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TIL Jerry Seinfeld had a small recurring role in the sitcom 'Benson' playing Frankie, a mail-delivery boy w/ comedy routines no one wanted to hear. Seinfeld was abruptly fired from the show due to creative differences. He was not told, showed up for a read-through, finding no script for him.

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