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Larry David Reprises ‘Seinfeld’ Role as George Steinbrenner in Commercial for Fanatics

The Hollywood Reporter
Story by Alex Weprin
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Larry David reprises iconic Seinfeld role as George Steinbrenner in new Fanatics commercial featuring NFL legend John Elway's alternate baseball career
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  • The commercial is laden with Seinfeld references, including a callback to the calzones storyline and David's Steinbrenner criticizing Keith Hernandez's mustache
  • Fanatics is looking to generate more pop culture buzz around its Topps trading card brand, having previously created alternate history cards featuring Tom Brady and expanding into non-sports cards with Disney
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Larry David, George Steinbrenner, John Elway, Tony Gwynn, Keith Hernandez, Jason Alexander, George Costanza, Stephen A. Smith, Peyton Manning, Fanatics, Topps, New York Yankees, New York Mets, Omaha Productions, Seinfeld
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