Julia Louis-Dreyfus Says the "SEINFELD Curse" Was "Ridiculous," "Moronic," and "Invented by the Media"

The series Seinfeld was a cultural phenomenon that ran from 1989-1998, for nine seasons, winning ten Emmys and being nominated for many, many more. The show has continued to run in syndication without an end in sight, and fans are still vocal about their love of the series, which still holds up for the most part.

But right after the show’s end, everyone wondered what would be next for its stars, who were making the highest salaries of any TV stars in history at the time. Could they strike gold again? It would be hard to find another Seinfeld. But when Michael Richards and Jason Alexander each had a couple of shows that fell flat, Hollywood dubbed what was happening the “Seinfeld curse.”

This is just ridiculous, as most shows don’t make it past pilot, then to have one succeed beyond its first season is also extremely lucky, but to have the success of Seinfeld? That’s just a once in a lifetime job. It makes sense that not everything they touched would turn to gold. Jerry Seinfeld took some time off after the end of the nine-season show, and eventually returned to stand-up comedy. But Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the real proof that this “curse” doesn’t hold any water.

The actress went on to star in the five-season comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine on CBS, the seven-season HBO comedy Veep, and many films in the last two decades, including her recurring Marvel role of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine. Her body of work is proof itself that there’s no such thing as a curse, but the actress weighed in on it anyhow in her recent interview with Rolling Stone, saying:

“It was invented by the media. They thought it was clever. You don’t need me to prove it wrong, it was ridiculous! It made no sense. I was amazed that it had legs, because it was so moronic. I don’t know how else to say it!”

That’s right, Julia. Absolutely ridiculous. And for anyone who’s a fan of hers, she has a new podcast out from Lemonada, titled Wiser Than Me, which is fantastic.