page_title: The Soup Nazi
section_title: The character
hierarchical_section_title: The Soup Nazi / The character
caption_attribution_description: English: Actor Larry Thomas at the Big Apple Convention in Manhattan, October 1, 2010. He is wearing a shirt that references the Seinfeld episode en:The Contest (reading "The Master of My Domain" Photo by Luigi Novi. This photo may be used, modified and published for any purpose, only if the photographer is visibly credited in each instance in which it is used. (See licensing information below.) Publication of this photo without proper attribution constitute copyright infringement. For more information on my photos, you can contact me here.
context_page_description: "The Soup Nazi" is the 116th episode of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, which was the sixth episode of the seventh season. It first aired in the United States on November 2, 1995.
  The Soup Nazi is also the nickname of the eponymous character, Yev Kassem, played by Larry Thomas. The term "Nazi" is used as an exaggeration of the strict regimentation he demands of his patrons.
context_section_description: The Soup Nazi was portrayed by Larry Thomas, who was nominated for a 1996 Emmy for the role. Thomas, who did not realize that the character was based on a real person, received the inspiration for his portrayal from watching Lawrence of Arabia and studying Omar Sharif's accent.
  The Soup Nazi has a cameo in the Seinfeld series finale, in which his true name is revealed, but which he refuses to spell when asked by District Attorney Hoyt. He is the penultimate witness in the case against Seinfeld, Elaine, George and Kramer, before Babu Bhatt. He tells Hoyt about how he banned Elaine from his shop, only for her to return and ruin his business, forcing him to move to Argentina. Elaine angers him by smugly claiming, "His soup wasn't all that good anyway".
caption: Actor Larry Thomas polished his portrayal of the Soup Nazi by studying Omar Sharif's accent in Lawrence of Arabia, and received an Emmy Award nomination for his performance.
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