New York Post

Jerry’s got cool $1B ‘in the vault’

- By SHANNON THALER sthaler@nypost.com

Yada, yada yada . . . Jerry’s a billionair­e!

Comedian Jerry Seinfeld, who created the classic sitcom “Seinfeld” with pal Larry David, is laughing all the way to the bank after his net worth cracked more than $1 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionair­es Index, which valued his wealth for the first time.

The 69-year-old Long Island native has reaped $465 million through syndicatio­n deals since the final episode aired in 1998. He made an additional $94 million from selling the streaming rights for all nine seasons of the show to Netflix, Bloomberg reported Friday.

While the show ended with Jerry, Elaine, George and Kramer all sitting in a jail cell, the real-life Seinfeld has remained busy by still occasional­ly performing his standup act — which has netted him roughly $100 million since the Queens College graduate began touring in the 1980s, according to the estimates.

Bloomberg’s analysis assumes Seinfeld invested his earnings beginning in 1990. The cash is appreciate­d in line with the historic performanc­e of the MSCI World Index, the outlet reported.

His real estate portfolio is worth an additional $40 million, which includes his Manhattan residence in the upscale Beresford

on the Upper West Side, plus a mansion set on 12 acres in East Hampton, which he purchased from his rocker pal Billy Joel for $32 million in 2000.

“I like money,” Seinfeld told The New York Times in 2012. “But it’s never been about the money.”

Amy Jacobs, a representa­tive for Seinfeld, told Bloomberg that its wealth calculatio­n is “inaccurate,” but declined to provide further details.

Jacobs didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Seinfeld also has a collection of vintage cars, often used in his Netflix series “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee,” which weren’t included in his overall net worth.

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