Larry Thomas, Seinfeld's Iconic Soup Nazi, Celebrates Twenty (20) Years of "No Soup for You"
Larry Thomas, the actor most recognized for his Emmy nominated performance as "The Soup Nazi" from Seinfeld will celebrate 20 years since the four (4) most famous words in television history…"NO SOUP FOR YOU!" were first uttered on national television.
Los Angeles, California, November 6, 2015 (Newswire.com) - Today, his name is synonymous with Seinfeld and his legion of fans range from 8 years to 75 years. Who knew back in November of 1995 that this first episode would drastically change his life forever and make this then unknown actor into the internationally beloved icon that he is today.
Larry has been an actor for twenty-five years and is a veteran of dozens of Films, TV shows and hundreds of theatre performances, but the one we all love and will always remember most is “The Soup Nazi”.
"The enduring appeal of 'Seinfeld' is just the absolute brilliance of it," said Thomas. "Even comedy experts can't quite pinpoint it. So many elements went into this show about nothing."
Larry Thomas, Soup Nazi
Twenty years later and still going strong
Twenty years later, you can’t go anywhere without hearing someone with an over the top, strict personality being referred to as the "something" Nazi. The popularity of this episode/character has only increased with each passing year. And now with the $180 million dollar acquisition of the streaming rights by HULU, an entire generation of new fans are learning to love this show and in particular, this episode. “The enduring appeal of ‘Seinfeld’ is just the absolute brilliance of it,” said Thomas. “Even comedy experts can’t quite pinpoint it. So many elements went into this show about nothing.”
Today, Thomas’ career is over the top busy. This year alone brought an international Pepsi commercial, publication of an autobiographical cook book “Confessions of a Soup Nazi, An Adventure in Acting and Cooking”, an appearance at “The Apartment” (a replica of Jerry Seinfeld’s TV apartment built in conjunction with Hulu’s streaming launch), guest roles in several independent films, several interviews on Fox News, Barnes & Noble book signings, along with numerous personal appearances and charity events. Earlier this year, Larry signed a deal with The Original Soupman to represent its national expansion of its Tetra pak carton soups in supermarkets as well as its franchised restaurants and Soupmobiles. Later this year, he will be appearing at Rhode Island Comicon on November 6-8 in Providence, Rhode Island and at Steel City Con on December 4-6 in Pittsburgh, PA.