Highlights

• Jerry Seinfeld's daughter, Sascha, is a BLM supporter and his son learned to play the Superman theme song for his birthday.
• Jerry Seinfeld believes communication is key to a happy family life and does not interrogate Sascha's boyfriend.
• The Seinfeld family loves cats and Jerry insists on no reality TV, despite his daughter sneaking in a watch of the Kardashians.

Jerry Seinfeld is one of the most successful comedians of all time. His innocuous brand of observational humor has earned him millions of dollars, making him a confirmed billionaire in 2024. Although he first rose to prominence in the acerbic "sitcom about nothing", Seinfeld, his stand-up comedy predominantly focuses on gentle comical insights into his family life, which is contrary to his aloof, uncaring persona on the classic sitcom.

Evidently, Seinfeld is a family man. He and wife, Jessica, an author of cookbooks, have 3 kids together. Their children include daughter Sascha, 23, and sons Julian, 21, and Shepherd, 18.

After a complicated start, Jerry and Jessica have enjoyed a loving marriage for over 20 years. The Seinfeld family has a colorful private life complete with pets, some bizarre TV rules, and even a dash of controversy. Here are 10 little-known facts about his wife and kids.

Updated April 2024: The Seinfeld family has had a lot going on as of late. Jerry Seinfeld was named a billionaire in April 2024. He made tens of millions in 2023 to finally reach that status. Daughter, Sascha Seinfeld graduated from Duke University in May 2023. Son, Julian Seinfeld, graduated from Ethical Culture Fieldston School in May 2021 and is now attending Duke University where he is anticipated to graduate in 2025. Youngest, Shepherd Seinfeld is not shown often on social media but was shown celebrating Hanukkah in 2023 by Jessica Seinfeld. The family appears happy and healthy while enjoying life to its fullest.

9 The Start Of Jerry Seinfeld And Jessica Seinfeld's Marriage Was Pretty Controversial

Jessica Seinfeld divorced Eric Nederlander four months after getting married to date Jerry Seinfeld

Sadly, cheating is pretty common in the entertainment industry. Just two months before she started dating Jerry, Jessica Seinfeld (née Sklar) had married theater producer Eric Nederlander. In fact, Jerry and Jessica had met a few months before Jessica's wedding.

Jessica ended up filing for divorce four months into her marriage to Nederlander, which must have been a shock for him. She married Jerry around a year later.

Nederlander remarried but was then accused of domestic violence by his second wife. They too, subsequently divorced. And when Nederlander started dating again, he had a restraining order against him from a girlfriend that he violated and was arrested for doing so.

Jerry Seinfeld feels like communication is the key to a happy family life

As he told High Snobiety, "Number one, as often as you can, say to your wife, 'What can I help you with?' until she tells you that you're saying it too much. This is a good father and a good husband. Because you don't know what needs doing, but there's something. So ask."

8 Sascha Seinfeld Attended A Prestigious College

Sascha Seinfeld graduated from Duke University

Sascha is all grown up now. The eldest of the Seinfeld children attended and graduated from Duke University.

In between her studies, Sascha helped to write a sketch for Season Five of Inside Amy Schumer. It is not clear what Sascha's plans are since graduating from Duke in May 2023.

7 Jerry Seinfeld Wasn't A "Natural" Father At First

It took some time for Jerry Seinfeld to feel comfortable as a father

While he now appears to be an affable family man, Jessica has revealed that Jerry took some time to make parenthood second-hand.

"[Jerry] wasn't a natural when our kids were born," Jessica explained. "He wasn't immediately pushing strollers and carrying babies. He jokes that it took him a good 10 years to warm up."

Thankfully, Jerry settled into fatherhood eventually and often shares sweet and loving anecdotes about his kids.

6 Jessica Seinfeld Was Involved In A Plagiarism Lawsuit

Jessica Seinfeld was accused of plagiarizing Missy Chase Lapine's cookbook in 2008

The Seinfeld family underwent a particularly stressful ordeal when Jessica was sued by fellow cookbook writer Missy Chase Lapine in 2008. It was alleged that Jessica had plagiarized Lapine's book, The Sneaky Chef: Simple Strategies for Hiding Healthy Foods in Kids' Meals, when writing her cookbook, Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Getting Your Kids Eating Good Food.

In addition to the concept of the books supposedly bearing similarities, Lapine also alleged that Jessica copied her cover art as well.

Jerry Seinfeld made matters worse when he appeared on David Letterman's show and described Lapine as "hysterical" and insinuated that she may be planning on becoming an "assassin". However, the Seinfelds ultimately won the lawsuit.

5 Sascha Seinfeld Supports BLM

Sascha Seinfeld was a staunch supporter of Black Lives Matter

According to a past Instagram bio, Sascha is a strong supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree, as her father is well known for rejecting offensive comedic material and refuses to use racial slurs, which are sadly all too common within the world of stand-up.

Notably, Jerry was visibly appalled by comedians Louis C.K. and Ricky Gervais uttering a highly offensive racial slur in front of Chris Rock during a sit-down interview for 2011's Talking Funny. When C.K. mentions that he's never heard Seinfeld use said racial slur, Seinfeld simply explains that he finds no humor in the offensive word.

4 Jerry Seinfeld Did Not Want His Kids Watching Reality TV

Jerry Seinfeld refused to let his kids watch reality TV

As a sitcom veteran, Jerry is vehemently opposed to reality TV. While he rarely gets angry at his kids, Jerry finally snapped when he saw his daughter doing something that infuriated him.

"The one time I really, really got upset was when my daughter was watching the Kardashians on her phone in her bed and I could not take that scene," he told Mr. Porter, "For someone who for their whole life, television was the Olympics of being a comedian. It was only for the very best."

He added that he's "offended by reality television" and that "these people are not doing anything interesting".

3 Jerry Seinfeld's Son Did Something Really Sweet For Him

Jerry Seinfeld's son learned to play the theme song to Superman on the piano as a birthday present

There are many different fan theories regarding Seinfeld, from the plausible to the absurd. But one that endures is that every episode supposedly contains a reference to Superman. This one makes a lot of sense since Jerry is actually a massive Superman fan in real life. Subsequently, he relayed this really sweet story about his son.

"Like, my son is learning to play the Superman theme song on the piano as a present for my birthday", the comedian told Mr Porter, "Catching him doing that, that completely changes your life. He knows I love Superman, so he decided he's going to do that as a present."

2 The Seinfeld Family Loves Cats

The Seinfeld family adores all of their felines

Jessica Seinfeld's Instagram is full of pics of her feline friends and this obsession has become a long-running gag among her followers. For instance, when congratulating her daughter on her admission into college, one user commented, "Why aren't the cats representing? Typical."

Likewise, Sascha has shown her fondness for cats, and dad Jerry was pictured posing with one of his cats while reading Howard Stern's book, Comes Again.

Their pets enjoy sleeping in hanging hammocks and even riding in one of Jerry's many cars in his car collection.

1 Jerry Seinfeld Does Not Interrogate Sascha Seinfeld Over Her Boyfriend

Jerry Seinfeld went through the interrogation process as a young person and refuses to put anyone else through it

Many dads are unhappy when their daughters grow up and start dating. A father interrogating his daughter's new boyfriend serves as the basis for many a sitcom or movie plot (see: Meet the Parents). But Jerry refuses to be that kind of dad.

"I hated those dads when I was a kid dating and you would go to a girl's house and the father would be so mean and I don't want to be that guy," he told People, adding, "You feel possessive and protective, but I refuse to be one of those disapproving dads."

Source: High Snobiety, Mr. Porter, Jessica Seinfeld Instagram, People