Newman (Seinfeld)

NOTE: 1,000th article on this wiki! Newman is a secondary character from the seminal NBC comedy series Seinfeld. He was played by Wayne Knight.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) Newman is a great comedic foil to Jerry Seinfeld.
 * 2) He is one of the most hilarious and quotable characters from Seinfeld such as “Hello Jerry” and “When you control the mail, you control information”.
 * 3) Wayne Knight did a great job playing as him.
 * 4) He reasonably doesn’t like it when people kiss during screenings of Schindler’s List.
 * 5) He is jokingly described as the Lex Luthor to Jerry Seinfeld’s Superman.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Newman can be a little unlikable.
 * 2) He made a stupid decision where he removes his USPS badge from Jerry not knowing it was from his own coat.

Trivia

 * Arthur Burghardt and Dan Schneider were considered to play Newman.
 * In Newman’s first appearance, he was voiced by Larry David. In syndicated versions, his lines were dubbed over by Wayne Knight for consistency.