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The celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em>, which has been hosted by Jimmy Kimmel<\/a> since 2020, is returning on July 22. The lineup of celebrities, who will be playing in pairs to support charities of their choice, has recently been announced, and some iconic stars are involved.<\/p>\n The classic game show will include a miniature Seinfeld<\/a><\/em> reunion with Jason Alexander<\/a>, who played George Costanza, and Wayne Knight, who played Newman, competing as a team.<\/p>\n This isn\u2019t the first time that Alexander will be playing Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em>. He also competed in 2001 when Regis Philbin was hosting. The actor ended up winning $250,000 for the City Theatre Group, Oakwood School, and the Scleroderma Foundation.<\/p>\n Alexander has competed on other game shows as well, including Match Game<\/em>, The $100,000 Pyramid<\/em>, Celebrity Jeopardy <\/em>and Bravo’s Celebrity Poker Showdown.<\/em> When speaking about his love of poker with BroBible<\/a><\/em>, he said, \u201cTo me, poker is a social game, and I\u2019m happy to be social when I\u2019m at the table. It is a game of wits and skill. I\u2019m happy to say to people, \u2018I have a certain level of wits and skill.\u2019 And I very openly say \u2018I have no idea if (the wits) will hold up at this table.’\u201d<\/p>\n According to PEOPLE<\/a><\/em>, the other stars scheduled to appear on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire<\/em> this summer include Colin Jost<\/a> and Michael Che, Will Forte and Taran Killam, Michael Keaton<\/a> and Jon Lovett, Tig Notaro and Pete Holmes, Brad Paisley and Clayton Kershaw, Michael Kosta and Wendi McLendon-Covey, Jesse Eisenberg and Paul Giamatti, Krysten Ritter and Sarah Shahi, Paul Scheer and Rob Huebel, Awkwafina and Paul Feig, and Billy Porter<\/a> and Leslie Odom Jr.<\/p>\n Related: <\/strong>See the Hilarious Betty White Blooper That Valerie Bertinelli Says You Can\u2019t Watch Without Giggling<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Fans have been expressing their excitement about the celebrity pairings. As one person on Reddit<\/a> said, \u201cThat is a surprisingly good listing.\u201d Another said, \u201cI would prefer regular contestants, but these are about the best celebs\/pairings we could hope for.\u201d<\/p>\n Who Wants to Be a Millionaire <\/em>airs on Wednesdays on ABC<\/a>.<\/p>\n This story was originally published by <\/em>Parade<\/a><\/em> on Jul 10, 2026, where it first appeared in the <\/em>News<\/a><\/em> section. Add Parade as a <\/em>Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The celebrity edition of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, which has been hosted by Jimmy Kimmel since 2020, is returning on July 22. 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