Veep fans are everywhere — and sometimes, so are the show’s stars!
Julia Louis-Dreyfus revealed in an Instagram Story on Friday, June 6, the amusing moment she discovered a fellow passenger on a flight watching the hit series. The show aired on HBO from 2012 to 2019, with its star actress seated nearby unbeknownst to the viewer.
“Today on my flight this guy watched back to back episodes of @veephbo,” she captioned the Story. “He had no idea I was sitting right behind him.”
“I just loved making that show,” Louis-Dreyfus added.
Despite the conclusion of Veep in 2019, the cast remained tight-knit. In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly in July 2024, co-star Tony Hale shared details of his recent text exchange with Louis-Dreyfus.
During the New York City premiere of his Netflix show, The Decameron, on July 24, Hale humorously noted that their text conversations rarely revolved around the show itself. Their friendship extends beyond discussing their former project.
Hale told Us he often sends Louis-Dreyfus life updates instead. “My daughter just graduated high school, so we always talk about stuff, life, and [enjoy] the simplicity,” he shared. “We’ve lived so much life together, so we just kind of send each other [anything].”
Hale starred as Gary Walsh, the personal aide to Louis-Dreyfus’ Selina Meyer, on all seven episodes of the popular series.
Louis-Dreyfus can more recently be seen in Marvel’s Thunderbolts* alongside Florence Pugh and Sebastian Stan. She reprises her role as La Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine, aka Val. She first appeared in the miniseries The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, again in the post-credits scene of Black Widow, and was featured in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
While speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about the movie in April, Louis-Dreyfus pointed out that her success has disputed the myth of the so-called “Seinfeld curse.”
“Yeah, I’m having a laugh now. It was ridiculous then, and fortunately, it’s really been dropped,” she said at the time. “It was so silly. Like you said, it was a media invention, but it made no sense. It did not make logical sense.”
Louis-Dreyfus starred on the popular sitcom from 1989 to 1998. Television media coined the term “Seinfeld curse” after the show’s conclusion to explain why the show’s stars — including Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander and Michael Richards — were seemingly unable to find additional success.
In the years that have followed, Louis-Dreyfus has built a strong career in both television and film. Her other credits include The New Adventures of Old Christine and You Hurt My Feelings.
