ISRAEL: American comedian Jerry Seinfeld talks to Israeli journalists and attends a premiere of his 'Bee Movie' in Tel Aviv

Record ID: 396340

  • Title: ISRAEL: American comedian Jerry Seinfeld talks to Israeli journalists and attends a premiere of his 'Bee Movie' in Tel Aviv
  • Date: 29th November 2007
  • Summary: WALKING BEE DOLL AT ENTRANCE TO MOVIE THEATRE VARIOUS OF SEINFELD ARRIVING AT THEATRE FOR PREMIER OF HIS MOVIE (*** FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY ***) VARIOUS OF SEINFELD TALKING TO MEDIA (SOUNDBITE) (English) AMERICAN JEWISH COMEDIAN JERRY SEINFELD SAYING: "I like bees because I think they are very scientific, very advanced species and they deal with flowers and honey and they carry
  • Embargoed: 14th December 2007 12:00
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  • Location: Israel
  • Country: Israel
  • Topics: Entertainment
  • Reuters ID: LVA8FQ29XENY15OHIIUGKOV8AJBK
  • Story Text: American Jewish comedian Jerry Seinfeld held a press conference in Tel Aviv on Sunday (November 25) and attended a premiere of his new animated movie, before leaving Israel, the first stop in his world tour to promote 'Bee Movie'.
    Seinfeld arrived in Israel on Friday (November 23) for the first time in more than 30 years. He volunteered in a kibbutz in northern Israel in 1970.

    "Bees was something I like because I think they are very interesting species, very intelligent, very hard working, very good values. It is very much like Israeli people," Seinfeld told Israeli journalists.
    Seinfeld toured Jerusalem on Friday and later met with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Ehud Olmert.

    "Yes, I met Olmert, that was funny. I didn't know how I got into that position," Seinfeld said, causing the room full of reporters to laugh. "Politicians and comedians have a lot in common. We just say things to make sure that people like us."
    Seinfeld was asked about his movie, his impression of the Jewish state, and his take on terrorism.

    "I don't think I can do much about terrorism, although working with, coming up with a movie with Spielberg, Katzenberg and Seinfeld, you know, successful movies are certainly annoying to the terrorists. If it can't stop them it certainly can annoy them."
    Seinfeld's movie plays for the third week in the United States and replaced "American Gangster" as the No. 1 choice for North American moviegoers.
    The cartoon rose to the top with a three-day haul of $26 million (17 560 400 euros) during its second weekend of North American release, according to studio estimates issued last week.
    Seinfeld's extraordinary humour, which propelled one of TV's most successful comedy series for nine years, is wildly cerebral and serendipitous.
    It's geared for making mountains out of molehills and exploring the minutiae of life in all its frustrating, explosively funny glory. But this time, some of the critics say, he is just not that funny.
    He also won Emmy Award for his long-running situation comedy 'Seinfeld', where he played a semi-fictional version of himself. He not only played in that show but also co-created, helped write and, in the show's final two seasons, executively produced.
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