Bob Cobb, also known as The Maestro, is a minor Seinfeld character. The character is played by Mark Metcalf. The character is a conductor for the Policeman's Benevolent Association Orchestra.
History[]
The Maestro
Bob Cobb appears in Season Seven. He is introduced to Elaine, who is reluctant to call him Maestro. They hit it off, and become very close. They move to Tuscany at the end of the episode, only to have Kramer and Jerry move there as well.
The Doll
Bob appears briefly in The Doll, where Elaine reveals they broke up after she spilt a drink on a picture of his favorite tenor, (José Carrerras). Elaine meets "the other guy," (the third Tenor whose name neither she nor Jerry can remember) in the dressing room of "The Charles Grodin Show" and gets him to sign a Three Tenors poster; but she can't read his handwriting to thank him using his correct name. When she gives it to Bob, he thanks her for getting "an autographed poster of my favorite tenor, with those two other guys," (though their names are seen on the poster). Elaine then unintentionally spills wine on this poster.
Elaine retrieves a picture they took in Tuscany of a store called Costanza, where a man who resembles Frank sat. He becomes buddies with Kramer and Frank, only to have them break his baton, which he only discovers when he is conducting the orchestra.
Personality[]
Bob is shown to be extremely insecure, and idolizes Leonard Bernstein. He prefers to be called Maestro; he takes extreme exception when people call him otherwise. He also appears to be very specific about neatness, going as far as to remove his pants before a show to prevent creasing.
Behind the scenes[]
The real Bob Cobb would later play a part in the storyline of an episode of Larry David's next series, Curb Your Enthusiasm.