Todd Kimsey

Kimsey, one of four siblings, was born to Dr. William and Linda (Grant) Kimsey on June 6, 1962, in Athens, Georgia.[1] He graduated from Clarke Central High School in Athens in the 1980.[1] Kimsey initially enrolled in Davidson College for two years, before transferring to Florida State University (FSU), where he earned a bachelor's degree in theater.[1] He then interned at The Burt Reynolds Celebrity Dinner Theater, which was owned by Burt Reynolds, in Jupiter, Florida, following his graduation from FSU.[1] Kimsey then moved to New York, where he acted off-Broadway and in severaltelevision commercials, followed by a year with the touring production of Biloxi Blues.[1]

Kimsey eventually relocated to Los Angeles to pursue film and television. He appeared in more than forty television roles, including NCIS: Los Angeles and JAG.[1]

Kimsey was perhaps best known for his guest starring role in the December 1994 episode of Seinfeld, The Race, during the sixth season.[2] He plays Ned Isakoff, Elaine Benes' (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) new boyfriend, who she discovers is a communist.[2] In the episode, Ned, who wears olive-color clothes and reads the Daily Worker, influences Kramer (Michael Richards) with his communist ideology, leading Kramer to be fired from his job as a department store Santa Claus.[2] Rolling Stone magazine named Kimsey's Ned to its "100 Best Seinfeld Characters" in 2014.[2]

Todd Kimsey died on September 16, 2016, in Westwood, California at the age of 54 following a three-and-a-half-year battle with lymphoma.[1] He is survived by his wife, Lisa (Ardizzoni); three sons, Jackson, Judah and Kellen; his parents; and siblings, Terri (Kimsey) Langford, Tracey (Kimsey) Evans and Dr. Troy Kimsey.[1]

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