He was a traveling businessman who detests removing his shoes in other people's homes and wears his sneakers in the swimming pool. John Randolph (first appearance), Jerry Stiller (starts in season 4)

Newman has been shown to harbor unrequited romantic feelings for Elaine. Newman and Kramer are usually depicted as casual friends, and the two sometimes participate in various moneymaking schemes together. Jerry's exasperation or epiphany involving Newman will cause him to clench his fist and mutter 'Newman!' under his breath.

Newman is petty, vindictive, prone to hysteria, and often depicted as a stereotypical evil genius, who is usually undermined in some way. His first name appears to be unknown by any of the characters, even his employer in ' The Package' his business card gives his name merely as 'NEWMAN.' A minor character calls him 'Norman' in ' The Bottle Deposit,' but this was a mistake on the part of the actress/character, rather than any revelation of Newman's first name. Newman often speaks in an exaggeratedly dramatic, Shakespearean way, and generally has a more advanced vocabulary than other characters. In ' The Revenge,' only Newman's voice is heard, which was originally voiced by Larry David and rerecorded for syndication. In ' The Raincoats', Helen Seinfeld addresses Newman with the same tone. A catchphrase of Jerry's is that he greets him with a contemptuous disdainful 'Hello, Newman' each time they meet. She can be seen in the background as the cashier at Monk's in almost every episode that features the interior of the cafe as a setting.įellow tenant in Jerry and Kramer's apartment building. Main article: Cosmo Kramer Secondary characters Characters appearing in 5 or more episodes CharacterĪ cashier at Monk's Café whom George once accused of stealing a $20 bill with lipstick drawn on the president.

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