The actor Wayne Knight played one of the most indelible roles in television from the 1990s — that of Newman, the scheming letter carrier and arch-nemesis of Jerry on NBC’s “Seinfeld.” Knight channeled the stereotypes of postal workers to hilarious effect. His character was shiftless and unscrupulous, caring less about delivering letters promptly than about foiling Jerry and one day earning that coveted transfer to Hawaii.However in absolute lifetime, Knight says he has a abundance of sympathy for letter carriers and other employees of the U.S. Postal Supply, which will likely go through significant cuts as soon as the agency tries to balance its books and avoid a imaginable bankruptcy. “This has been so much a part of the fabric of American lifetime,” Knight told HuffPost at the end week at the Charlotte, N.C., airport, just as he was leaving the Democratic National Convention, where he’d been advocating for arts funding. “What are you supposed to do … when your reputation is not as sterling as it’s supposed to be, much though you’re probably really doing a very excellent job?”Glance at More…
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