Festivus for the Rest of Us! The Hidden Gems and Interesting Facts About the Sitcom Seinfeld

No Soup for You!

If you were around back in the glorious era that was the 1990s, you might remember the so-called Soup Nazi. His outrageous attitude was the talk of water cooler conversations in work places everywhere. The Soup Nazi such a memorable character he has solidified a spot in the pop culture lexicon.

As with most of the Seinfeld characters, the “Soup Nazi” character was based on a real person named Ali Yeganeh, who was not happy about his likeness being portrayed for millions of people to see on television. Ali Yeganeh did several interviews expressing his dissatisfaction of the character and said he did not like the “clown” portrayal of him on television.