Seinfeld star is unrecognisable with 80s-style moustache during rare morning TV appearance
A Seinfeld star was unrecognisable when he appeared on Australian morning television on Friday.
Patrick Warburton, known for his portrayal of Elaine Benson’s on-again, off-again boyfriend David Puddy on the hit ’90s sitcom, showed off a very different look during an interview with the Today Show.
The sitcom star is in Australia to appear at Metro Comic-Con and spoke about his iconic role as the “sporty” boyfriend of Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ character.
Patrick, who sports a thick ’80s-style mustache and a black baseball cap, said he had always been a fan of Seinfeld before he was cast in the comedy show.
‘I remember sitting on the couch with my wife watching it. We watched it religiously every Thursday. I remember looking at her and saying, “Why can’t I be on this show?”‘
‘Two weeks later I went to read for Jerry [Seinfeld] and Larry David and it was going well and they brought me in.’
“It was just one episode. They liked the character and brought him back,” he added.
Warburton also explained that contractual obligations with another network prevented him from being a regular character on the show.
A Seinfeld star looked unrecognizable as he appeared on Australian morning television on Friday. Patrick Warburton, best known for his portrayal of Elaine Benes’ on-again, off-again boyfriend David Puddy on the hit 1990s sitcom, sported a very different look as he did an interview on the Today show
“They asked me if I was available, but I couldn’t do it because I was on a CBS show at the time and they didn’t want me to do a show on another network,” he explained.
“That was frustrating, but then it got canceled and I came back for the ninth and final season.”
Patrick played the country bumpkin Puddy in 10 episodes of the sitcom, which ran from 1989 to 1998.
He first appeared in season six as Jerry’s mechanic and Elaine’s current boyfriend.
Patrick played the country Puddy in 10 episodes of the sitcom, which ran from 1989 to 1998
The sitcom star is in Australia to appear at Metro Comic-Con and spoke about his iconic role as the ‘jock’ boyfriend of character Julia Louis-Dreyfus
A recurring joke in the series is that Elaine and Puddy break up and get back together so many times that it no longer has any effect.
In the first episode of season nine, the couple breaks up, gets back together, and then breaks up again, all during an international flight and taxi ride to the airport.
Warburton has since become an accomplished voice actor for animated series such as Family Guy, The Emperor’s New Groove and Scooby Doo.
He recently appeared as Lemony Snicket in the Netflix adaptation of the children’s book series A Series of Unfortunate Events.