Carol Leifer

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birthplace = Long Island, New York
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occupation = Television Writer, Stand-Up Comedian
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Carol Leifer (born July 27, 1956) is American comedian Jerry Seinfeld's ex-girlfriend, and is believed to be part of the basis for the character Elaine Benes of, "Seinfeld".

Leifer was born on Long Island, New York, the daughter of Anna, a psychologist, and Seymour Leifer, an optometrist. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/41/Carol-Leifer.html Carol Leifer Biography (1956-) ] ]

Leifer is an accomplished stand-up comedian, writer, producer and actor and has been involved in such television shows as "Seinfeld", "It's Like, You Know...", "Alright Already", and "The Larry Sanders Show". With Mitchell Hurwitz, she is the creator of the short-lived "The Ellen Show" (2001). In 1988, she had her own special on Cinemax titled "Carol Doesn't Leifer Anymore", which was produced by David Letterman. This was shortly followed several more specials, tiled "Carol Leifer Comedy Cruise" (1989), "Really Big Show" (1990), and "Gaudy, Baudy, and Blue" (1992).

No stranger to the late-night TV circuit, she has performed on "Late Night With David Letterman" 25 times. Carol has also appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson", "Dr. Katz", "Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher", "Hollywood Squares", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", and "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno". Her hosting duties have included four seasons of A&E's "Caroline's Comedy Hour", as well as guest stints on "Talk Soup" and "Later".

Her stand-up merits include opening for Jerry Seinfeld and Frank Sinatra. Sinatra was later heard praising Leifer, saying "That Carol Leifer is ... one funny broad!" and "I wish my mother had been that funny - I wouldn't have had to work so hard." She is still currently working the stand-up circuit and is supposedly writing an original picture for Dreamworks. Additionally Leifer is a writer and co-executive producer on the CBS sitcom " Rules of Engagement".

In September 2007, Leifer won an auction for the handwritten notes used by Michael Vick during his apology for his role in dogfighting. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091401996.html]

Work on Seinfeld

Leifer joined the "Seinfeld" writing staff during its fifth season, and wrote six episodes for the show between then and its seventh season. Her episodes, listed chronologically, are:

SEASON 5

* "The Lip Reader"
* "The Hamptons" (co-written with Peter Mehlman)

SEASON 6

* "The Secretary" (co-written with Marjorie Gross)
* "The Beard"
* "The Understudy (co-written with Marjorie Gross)

SEASON 7

* "The Rye"

Adoption and the 'We Had Abortions' Petition

The July 30, 2006 edition of the "Los Angeles Times" reported that Leifer and her domestic partner, Lori Wolf, had just purchased a new home in the Santa Monica Mountains in anticipation of the couple adopting a baby boy. This is apparently the first public revelation that Leifer is bisexual. [ [http://www.latimes.com/classified/realestate/news/la-re-hotprop30jul30,1,881075.story Stand-up adds a new home, baby to routine - Los Angeles Times ] ] Leifer signed the "We Had Abortions" petition which appears in the October 2006 issue of "Ms. Magazine". The petition contains signatures of over 5,000 women declaring they had an abortion and were "unashamed of (the) decision". [ [http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/10/03/D8KHAKIO0.html Women Sign "We Had Abortions" Petition ] ]

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