J. Peterman (Seinfeld Show)

In the TV Sitcom Seinfeld, actor John O'Hurley portrayed J. Peterman, owner of the J. Peterman Catalog, for 21 episodes

In Real Life: In 1998 the real J. Peterman catalog was in financial trouble and headed for bankruptcy. Desperate, the catalog company's owner (the real J. Peterman) called O'Hurley for help. The actor funneled money into it, and within a year, the company was again turning a profit. The J. Peterman Catalog now has two owners: the real J. Peterman and John O'Hurley, the TV J. Peterman.