 Bob Balaban (qv) played an NBC network executive who approved a  sitcom pilot to be called "Jerry". Balaban was chosen because of his  resemblance to NBC executive Warren Littlefield (qv), the man who  allowed Jerry Seinfeld (qv) and Larry David (I) (qv) to produce  the "Seinfeld" pilot. Balaban also played Littlefield himself in the  HBO movie _Late Shift, The (1996) (TV)_ (qv).