Frank Costanza
First appearance	The Handicap Spot
Last appearance	The Finale, Part II
Statistics
Gender	Male
Age	60s
Occupation	retired
Spouse	Estelle Costanza
Children	George Costanza and an unnamed son
Portrayed by	Jerry Stiller
Created by	Jerry Seinfeld

Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller) is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998). He was born in Tuscany, Italy, and moved at the age of four with his entire family (except his cousin Carlo) to the United States. He is the father of George Costanza and is married to Estelle Costanza. He is characteristically loud, neurotic, and eccentric. He is also described as having a halting way of talking. Despite his rough appearance and behaviour, he's afraid of mice and also invented the holiday Festivus as a replacement for Christmas. Image File history File linksMetadata Frank_Costanza. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Frank_Costanza. ... The Handicap Spot is the twenty-second episode of the fourth season and the sixty-second overall episode of Seinfeld. ... Estelle Costanza (played by Estelle Harris) is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998). ... George Louis Costanza (born April 1959) is a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. ... Jerry Stiller (born Gerald Stiller on June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Jerry Stiller (born Gerald Stiller on June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... A sitcom or situation comedy is a genre of comedy performance originally devised for radio but today typically found on television. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... A poppy field in Tuscany Tuscany (Italian Toscana) is a region in central Italy, bordering on Latium to the south, Umbria and Marche to the east, Emilia-Romagna and Liguria to the north, and the Tyrrhenian Sea to the west. ... George Louis Costanza (born April 1959) is a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Jason Alexander. ... Estelle Costanza (played by Estelle Harris) is a fictional character on the US television sitcom Seinfeld (1989-1998). ... In popular usage, eccentricity refers to unusual or odd behavior on the part of an individual. ... Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller, left) stands next to Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards), and holds the aluminum pole his family has used in past Festivus celebrations, while talking to Jerry (played by Jerry Seinfeld) and watching his son George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander) race out of...

In Frank Costanza's first appearance in the episode "The Handicap Spot" of season 4, the character was played by John Randolph. At the urging of series creator Larry David, once Stiller had been cast for Frank Costanza, the scenes with Randolph were reshot with Stiller for syndication. Also, Jason Alexander once revealed that a third (unnamed) actor had briefly been cast in the role circa 1993. The Handicap Spot is the twenty-second episode of the fourth season of Seinfeld. ... John Randolph John Randolph (June 1, 1915 - February 24, 2004) was a prolific Tony Award-winning actor. ... Larry David (born July 2, 1947) is an Emmy-winning American actor, writer, comedian, producer and film director born and raised in the Sheepshead Bay section of Brooklyn, New York. ... Jason Alexander (born Jason Scott Greenspan on September 23, 1959) is an American television, cinema and musical theatre actor, best known for his role as George Costanza on the hit television series Seinfeld. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ...

Though currently retired, we learn in "The Understudy" that Frank once worked as a salesman, selling religious artifacts. Frank is an exceptionally good cook (he spent time as an army cook in Korea), as long as he can overcome his fears of accidentally poisoning people with his cooking (which showed the rebuttal in "The Fatigues", in which he destroyed his food after seeing Elaine's co-worker, Eddie, choking). Retirement is the status of a worker who has stopped working. ... The Understudy is an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... Cooks in training in Paris Chef is a term commonly used to refer to an individual who cooks professionally. ... Korea (Korean: 한국 or 조선, see below) is a geographic area, civilization, and former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia. ... The Fatigues is the 140th episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ...

His hobbies include listening to Latin music on vinyl records and collecting issues of TV Guide. He invented an alternative-holiday known as Festivus and was co-creator of the "Bro" (also known as the "manssiere") with Cosmo Kramer in "The Doorman." Perhaps before the character had been entirely established, Frank Costanza was in his first episode, "The Handicap Spot", a leading member of United Volunteers. Latin American music, or the music of Latin America, is sometimes called Latin music. ... Chemical structure of the vinyl functional group. ... TV Guide is the name of two North American weekly magazines about television programming, one in the United States and one in Canada. ... Frank Costanza (played by Jerry Stiller, left) stands next to Cosmo Kramer (played by Michael Richards), and holds the aluminum pole his family has used in past Festivus celebrations, while talking to Jerry (played by Jerry Seinfeld) and watching his son George Costanza (played by Jason Alexander) race out of... Cosmo Kramer was a fictional character on the United States based television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. ... The Doorman is an episode of NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Handicap Spot is the twenty-second episode of the fourth season of Seinfeld. ...

Frank's several flaws include a paralyzing fear of mice, rats and other forms of household infestation. Even the mention of mice in his household horrifies Frank, as seen in "The Raincoats, Part 2" He also has a 'phobia' which disables him from spending his silver dollars, which he has collected since 18 years of age. Frank seems to have a predilection for squirrels. In the The Conversion where George is considering converting to Latvian Orthodox religion he's asking if this is the group that goes around mutilating squirrels and asks specifically that George stays away from squirrels. He reacts violently if someone asks him to take off his shoes (because he believes that his feet have bad odor). The Raincoats, Part Two is the name of a 1994 episode of the American sitcom Seinfeld. ... The Conversion is the seventy-fifth episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Estelle, while never referred that way on the show, was said by both Larry David and Jason Alexander to be Jewish, and in numerous interviews they said that George was "half-Jewish," implying that Frank was not. In the episode "The Fatigues", it is implied that Frank is a member of the Knights of Columbus, an all Catholic fraternal organization. However, a member must be actively Catholic, and Frank does not seem to fit that requirement. The Fatigues is the one-hundred and fourtieth episode of the hit sitcom Seinfeld. ... Knights of Columbus emblem The Order of the Knights of Columbus is the worlds largest Catholic fraternal service organization. ...

Frank is fluent in Korean and once met the Reverend Sun Myung Moon whom he referred to as having a face "like a big apple pie." ("The Understudy") Sun Myung Moon in 2005. ... The Understudy is an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ...

In "The Understudy", Frank delivers a line derived from one of drummer Buddy Rich's rants. The Understudy is an episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld. ... A drummer at practice A drummer is a musician who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ...

He once ripped George Steinbrenner for trading Jay Buhner, even though Steinbrenner had just informed him, mistakenly, that George had died. George Michael Steinbrenner III (born July 4, 1930 in Rocky River, Ohio) often known as The Boss, is the principal owner of the New York Yankees. ... Jay Campbell Buhner (born August 13, 1964, in Louisville, Kentucky), nicknamed Bone, was a powerful right-handed hitter in Major League Baseball. ...

His lawyer is the cape man.