Turns out he's an alcoholic who falls off the wagon when Jerry mistakenly hands him a class of vodka at the office Christmas party. Then George, who Elaine has gotten a job at Pendant publishing, beds down the female janitor in his cubicle. Beating his wife probably didn't help his career trajectory. More @Wikipedia
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