Anne Rice was born in the United States of America.
`` The Revenge '' is the seventh episode of the second season of the NBC sitcom Seinfeld , and the show 's 12th episode overall .. Seinfeld. Seinfeld. second season. Seinfeld ( season 2 ). NBC. NBC. sitcom. sitcom. The story revolves around George Costanza 's -LRB- Jason Alexander -RRB- plot to exact revenge on his boss , with his friend Elaine Benes ' -LRB- Julia Louis-Dreyfus -RRB- help , after he quits his job at Rick Barr Properties and is refused re-employment .. George Costanza. George Costanza. Jason Alexander. Jason Alexander. Elaine Benes. Elaine Benes. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Julia Louis-Dreyfus. Meanwhile , Jerry -LRB- Jerry Seinfeld -RRB- and his neighbor Kramer -LRB- Michael Richards -RRB- get even with a laundromat owner -- who they believe has stolen money from Jerry -- by pouring cement into one of his washing machines .. Seinfeld. Seinfeld. Jerry. Jerry Seinfeld ( character ). Jerry Seinfeld. Jerry Seinfeld. Kramer. Cosmo Kramer. Michael Richards. Michael Richards. cement. cement. Written by series co-creator Larry David and directed by Tom Cherones , the episode premiered in the United States on NBC on April 18 , 1991 .. Larry David. Larry David. Tom Cherones. Tom Cherones. NBC. NBC. Largely based on David 's own experiences , `` The Revenge '' was the first episode he wrote without Seinfeld 's collaboration .. Seinfeld. Seinfeld. The episode also contained the first mention of Newman , as a suicidal man who lives in Jerry and Kramer 's apartment building , who would later become a popular recurring character .. Newman. Newman ( Seinfeld ). Jerry. Jerry Seinfeld ( character ). Kramer. Cosmo Kramer. suicidal. suicidal. As the episode is the first in which Kramer does physical comedy , some cast and crew members consider it a turning point for the show .. Kramer. Cosmo Kramer. physical comedy. physical comedy. When first broadcast in the United States , the episode gained a Nielsen rating of 14.4  /  24 and was met with positive response from critics .. Nielsen rating. Nielsen ratings