on us

@jkingston5498 Месяц назад

My FIL grew up in an orphanage and nothing ever fazed him. He was just always grateful.

@andrewcullen3235 Месяц назад

lol, youtube.

@Gringa_L Месяц назад

❤I relate to this. By my early 20's, both of my parents were gone. A couple different people over the years have told me that I express gratitude often. I'm guessing it's because when you lose a lot, you survive by appreciating what you have.

@lisajohnson6351 Месяц назад

I’ve found those who had the hardest childhoods, everything after just was easier.

@Gringa_L Месяц назад

@@lisajohnson6351 This makes a lot of sense. In childhood you're at the mercy of the adults in your life, for better or worse, then you grow up and steer your own ship.

@imisstoronto3121 Месяц назад

Some people are naturally funny.

@nickbarcheck1019 Месяц назад

He's so right. My wonderful mother was an orphan at 9. Tough asnails and smart and funny as hell. So blessed to have her in my life.

@marcoaurelio8058 Месяц назад

I am an orphan and that is WHY I CAN UNDERSTAND what the Palestinians are going through. WAKE UP

@kendallandrews8691 Месяц назад

Sad you didn't get to meet your grandparents

@nickbarcheck1019 Месяц назад

@@kendallandrews8691 Thank you. I never met any of my grandparents. All four passed before I was born. Feel the worst for my mom of course. She's the greatest person on the planet. I guess everyone thinks that about their mom but mine really is the best lol.

@user-ue4rd1mf1v Месяц назад

@@marcoaurelio8058you're a typical Israel hater who will say anything and disrespect any cause or platform to spread your hate. You call it pro Palestine but there's no "pro" in it at all. Only "con"

@laurenpomerantz6202 Месяц назад

I really admire Jerry Seinfeld. This is a wonderful relatable interview and he is my favorite.

@amynaddra7230 Месяц назад

Seeing Seinfeld before he was famous was one of my first dates with my husband. The Punchline in Atlanta

@JXS63J 26 дней назад

So how was he?

@MjMurphy777 12 дней назад

How did he do that night?

@SheVotesByMail Месяц назад

"There is a range (of difficulties) that we all seek." This is the most accurate and insightful peek into the human mind I've ever connected with.

@deanpapadopoulos3314 Месяц назад

Jerry is such relatable and wise person. I like him as a person more than as an actor. He never fails to be real and honest. The takeaway from his fame is that the world gets to meet a brilliant and honest man.

@dayrich Месяц назад

irving berlin did that also, left home to save the parents some money on kids to feed. so encouraging that you can make something of yourself regardless of how you are raised. ❤

@deb6828 Месяц назад

The interviewer is clueless. Jerry is spot on about a genetic component to his humor. Nature is stronger than nurture.

@colleenparker9695 Месяц назад

Agree!

@Tatianaarc 18 дней назад

Interviewer is a douche

@Sad_bumper_sticker. 15 дней назад

Integenerational trauma is also passed on through genes, and humor has a culturally important role in Judaism and Psychology recognizes the complex function of humor in disfunctional family relations.

@briandeschene8424 10 дней назад

You may be correct about the interviewer. However, some interviewers also challenge statements made by the one they are interviewing to have them expand upon a statement by “acting dumb” instead of the more obvious (and usually less effective) “What do you mean by that?” or “Why do you think that is?” expository attempt. I think you have to admit that I found Jerry opened up more for this interviewer than what is normally seen?

@nozrep 8 дней назад

Seinfeld was much more gregarious and forthcoming in this interview than with many other interviewers. He liked Bensinger. Even if Bensinger was clueless, he was not in any way disrespectful. He asked the questions and let Seinfeld speak.

@sarahfaith6531 Месяц назад

It’s amazing to hear about his parents. I’m so sorry they experienced that.

@dopy8418 Месяц назад

Man this is rare to see Jerry talk about this.

@marcoaurelio8058 Месяц назад

it is rare because he has an agenda. the israeli agenda. go study what gives pleasures to pychopaths and malignant narcissists people. it is HINTING at the things they are DOING TO OTHERS and ENJOY THE ANGER AND SADNESS that evokes on people

@actownsend7288 23 дня назад

Yeah same when he talks about his awesome wife Jessica and their three children.

@jchoosier15 Месяц назад

Not wanting to surpass your father is dead on, I felt that very deeply anytime I had an experience that seemed to surpass my fathers

@user-vx3wm4hn5i 10 дней назад

Of course there is a genetic component to being a natural comedian- who btw are usually very bright . That was really inspiring interview. Thanks Jerry

@CHDean Месяц назад

This is the sweetest part of the entire interview.

@swampdaddy87 Месяц назад

Genes indeed! I met my bio-father when I was aged 44. I have the same timing and mannerisms and sense of humor. My adopted dad (my Dad) was a very reserved engineer. He'd laugh at my humorous tendencies, but we were very different personality wise. It's in how the brain is hard-wired. Nature certainly contributes, but it's how one processes stimuli and uses it constructively that is biologically pre-determined in many ways.

@SheVotesByMail Месяц назад

Imagine being nurtured by the same timing and funny genes. Jerry nailed it. What's weird is he was questioned on it, though he did help clarify.

@davidusa47 Месяц назад

How somebody physically looks and sounds also plays a role. Facial expressions too. All genetic. Jerry is too real for this guy.

@SheVotesByMail Месяц назад

@@davidusa47 You nailed it.

@joeyfitz9 Месяц назад

"The calculations of comedy are minute and precise." -Jerry Seinfeld

@egl3369 Месяц назад

I agree that we all crave different levels of difficulty. And in different areas of our life too. Spot on.

@RandyLex-wu6jy Месяц назад

Great to see a different side of jerry it’s actually great

@gennadyrosin1177 Месяц назад

Jerry what a line at the end of the interview.

@katelanxner6483 12 дней назад

Coming up with that line off the cuff and the timing of it illustrates his point!

@dropfry Месяц назад

I know Jerry is doing the rounds to promote his movie. But this interview feels so valuable and condenced.

@jackhudkins542 Месяц назад

Jerry is wise....thank you.

@cosmicmauve 29 дней назад

I'd like to hear him speak more about the art of comedy, it's fascinating.

@pronemanoldbutyoung5548 Месяц назад

Seinfeld being a virtuous with words as always. The part where he explains that he seeked a tough life from the get go, is so well formulated. I myself and probably more than half the population of the world seeks the easiest way out in life, in 99% of all life situations. Jerry nailed it. Better than any modern life coach or ancient philosopher.

@vickileonard72 Месяц назад

My mother & aunt grew up in an orphanage boy were they tough they could take a punch as easy as throw one but i tell ya they were classy dames😁

@terriwerning3477 29 дней назад

He is one of a kind.

@CaesarDarias Месяц назад

People who experienced the Great Depression (and World Wars) were so terrorized and traumatized by the experience that it’s hard for anyone to understand their emotions and perspective. Their parenting had to be seriously impacted. Perhaps that was reflected in Mr. Seinfeld’s folks. I have recently read a couple of books about the Depression. Let’s pray we never experience that again.

@marcoaurelio8058 Месяц назад

Can we include the Palestinians on that PRAY OF YOURS? THEY ARE experiencing just that and THIS MAN went to A RESTAURANT with his family TO SUPPORT israel while MINUTES AWAY palestinians were being STARVED TO DEATH. This is a surreal world

@Bonzi_Buddy Месяц назад

Palestinians put terrorists in charge of their government. They made the bed they now must lay in.

@sevenisago Месяц назад

@@marcoaurelio8058he can support whoever he wants. You don’t need to watch this interview. Go find another hobbie

@hensonlaura 19 дней назад

@@marcoaurelio8058 Go away. Your BS propaganda against a peaceful democratic state that was willfully attacked by a brutal medieval riffraff isn't welcome.

@jq8974 Месяц назад

100% - I completely agree in the "genetic" part of comedy. I work in entertainment and although we may strongly disagree sometimes, if my parents and I see a show together they will accurately dissect what worked and what didn't and we'll completely agree. Dad was an engineer but was a very popular wedding MC back in the day, and Mom's a master entertainer. It's in the genes 👖

@frostpond Месяц назад

Completely, completely genetic. I can’t believe the Interviewer acted to surprised. (There is also Jewish humor, Irish humor, etc etc… depending on how/where you grew up.)

@MrRufusRToyota Месяц назад

Lol that’s not genetic. That’s living together and being raised by them.

@Gringa_L Месяц назад

When he said that I thought of how other talents are passed genetically, like an exceptional singing voice or ability to master instruments, and definitely the extra type of intelligence needed to do difficult things - engineer, doctor, lawyer, CPA, scientist, etc.. Sometimes people apply that inherited intelligence to comedy instead. Like a Conan O'Brien or a John Mulaney, for example.

@mariannebarlow8336 Месяц назад

I agree with you!!! 😊

@jq8974 Месяц назад

@@MrRufusRToyota I think it can be "nurture", but my husband was adopted (he's a writer) and we got to meet his birth mom. It was interesting what traits had nothing to do with nurture and everything to do with genetics.

@bob007fl 25 дней назад

Man, the more I listen to Jerry more I like you when you said it’s all genetic so right on I’m 60 and I have these conversations with my 84-year-old dad and it’s so genetic

@drsvs Месяц назад

This amazing man always impresses me. Then he tops himself.

@ahill4642 Месяц назад

same

@itsmeGeorgina 12 дней назад

You choose difficult circumstances... to grow as a human being, how true

@aja3longhorn375 Месяц назад

He's right about the genetic component. It's an anecdote but I definitely see a lot of peoples personalities and traits in their parents, even if they are microscopic little quirks.

@MrRufusRToyota Месяц назад

lol that not genetics necessarily. That’s being raised by people lol

@kevinc2821 Месяц назад

I could watch this all day

@IPlayOneOnT.V. Месяц назад

For years I've wanted to see pictures of Seinfeld's mom and dad. Good looking family. Thanks.

@marcoaurelio8058 Месяц назад

yes. too bad there are over FIFTY THOUSAND PALESTINIAN CHILDREN who will never have these pictures. I AM IN SHOCK OF HOW MONSTROUS EVERYONE IS

@spiritcreek9813 Месяц назад

Very insightful, brilliant mind and work ethic.

@Justin-tu4fk Месяц назад

Jerry was always a serious player, even back then before all this happened fr him. We marveled, at him. M.C. Comedy Caravan.

@KristiParry-by1kw 3 дня назад

I like that Jerry doesn’t go around apologizing to everyone about his opinions. He just says what he believes and has the courage to say what he thinks. You don’t have to bend your will to please others all the time.

@donnajarvis9542 Месяц назад

I just love Jerry Seinfeld. What a story about his parents!

@lookingupwithwonder 12 дней назад

My dad was born in Ireland in 1942 to a single mum. She gave him up and he lived in 8 orphanages in the first 7 years of his life.

@gulliver7419 10 дней назад

Comedic timing and awareness of nuance. My nephew has it. Jason Alexander has it too.

@lookingupwithwonder 12 дней назад

This makes sense as to why he was willing to work so hard with his show.

@user-gk5rg4pq5x 15 дней назад

Funny people were much admired in my Dad’s family. They were a family of 10 boys and their Dad abandoned them. They used comedy to survive in 1905. Most of us are funny as hell.

@Fratiani 6 дней назад

I LOVE IT!!🎉🎉🎉

@biegebythesea6775 Месяц назад

wow that's actually amazing the story of his parents and his father. seems like those kids were in an abusive home (which should have been shut down!) and that's why they ran away. I can see why he's tough now.

@BowmanMoran Месяц назад

Studies have shown that children who experience adversity are better at solving problems in life. Privileged children have a harder time solving problems because their problems in childhood were solved for them.

@Lovemycoffee10 26 дней назад

Fascinating interview! I always thought of Jerry as Brilliant…I always noticed he’s Left handed too,😂. His parents, though both orphaned have raised and been Blessed with such a Great and Beautiful son!!! You can’t help but admire and love Jerry Seinfeld. As a mom, his Character says it all …

@Angela-xo5kh 17 дней назад

Wow. I'm hanging on every word in this interview. Graham gets the best out of the best. Thanks!

@Nurturing2 Месяц назад

5:08 AMAZING interview❣️ WOW!!! Sending love & light to the Seinfeld family!!!! 🙏😇💫

@TheRubberStudiosASMR Месяц назад

Incredible interview ❤

@eugenejoseph7076 20 дней назад

I am growing in my admiration for this man. Stress in inevitable in life, so to live a 'real' anchored in reality, one must find the right balance between too much stress or not enough. Once you find it, you're experiencing the gift of life at its optimum! The down side is that most find it when they're too old to put their pants by themselves!!

@victorblock3421 Месяц назад

No one would ever call me a comedian, but I have my moments and I'll just say something unusual but it's funny and gets people. My father was also serious but he had that sense humor that would just pop out of nowhere. He was well liked and respected but not known as funny. I don't know if it's genetic, learned or I just try to be like was. Maybe a little of all three.

@user-uz7dm6qn3y Месяц назад

Jerry, I remember your dad. He used to bring that red motorized buggy down to the beach club-I was too shy to ask for a ride. Glenn P. from Shelly Drive.

@RabbiTuviaBolton 10 дней назад

Very enlightening!!! Human, insightful and perceptive

@t-mac1236 Месяц назад

These interview clips gave me a whole new found respect for Jerry. I didn’t know he had so much wisdom. Just thought he was clown tbh.

@kathrynmcfarlane1243 Месяц назад

Amazing stories.

@DanFedMusic Месяц назад

He's so right, I've been saying this for years, we throw the word genius around but it has the least to do with us and mostly to do with genetics, circumstances, opportunities, etc.… And we might say yeah but I worked really hard at it, but where did you get that work ethic? Everything came from somewhere that had very little to do with us.

@sandradee3285 Месяц назад

It’s called LUCK - everything in life is luck - intelligence, looks, energy, capacity for hard work, and it goes on…..BUT and it’s a big one, we r all OBLIGATED 2 ACCEPT & do our BEST with whatever “luck” good or bad, we were given - these days a lot of ppl refuse 2 accept the inherent unfairness of life - they r angry, bitter, destructive, etc🤷‍♀️🤷‍♀️

@sharpear1031 Месяц назад

Jerry understands how it all works. I agree with all these perceptions as to genetics. If his Dad was hustling on the street when young, he could talk to people. He probably made comments about people on the street and the basic things they wanted and didn't want; hence Jerry Seinfeld, the son. I think unconsciously I develop my manner to follow my father, then develop my humor and the punch line sits right in to that personality and way of being that I developed but I am using the parent as the backdrop; I am creating him to be my judge and teacher, what to do, what not to do.

@ericbogar9665 Месяц назад

I never thought Jerry's stand up was funny at all, but I liked his show. It was funny.

@elainewascher6338 8 дней назад

Love and admire that guy!

@mercywilliams2698 15 дней назад

Awesome Jerry! 🎯🛣️💕✅ Emotional intelligence is an under the radar screen component of life. Jerry has this component and has gifted and shared this. He accepted the lack of emotional effusive ness in his parents because he could. Fantastic! I am a disabled individual since my early childhood in a large family with low emotional IQ’s..high intellect and lots of good energies. I go it alone to thrive knowing family members just can’t nuance my situation. They are the greatest challenge as I have entered into my senior years.

@bobsacamano4096 14 дней назад

My dad was orphaned, 1949 in Palestine. He's never said a word about anything in his childhood to me. The very little I do know if from small things my mother knows and has told me (she's texan). But really... Kramer and George are what made the whole show.

@canineng29 Месяц назад

A good level of challenge is called the Zone of Proximal Development.

@bnegs521 Месяц назад

First time i saw a pic of Jerrys parents

@deannamadrigal7503 Месяц назад

I love it... " The difference between those two sounds is a lot of money "

@elizabethr4107 Месяц назад

Amen

@lisaengel89 Месяц назад

Great interview.

@BowmanMoran Месяц назад

Brilliant, incredibly smart man.

@silverarrowtarot Месяц назад

no coasters on the table?? psychopaths LOL 🤣🤣

@Priyanka77574 Месяц назад

“Families are always rising and falling in America.” - Nathaniel Hawthorne

@Ryguy87c Месяц назад

“We’re in the soft period right now”

@user-vx3wm4hn5i 10 дней назад

I love this man !

@janef220 Месяц назад

Jim Carey also says his dad was quite funny (genetic component)

@Danontime Месяц назад

I have people I went to high school with, and some of them look the same age as Jerry. I turned 40 and they look like 50-55 😮. Key to youth (except exercise and olive oil) = Focus on comedy and not problems

@bnegs521 Месяц назад

And a hair transplant

@hensonlaura 19 дней назад

Jerry is 70!