The Real Reason You Don't Hear From Jason Alexander Anymore
James Craig
Published Jul 31, 2026
Before Seinfeld, Jason Alexander was a theater guy. In the '80s, he starred in New York stage fare like Merrily We Roll Along, Forbidden Broadway, Personals, The Rink, Broadway Bound, and Jerome Robbins' Broadway, the latter of which earned him a Tony Award for best actor in a musical. After Seinfeld concluded in 1998, Alexander returned to the footlights, starring as Max Bialystock in the first national tour of Mel Brooks' smash hit The Producers. Beyond that, he does theater of all kinds, notably a starring role in Fish in the Dark, which just so happens to be the work of Seinfeld co-creator Larry David.