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Jul 9, 2019 · A Brief History of J. Peterman, the Real-Life Catalog That Survived Seinfeld - InsideHook. Leisure > Style. A Brief History of J. Peterman, the Real-Life Catalog That Survived Seinfeld. In 1986, John Peterman bought a duster in Wyoming. Three decades later, he's still selling it. By Angela Serratore. July 9, 2019 1:13 pm.
- Angela Serratore
- J. Peterman Had Dreams of Being A Baseball Player.
- An Everyday Duster Coat Sparked J. Peterman’s Imagination.
- J. Peterman Ignored Advice to Dumb Down His Catalog.
- The J. Peterman Catalog Uses Illustrations of Its Clothing For A reason.
- The Real J. Peterman Became Friends with Seinfeld’s Version of J. Peterman.
- J. Peterman Attempted to Create A Real Urban Sombrero.
Before he entered the world of business, Peterman played second and third base in the minor leagues. In 1963, the 22-year-old rookie played for the Kingsport Pirates, and in 1965, he was with the Batavia Pirates. A leg injury forced him to hang up his glove, but his passion for the sport remained: In 2018, the Nokona Infielder’s Glove appeared in t...
Peterman and his late business partner Don Staley tried their hand at multiple business ventures, most of them highly unusual and niche—manufacturing beer cheese, for example, and healing sickly houseplants—before they found the one that clicked. The inspiration was a seemingly everyday item: a duster coat that Peterman purchased while on a trip to...
By 1987, Peterman and Staley's mail order business was getting off the ground. But if the duo took the advice they were offered at the time, the catalog would never have featured the flowery product copy that helped it stand out in the market. During a 2018 interview with Racked, Peterman recalled that professionals in the catalog business told him...
Unlike most mail order catalogs, the J. Peterman Company shows off its clothing exclusively through illustrations, not photographs. And the illustrations don't even depict a person wearing the item. But apparel illustrators Valerio Anibaldi and Carolyn Fanelli do use models when they begin working on an item, sketching figures clad in the garment a...
Despite an impressive resume that includes stints on Broadway, John O’Hurley has become indelibly associated with his portrayal of Peterman on Seinfeld. The character was so popular that O’Hurley returned for 19 more episodes following his first appearance. Unlike Seinfeld’s Peterman, an urban dandy with an immaculately groomed mane of white hair a...
Like a true entrepreneur, Peterman explores all avenues when it comes to promoting, or resurrecting, his business. In 2016, he launched a Kickstarter campaign to bring back the Mod Flapper Dress and the Café Racer Jacket, two classics from his catalog. He also introduced one more: the ridiculously oversized—and ridiculously named—Urban Sombrero. Th...
The J. Peterman Catalog is catalog company on Seinfeld. The J. Peterman Catalog is the company where Elaine Benes worked from Season Six to the show's end. During part of this time, she works as the president of the company. The J. Peterman Catalog is a central plot point in many episodes after...
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From 1995 to 1998, Seinfeld, the most popular television series at the time, parodied the owner and the company with Elaine Benes working at the catalog under eccentric businessman and world traveler J. Peterman, played by John O'Hurley. [4]
Seinfeld. On Seinfeld, O'Hurley played J. Peterman, a fictionalized version of catalog-company entrepreneur John Peterman, from 1995 until the show's end in 1998. O'Hurley invested in the relaunch of The J. Peterman Company, and since 1999 has been a part-owner and member of the board of directors. Dancing with the Stars
YearTitleRole2023King Neptune (voice)2020That Totally Made Up Comedy ShowNetwork Executive2019Himself2019The TrampChip TurnerJacopo Peterman (normally referred to as J. Peterman or simply Peterman) is a secondary character on the television show Seinfeld. He is portrayed by John O'Hurley. Peterman is the eccentric but fun owner of the J. Peterman Catalog sales company and is also Elaine Benes' boss during her...
