Seymour — Ghost World Character Profile

About Seymour

Lonely middle-aged man and vintage record seller. He befriends Enid, lends her a controversial poster, and pursues a relationship with Dana. After the poster is publicized, he loses his job, gets injured in a violent confrontation, and moves in with his mother to start over.

Character Facts

Played by

Steve Buscemi

Appears in

Ghost World (2001)

Role

Supporting

Relationships (5)

• Seymour — Social Friend — Enid (Thora Birch)

  Develops friendship after initial prank

• Seymour — Romantic Interest — Dana (Stacey Travis)

  Brief romantic relationship

• Seymour — Professional Coworker — Doug (Dave Sheridan)

  Work together at Cook's Chicken

• Seymour — Social Connection — Norman (Charles C. Stevenson Jr.)

  Unspoken connection through shared isolation

• Seymour — Conflict Antagonist — Joe (Tom McGowan)

  Customer who gets into violent confrontation

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More characters from Ghost World

• Enid (Thora Birch)
• Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson)
• Josh (Brad Renfro)
• Melora (Debra Azar)
• Roberta Allsworth (Illeana Douglas)
• John Ellis (Pat Healy)
• Weird Al (Ezra Buzzington)
• Graduation Speaker (Rini Bell)
• Enid's Dad (Bob Balaban)
• Dana (Stacey Travis)
• Todd (T.J. Thyne)
• Sidewinder Boss (Brian George)