From Esquire. Photo-Illustration: Getty Images Last year, Jason Alexander spoke about why George Costanza’s fiancée, Susan, was killed off on Seinfeld. I simply couldn’t see it or find it at the time. She was generous and gracious and I am so mad at myself for retelling this story in any way that would diminish her. Media Source . “I kept saying, ‘I’m going out of my mind you guys, you’re killing me. Directed by Andy Ackerman. However, that doesn't mean that it started off any less disastrously than George's other relationships. After Geo… Heidi would always ask if there was anything in the scenes she could do or if I had any thoughts. She was succeeded as the vice president by Luna Vargas, who was then succeeded by Vice President Cyrus Beenebefore he was fired (again). Mrs. Ross is a minor Seinfeld character. The rumor was that Jason Alexander didn’t like working with her. At the graveside of George’s fiancee, Susan Ross, Jerry stood nearby with Mr. and Mrs. Ross (while George “mourned”). You are a sweetheart. After Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jerry Seinfeld both had scenes with her, they knew it wasn't going to work any longer. SEINFELD star Jason Alexander has revealed the real reason his fiancee on the TV show was killed off. “Her instincts for doing a scene and mine were always misfiring.”. Newsletters may offer personalized content or advertisements. As fans may remember, Swedberg’s character left in the most Seinfeldof ways. But, I didn't have that maturity or security. Surprisingly, it featured a lot of young actors in minor roles who went on to become major stars. She is a kind, lovely person who undoubtedly worked really hard to create Susan and that character was clearly what Larry and Jerry wanted her to be for George. Copyright © 2021 HuffPost.com, Inc. "HuffPost" is a registered trademark of HuffPost.com, Inc. All rights reserved. Swedberg, who famously portrayed George Costanza's fiancée, Susan Ross, filed documents Tuesday at an L.A. County Courthouse. Susan Ross, Seinfeld. George's longest relationship in the course of the show was with Susan Ross who he eventually got engaged to before her death. Die Writers Guild of America wählte Seinfeld auf Platz 2 der 101 Best Written TV Series hinter Die Sopranos. Her first name is never revealed. Kramer didn't stop there. Like most Seinfeld fans, we still haven't gotten over the death of George's fiance Susan Ross back in season 7.. Just kidding. Susan Ross is the 49th Vice President of the United States and the former United States Senator from Virginia. Not that there's anything wrong that — but you'll have 28 opportunities to watch or, more likely, re-watch episodes of the classic "sitcom about nothing" starring Massapequa's own Jerry Seinfeld. Kramer is taking karate lessons. But because the scenes were playing the way they were, the relationship with George and Susan sustained a whole season. Susan Ross ends up providing the main counterpoint against the Seinfeld-centered world. And that made a creative light bulb go off apparently. George, Kramer, Jerry, and Elaine wait in the hospital for news about George’s fiancee, Susan. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Susan Ross “Seinfeld” was not exactly an uplifting show, even as a comedy, giving it’s “No hugging, no learning” policy. And, Larry and Jerry would probably have killed me as it was all playing exactly as they wanted. Get the top stories emailed every day. The Stand miniseries review: Stephen King’s pandemic horror ... Chris Murphy dead: INXS manager dies at 66 after cancer batt... Liam Neeson confirms ‘I’m retiring from ass-kicking before I... Meghan Markle move that made Kate Middleton who she is today. "We could do the most horrible things to her," Alexander told Stern, "but the audience was still on my side." But in the end, I also appreciate it for what it is, and understand there was a core dynamic that the writers wanted to keep, and that Susan, in their minds, worked better as a one season thing. News_Rich_Media: It's been 25 years since the show about nothing first went to air. In the episode, following the death of his fiancée Susan Ross at the end of the previous season, George finds himself tasked with being on the board of directors at a foundation dedicated to her memory. Directed by Tom Cherones. She was generous and gracious and I am so mad at myself for retelling this story in any way that would diminish her. Susan, of course, died from licking the cheap envelopes George picked for their wedding invitations. Her death polarized fans, but at least George eventually got sentenced to a year in jail, so maybe it all evened out. But this is why I’m not a lawyer. SEINFELD star Jason Alexander has revealed the real reason his fiancee on the TV show was killed off. Meanwhile, Kramer inspires Elaine to take charge after J. Peterman abandons his company, and Jerry discovers that his and George's severed engagements make them more attractive to women. In "The Pool Guy," George begins to disintegrate when Elaine tries to bring Susan in the circle. But in telling this story, it sounds like we are putting a heavy burden on Heidi. The Seinfeld reunion featuring Jerry, George and Newman aired during the Super Bowl half-time. Susan died from licking toxic envelopes for her and George’s wedding. Fans of George Costanza. And that’s what I would voice concern about. George points out that there are now two of him: Independent George and Relationship George. "Her instincts for doing a scene -- where the comedy was, and mine -- were always misfiring.". Clearly Susan and George were coming off just the way they wanted. But, I didn’t have that maturity or security. News_Image_File: Seinfeld ran for nine seasons. Poor Susan had come up to tell Jerry NBC was interested in their project. 4.2K likes. And no one that I am aware of, including myself, didn’t like her. I’m probably not alone in thinking this, seeing how the Seinfeld character died licking a surplus of envelopes. [1] I, personally, am not. If I had had more maturity or more security in my own work, I surely would have taken her query and possibly tried to adjust the scenes with her. news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site. I can’t understand how to play off this girl.’, “Finally they do an episode where Elaine and Jerry have a lot of material with her, and they do the week and then we get to the restaurant afterwards and they go, ‘You know what? Over the course of the fourth season, as the development of the sitcom continued, Susan began dating George - an endeavor that was not helped by Cosmo Kramer, who first vomited on Susan, and then burned down her father's cabin. But as Alexander told Howard Stern on radio, her on screen death had more to do with her real life acting skills. So there you have it, an off-the-cuff remark over dinner resulted in one of the most unique deaths in sitcom history. "The Invitations" is the 24th and final episode of the seventh season of Seinfeld and the 134th overall episode. Susan and George's story was the darkest in the entire series. So when the comment was made about ‘killing’, no one was talking about the actress - they were talking about the character. Elaine takes over the catalog when J. Peterman suddenly goes missing. “I couldn’t figure out how to play off of her,” said Alexander. With Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Michael Richards, Jason Alexander. I just felt I was on uncertain ground in how to play off that character and I was always concerned that it wasn’t working. Like most Seinfeld fans, we still haven't gotten over the death of George's fiance Susan Ross back in season 7.. Just kidding. This is great.’”. The rumor was that Jason Alexander didn't like working with her. So I told the story to try and clarify that no one wanted to kill Heidi. He did return, however, to write the series finale in 1998. We’ve got 15 x Double passes to Aloha starring Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone and Rachel McAdams. Click here for T&C’s. Now everybody, calm down and just enjoy the re-runs and think, ‘why did he think this wasn’t working? Since the 1996 Season 7 finale, fans have wondered why Heidi Swedberg's Susan was axed from the sitcom. The character of Susan Ross, who was played by Heidi Swedberg, died after licking too many poor quality envelopes seals which George Costanza bought for their upcoming wedding. 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Jason Alexander: 'Seinfeld' Killed Off Susan Because Actress Was "F—ing Impossible" to Work With. JASON Alexander has revealed why his fiancee on the ‘show about nothing’ suffered the most absurd death. “OK folks, I feel officially awful. It was classic Seinfeld dark humor—but darker than most. In "The Pool Guy," George begins to disintegrate when Elaine tries to bring Susan in the circle. Kramer makes a contact for Cuban cigars. Of course you do: she was George Costanza's fiancée who died from licking envelopes on "Seinfeld.". Remember Susan Ross? And it had everything to do with the actor. Heidi would always ask if there was anything in the scenes she could do or if I had any thoughts. https://bgr.com/2015/06/04/seinfeld-susan-death-jason-alexander-george I, personally, am not. Of course you do: she was George Costanza’s fiancée who died from licking envelopes on “Seinfeld.” Since the 1996 Season 7 finale, fans have wondered why Heidi Swedberg’s Susan was axed from the sitcom. Alexander has been the most outspoken, likely because he had more working scenes with Swedberg. Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. She surely offered. The character of Susan Ross, who was played by Heidi Swedberg, died after licking too many poor quality envelopes seals which George Costanza bought for their upcoming wedding. George's fiancée Susan died after repeatedly licking the toxic envelopes George purchased for their wedding invitations. But Larry David continued to write Susan into the show, calling Alexander to tell him George would be marrying Susan. After Larry David left Seinfeld (leaving behind a live grenade on his way out with Susan Ross’ death in the season 7 finale), Jerry Seinfeld took over as the sole head writer. “After every episode the four of us (Jerry Seinfeld, Michael Richards, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and Larry (David) would go and get a bite to eat. I love her," Alexander assured Stern at first. And, Larry and Jerry would probably have killed me as it was all playing exactly as they wanted. “Larry and Jerry were not sure how that relationship would end. Nationwide News Pty Limited Copyright © 2021. It was the final bit of cruelty (funny as it may have been) inflicted on the character. We love him...we wish we could be just like him. I'm also not sure death was the right way to handle it. "Julia said, 'Don't you wanna just kill her?' The very first thing to happen to Susan in Seinfeld was the vomiting incident. It’s giveaway time again! Finally, though, the rest of the cast learned how difficult it was to play off of Swedberg's character. Yesterday on @Sternshow, I retold a story I had told years ago about my personal difficulties and insecurities in playing George against the Susan that Heidi Swedberg created. I actually launched into this on Stern to defend you. Privacy Policy, Jason Alexander Reveals Why Susan Was Killed Off On 'Seinfeld'. It works perfectly. If I had had more maturity or more security in my own work, I surely would have taken her query and possibly tried to adjust the scenes with her. “To Heidi, I personally apologise. Everett Collection. To set the record straight, Howard Stern asked the actor what the real story was during "The Howard Stern Show" on Wednesday. Clearly Susan and George were coming off just the way they wanted. They didn’t really want George married but all the alternatives seemed predictable. To win, like our news.com.au Entertainment Facebook page, comment in the Aloha post, and tell us in 25 words or less: ‘Where is the most romantic place you’ve ever been and why?’ Winners announced 4.30pm Friday 5 June. And Larry went 'Ka-bang!'" A window-shaking shout-out for those times when you know you can’t arrange for someone who screwed you over to die a fiery death in a starship explosion…but it sure is cathartic to think about for a moment. “But in telling this story, it sounds like we are putting a heavy burden on Heidi. Good luck! A box of letters from John Cheever is all that remains after Susan's father's cabin burns down. George enjoys the single life. They were always looking for an inventive end to the engagement. Remember Susan Ross? "'It's fucking impossible,'" Alexander recalled them saying. It originally aired on May 16, 1996, and was the last episode written by co-creator Larry David before he left the series at the end of this season. Jerry offends Elaine's assistant. It’s fu**ing impossible!’, “Julia actually said, ‘I know, don’t you just want to kill her.’ And Larry went, ‘Bang!’”. People clearly liked the interplay even though I believed I was “off”. She was the mother of Susan Ross, who died after licking toxic envelopes. And that is how Susan Ross died from cheap envelope glue. Alexander told Stern he was less than thrilled when he received a call from the show’s co-creator, Larry David, who told him his character would be marrying Susan. Susan Ross ends up providing the main counterpoint against the Seinfeld-centered world. Heidi Swedberg played Susan Biddle Ross on Seinfeld ... until she was killed off.Source:Getty Images. And now with distance, I can look at those episodes and see that there was a fun relationship there between George and Susan. This episode was directed by Andy Ackerman. “And again I say, I and the cast really liked and like Heidi. She surely offered. Armie Hammer’s alleged secret insta grid features scantily c... Find out more about our policy and your choices, including how to opt-out. “So, to all the press that is now running wild with this 15 year old story, please don’t pervert it. UPDATE: Jason Alexander has issued a public apology to Heidi Swedberg, titled, “Oh dear God, leave Heidi alone”. Since then, castmates have spoken about working with Swedberg, which was apparently not that great. The actor reveals that it was … George points out that there are now two of him: Independent George and Relationship George. Susan, an executive at NBC, first appeared in the season 4 episode \"The Pitch\", in which Jerry Seinfeld and George Costanza pitched the idea for their sitcom to Susan and her fellow executives. UPDATE: Alexander later took to Twitter and wrote that he feels "officially awful" for retelling the story and how his comments came across. Every time I lick an envelope, I think of Susan Ross. A NOTE ABOUT RELEVANT ADVERTISING: We collect information about the content (including ads) you use across this site and use it to make both advertising and content more relevant to you on our network and other sites. 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