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Jan 13, 2024 · 13 January 2024 · 2-min read. Tributes have been paid to Peter Crombie, who through his work on Seinfeld made a character “feel real and grounded and psychopathic and absurd and hilarious all at...
Jan 16, 2024 · This past Wednesday, actor and writer Peter Crombie, best known by the public for his five-episode arc in Seinfeld playing writer, clown and kibosher “Crazy” Joe Davola, died at the age of 71 in a Palm Springs hospital following a battle with an unspecified illness.
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Jan 13, 2024 · Peter Crombie, known for playing Seinfield's Crazy Joe Davola, died at the age of 71 after dealing with an unknown illness, according to TMZ.
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Jan 13, 2024 · So so many people loved you because you were a kind, giving, caring and creative Soul.” Crombie was best known for his five-episode run on the fourth season of Seinfeld...
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Joe Davola, often referred to as Crazy Joe Davola, is a recurring Seinfeld character who suffers from mental instability and aggressive behavior. He was played by Peter Crombie.
He is noted for stalking Jerry, for whom he develops a pathological hatred. The incident started in "The Pitch" where they meet him at the NBC offices (Joe, a writer, is dropping off a script, which is rejected, which he blames on Jerry). He and Jerry knew each other before with Jerry disliking him due to his extreme instability.
It continues in "The Ticket", where Jerry and George hid from him in a restaurant, waiting for an inconsiderate policeman to finish eating so he could escort them out safely. Throughout the fourth season (the season which focused on Jerry's failed television pilot), Joe appears frequently, including both parts of The Pilot. In the first part, both Jerry and George attempt to hide, but are seen by him when they were leaving for NBC. In the final part, he is noted for saying "Sic semper tyrannis!" (incorrectly translated by Jerry as "Death to tyrants") and then jumping off the stands into the set in an attempt to attack Jerry. Joe's action is reminiscent of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln. He was not seen or mentioned again but is most likely in an institution because of his mental state and behavior for his attack.
Elaine once dated Joe's psychiatrist, who is concerned about Joe not taking his medication. She also inadvertently dated Joe while trying to break up with the doctor (The Watch), not knowing he was, in fact, the same "'Crazy' Joe Davola" terrorizing Jerry. She becomes a target, and in a surprisingly tense scene for a comedy series (The Opera), she finds herself trapped and cornered in the psychotic Joe's apartment and only escapes after spraying Binaca in his face.
Joe blames all his problems on Jerry, even ones such as getting a hair on his tongue. He nailed Kramer in the head with a roundhouse kick for not inviting him to a party. Kramer was not hurt because he happened to be wearing a motorcycle helmet, formerly owned by Newman. The helmet was acquired by Kramer in a trade in which Newman received Kramer's radar detector (which Kramer knew was broken) and which does not work when Newman is speeding and he gets a ticket. This causes a schism in Newman and Kramer's friendship.
•"Crazy" Joe Davola is based on Larry David's longtime friend and TV Producer Joe Davola (Smallville, One Tree Hill).
Jan 13, 2024 · Raised in Chicago, Crombie is best known for stealing scenes in the fourth season of NBC’s “Seinfeld” as “Crazy” Joe Davola, a psychopath obsessed with terrorizing the titular character (Jerry...
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Jan 13, 2024 · Seinfeld actor Peter Crombie has died aged 71. The actor played Crazy Joe Davola in the fourth season of the hit show, which ran from 1989 to 1998. Crombie died on Wednesday after a brief illness...
