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Here's a bit of trivia about the actor Wayne Knight, aka Newman on Seinfeld

Posted on 1/21/26 at 2:19 pm
Posted by L.A.
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 2:19 pm
Posted by nes2010
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 2:25 pm to
Was watching Five Nights at Freddy's 2 a few weeks ago and noticed he was in it. I had not seen him in anything in a while.
Posted by SouthEasternKaiju
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 3:01 pm to
Like Spielberg couldn't have picked up a phone and found out? OK, I guess.
Posted by PhilipMarlowe
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 3:02 pm to
Just looked him up and he’s looking like Stephen Root these days.
Posted by Funky Tide 8
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 4:19 pm to
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Like Spielberg couldn't have picked up a phone and found out? OK, I guess.



I mean, if he watched the whole movie, it would've taken more time and effort to go find the nearest available phone and make a call than to sit through maybe a minute or two of credits to find his name.
Posted by Cracker
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 7:53 pm to
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Was watching Five Nights at Freddy's 2


How was it?
Posted by nes2010
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:27 pm to
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How was it?


My kids liked it. It's not my cup of tea.
Posted by spslayto
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 8:33 pm to
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My kids liked it. It's not my cup of tea.


Right. What gets me is that the other Freddy's pizza was in the same town and the lead actress could ride her bike there. But then the older brother who lived in the town his entire life never knew it existed. Kinda like one knowing there was a Chuck E Cheese on Siegen but no clue they had one at Sherwood even though you lived in Baton Rouge since the 70s. Just lazy writing. Sorry. Off my soapbox.
Posted by Akit1
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 9:29 pm to
Getting pretty hot under these lights eh Seinfeld?
Posted by 225bred
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Posted on 1/21/26 at 10:33 pm to
Just googled it and holy shite thy could be brothers now
Posted by tigerfan84
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 12:06 pm to
He has an appearance in Everybody’s All American.

This post was edited on 1/22/26 at 8:35 pm
Posted by ob1pimpbobi
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 3:33 pm to
I read somewhere he was originally supposed to be George on Seinfeld.
Posted by Fewer Kilometers
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:01 pm to
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I read somewhere he was originally supposed to be George on Seinfeld.
Jason Alexander has said that Knight could've taken his role and the show would've been fine. He said it was Kramer that couldn't have been played by anyone else.
Posted by Big Scrub TX
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:02 pm to
Back when Jurassic Park came out, I used to argue he was one of the most famous people in the world. Everyone watched Seinfeld, so all Americans knew who he was. But it was a huge international success - including Asia - so many more people than usual would have known who this otherwise obscure bit player was.
Posted by faraway
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Posted on 1/22/26 at 5:27 pm to
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I read somewhere he was originally supposed to be George on Seinfeld.
never heard anything about Knight for George's role. Jerry's comic friend who played a small role in one or two episodes was originally strongly considered.
Posted by Cracker
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Posted on 1/24/26 at 4:10 pm to
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