The Place to Be: A Seinfeld Podcast
May 22, 2026 · 51 min · 13 segments
In this episode, Adam and Eric interview Kevin Ruf. Kevin played the security guard in the classic season 9 episode “The Bookstore.” If you have any questions or comments, feel free to email us at…
Sorry I, I didn't see your invitation for a year, but I wanted to let it percolate a little bit, you know?
Well, you did just that, 'cause we're really excited to talk to you about your, uh, appearance.
So it's funny, I mean, uh, I just started thinking about it because I, I knew you guys would ask.
Um, although actually I think at the time I wasn't in the main company, I was in the Sunday show.
And, um, I, I was, you know, I, I used to do a, a security guard character that was, you know, pretty, you know, I, I mean, I didn't do it a ton, but I, I did like a, a s- you know, a sketch or two involving the security guard character and it kind of, you know, people in the industry were interested, including, um, Mark Hirschfeld, you know, who was the, um, casting director for, um, Seinfeld.
So actually, I, I had done, um, a recurring part on Jenny McCarthy's sitcom called Jenny, as like a, I don't know, you guys are too young, but there, there was, I can't think of the sitcom, but Carlton the Doorman.
Um, you know, it was kind of a recurring comedy bit where, you know, "Hello, it's Carlton the Doorman," and it was kind of like I was the carton, Carlton the Doorman for Jenny.
So, yeah, so anyway, they, they knew that I had that capacity to do a security guard, and then of course, you know, Seinfeld actually was casting a security guard and, you know, I think they just, they brought me in.
I think it, they, I, I think they particularly liked the, uh, the take on the, um, "Where's your uncle?" I think, I think I was the only...
I think, I think a lot of the, um, prospective security guards kind of did more of a, you know, "Where's your uncle?" And I had a kind of more wry, like, "Let's have some fun with this.
Sorry I, I didn't see your invitation for a year, but I wanted to let it percolate a little bit, you know?
Well, you did just that, 'cause we're really excited to talk to you about your, uh, appearance.
So it's funny, I mean, uh, I just started thinking about it because I, I knew you guys would ask.
Um, although actually I think at the time I wasn't in the main company, I was in the Sunday show.
And, um, I, I was, you know, I, I used to do a, a security guard character that was, you know, pretty, you know, I, I mean, I didn't do it a ton, but I, I did like a, a s- you know, a sketch or two involving the security guard character and it kind of, you know, people in the industry were interested, including, um, Mark Hirschfeld, you know, who was the, um, casting director for, um, Seinfeld.
So actually, I, I had done, um, a recurring part on Jenny McCarthy's sitcom called Jenny, as like a, I don't know, you guys are too young, but there, there was, I can't think of the sitcom, but Carlton the Doorman.
Um, you know, it was kind of a recurring comedy bit where, you know, "Hello, it's Carlton the Doorman," and it was kind of like I was the carton, Carlton the Doorman for Jenny.
So, yeah, so anyway, they, they knew that I had that capacity to do a security guard, and then of course, you know, Seinfeld actually was casting a security guard and, you know, I think they just, they brought me in.
I think it, they, I, I think they particularly liked the, uh, the take on the, um, "Where's your uncle?" I think, I think I was the only...
I think, I think a lot of the, um, prospective security guards kind of did more of a, you know, "Where's your uncle?" And I had a kind of more wry, like, "Let's have some fun with this.
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