Tom Cherones, the director and producer best known for working on 81 of the first 86 episodes of “Seinfeld” during the show’s first five years, has died. He was 86.
Cherones died on Jan. 5 at his home in Florence, Ore., from Alzheimer’s disease, a family spokesperson announced.
Cherones’s first directing credit for “Seinfeld” was the sitcom’s second episode, “The Stakeout,” which aired in May 1990. Known for wearing Hawaiian shirts on set, he contributed to the show’s visual language by shooting multi-camera in a way that achieved a more cinematic look than the standard sitcom aesthetic. He went on to direct many of the show’s more
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