Jacopo Peterman

Jacopo Peterman
Gender	Male
First appearance	The Understudy
Last appearance	The Finale
Occupation	President of the J. Peterman Company
Portrayed by	John O' Hurley

Jacopo Peterman (normally referred to as J. Peterman or simply Peterman) is a secondary character on the television show Seinfeld.

Background

Peterman is the eccentric but fun owner of the J. Peterman catalog sales company and is also Elaine Benes' boss during her employment there. She meets him in The Understudy, the last episode of season six. The character is played by John O'Hurley.

John Peterman and his catalog called J. Peterman are real. Although the company is based in Lexington, Kentucky, not New York City, the character in the show resembles the way John Peterman talks and the actual catalog is spiced with tangential prose in the descriptions of the products—hard-to-find clothing and accessories (just as portrayed on the show). Today, John O'Hurley is an associate of the (real) J. Peterman Company, and can now be seen as the host of the daytime TV game show Family Feud.

Despite being an owner of well known a catalog; J. Peterman seems to have very awkward social skills and personality, such as the time he moved to Burma to settle his problems. He seems to have very few friends outside of his business.

Appearances

Season Six

• The Understudy Peterman meets Elaine

Season Seven

• The Secret Code Peterman meets Jerry and George
• The Caddy
• The Shower Head
• The Friars Club
• The Bottle Deposit (Parts 1 and 2)

Season Eight

• The Foundation
• The Chicken Roaster
• The Money
• The Van Buren Boys Peterman meets, and buys life stories from, Kramer
• The Susie
• The English Patient
• The Muffin Tops
• The Summer of George

Season Nine

• The Merv Griffin Show
• The Apology
• The Cartoon
• The Bookstore
• The Frogger
• The Finale (part 2 only)

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