Gregg Kavet is a

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and

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who worked on

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's ''

Seinfeld ''Seinfeld'' ( ) is an American television sitcom created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld. It aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998, over nine seasons and List of Seinfeld episodes, 180 episodes. It stars Seinfeld as Jerry Seinfeld ( ...

'' for several seasons with collaborator

Andy Robin Andy Robin is a writer who worked on NBC's ''Seinfeld'', alone and with collaborator Gregg Kavet. Their episode "The Fatigues" won the 1997 Writers Guild of America Award. Robin and Kavet wrote and directed the feature film ''Live Free or Die'' ...

. The team wrote episodes including "

The Jimmy "The Jimmy" is the 105th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. This is the 19th episode for the sixth season. It originally aired on March 16, 1995. The episode's title refers to guest character Jimmy (played by Anthony Starke), who transmits hi ...

", "

The Hot Tub "The Hot Tub" is the 115th episode of NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. This was the fifth episode for the seventh season. It aired on October 19, 1995. The episode deals with runner Jean-Paul and Jerry and Elaine's struggles to ensure he wakes up for t ...

", "

The Caddy ''The Caddy'' is a 1953 American semi- musical-comedy- sports film starring the comedy team of Martin and Lewis. It is noteworthy for Dean Martin introducing the hit song "That's Amore". Plot Harvey Miller, whose father was a famous golf pro, is ...

", " The Bottle Deposit", "

The Fatigues ''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things already mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the ...

", " The Comeback", " The Nap", and "

The Slicer "The Slicer" is the 163rd episode of the NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. This was the seventh episode of the ninth and final season. It first aired on November 13, 1997.

". The Fatigues won the 1997

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for best television comedy.

Biography

Kavet and Robin wrote and directed the feature film ''

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''. This independent film won the Jury Prize for best narrative at the 2006

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Film Festival and was awarded the Jury Prize in New American Cinema at the 2006

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. They also wrote the 2005 Simon Spotlight book ''Saving Face'', a humorous guide to awkward social situations. Kavet grew up in

Wayland, Massachusetts Wayland is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The town was founded in 1638, and incorporated in 1780 and was originally part of neighboring Sudbury (incorporated 1639). As of the 2020 United States Census, the population wa ...

, attending

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and

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of higher le ...

. He currently lives in

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Work on Seinfeld

:''All written in collaboration with

, unless otherwise noted.''

Season 6

* "

Season 7

* "

" * "

" * " The Bottle Deposit"

Season 8

* "

" * " The Comeback" * " The Nap"

Season 9

* "

The Slicer "The Slicer" is the 163rd episode of the NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. This was the seventh episode of the ninth and final season. It first aired on November 13, 1997.

" (with Robin and

Darin Henry Darin Henry (born ) is an American television writer. He has written for many different television series, including ''Seinfeld'', ''Futurama'', '' The War at Home'' and '' Oddballs''. He also wrote a Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio called '' ...

) * "

The Frogger "The Frogger" is the 174th episode of the NBC sitcom ''Seinfeld''. It is the 18th episode for the ninth and final season. It first aired on April 23, 1998. In this episode, Elaine eats a vintage cake from King Edward VIII's wedding, Jerry mainta ...

" (with Robin, Steve Koren and Dan O'Keefe) * "

The Puerto Rican Day "The Puerto Rican Day" is the 176th episode of the NBC sitcom '' Seinfeld''. It aired on May 7, 1998, and was the 20th episode of the ninth and final season. It was the show's second-highest-rated episode of all time, with 38.8 million viewers, o ...

" (with Robin, Koren, O'Keefe,

Alec Berg Alec Berg is an American television writer, director and executive producer. He wrote for the sitcom ''Seinfeld'' and is co-creator and executive producer of ''Barry Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including ...

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Bruce Eric Kaplan Bruce Eric Kaplan (born }) is an American cartoonist whose single-panel cartoons frequently appear in ''The New Yorker''. His cartoons are known for their signature simple style and often dark humor. Kaplan is also a screenwriter and has worked ...

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, and

Jeff Schaffer Jeff Schaffer (born ) is an American film and television director, writer, and producer. Early life and education Schaffer and his brother Greg (also a film and TV writer and producer) were raised in the Warren–Howland, Ohio area, about east ...

)

References

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