Uploaded November 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Iconic “Seinfeld” actor and octogenarian TikTok star Annie Korzen sits down with Deborah Vankin from the “Los Angeles Times” to discuss her new book, “The Book of Annie: Humor, Heart and Chutzpah from an Accidental Influencer.” Get ready for a candid and uplifting conversation filled with humor and heart as Annie shares her take on life, motherhood, thrifting, and even her controversial theory about Shakespeare not being Jewish. With her trademark wit and wisdom, Annie proves that reinvention and influence can come at any age.

Annie Korzen, TikTok star with 400K+ followers, best known as Doris Klompus on “Seinfeld,” writer of humorous essays in “The New York Times,” “LA Times,” and an NPR Moth Mainstage storyteller
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Moderator: Deborah Vankin, award-winning features writer for the “Los Angeles Times” covering California’s culture of wellness, with work appearing in “The New York Times,” “LA Weekly,” and “Variety”
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