Jacopo Peterman

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Jacopo Peterman (normally referred to as J. Peterman or simply Peterman) is a secondary character on the television show Seinfeld. He is the eccentric but fun owner of the J. Peterman catalog sales company and is also Elaine Benes' boss during her employment there. She meets him in The Understudy, the last episode of season six. The character is played by John O'Hurley.

John Peterman and his catalog called J. Peterman are real. Although the company is based in Lexington, Kentucky, not New York City, the character in the show resembles the way John Peterman talks and the actual catalog is spiced with tangential prose in the descriptions of the products—hard-to-find clothing and accessories (just as portrayed on the show). Today, John O'Hurley is a joint owner of the (real) J. Peterman Company.

[edit] Appearances

• Season Six:
  • The Understudy
• Season Seven:
  • The Secret Code
  • The Caddy
  • The Shower Head
  • The Friars Club
  • The Bottle Deposit
• Season Eight:
  • The Foundation
  • The Chicken Roaster
  • The Money
  • The Van Buren Boys
  • The Susie
  • The English Patient
  • The Muffin Tops
  • The Summer of George
• Season Nine:
  • The Merv Griffin Show
  • The Apology
  • The Cartoon
  • The Bookstore
  • The Frogger
  • The Finale, Part I
  • The Finale, Part II

[edit] See also

• Minor characters in Seinfeld

[edit] External links

• The J. Peterman catalog website
• Story about J. Peterman in The San Francisco Chronicle

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