Jerry Seinfeld, the famous standup comedian, actor, writer, and producer who is best known for his role on the NBC show Seinfeld, portrayed a fictionalized version of himself on the show from 1989 to 1998.
Recently, there has been a claim circulating on social media that during this period, Jerry Seinfeld dated a high school girl when he was in his late 30s. In fact, a black-and-white photo of the comedian with a teenage girl has become widely popular across the internet.
According to Snopes, the photo is real, and it captures Jerry Seinfeld with his ex-girlfriend, Shoshanna Lonstein. The report from Snopes mentions that they first met in New York City’s iconic Central Park in May 1993. At that time, Jerry Seinfeld was 38 years old, and Shoshanna Lonstein was just 17. The source goes on to say that they were in a relationship from 1993 to 1997.
Regarding the black-and-white picture, Sopes says it is from a People magazine cover story in March 1994. the magazine had an article about the relationship between Jerry Seinfeld and his girlfriend at that time.
Jerry Seinfeld’s girlfriend, Shoshanna Lonstein, was a high school senior
The black-and-white photo of Jerry Seinfeld with his ex-girlfriend Shoshanna Lonstein that has been circulating online is genuine. It originally appeared on the cover of People’s magazine in the March 1994 issue, which featured a story of their relationship.
Actually, according to Snopes, the caption under the photo in the magazine mentioned that the picture was taken “last September.” This would be in the autumn of 1993 when Jerry Seinfeld was 39 years old, and Shoshanna Lonstein had recently turned 18, but she was still in high school as a senior.
How did Shoshanna Lonstein and Jerry Seinfeld meet?
According to the story published by People magazine, one day, the actor and comedian Jerry Seinfeld was just walking through Central Park in May 1993. During that time, I met a stranger. Seinfeld was 38 years old at that time, and he had a small talk with the girl.
He did not know that the girl was just 17 years old and was also a senior at the private school named Nightingale-Bamford School in Manhattan. Not only did they talk a little, but they also exchanged phone numbers and later began dating. People magazine also mentioned that Jerry called her to be the most wonderful girl in the world.
Yes, it is true that Jerry Seinfeld dated a girl who was still in high school when they got together. They were actually a couple from 1993 to 1997, and it is said that their relationship ended partly because of a lot of media attention.
In 1994, Jerry Seinfeld did an interview with Howard Stern, as reported by The Things. During the interview, Stern asked Seinfeld if he used a candy bar on a string to attract girls in Central Park. Seinfeld quickly replied that Shoshanna was the “only girl” he had been with who was that young.
He also mentioned that they did not really go on traditional dates but mostly went to restaurants and spent time together. Jerry’s comments might suggest that they did not officially start dating until Shoshanna turned 18, even though they were often seen together in New York City before that.
We do not know who originally posted the photo online, but it is getting a lot of attention now, and many people online are criticizing Jerry for it.
