Michael Richards Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Richards started his career as a stand-up comedian, first entering the national limelight when he was featured on Billy Crystal’s first cable TV special. He went on to be a series regular on ABC’s “Fridays”. Prior to “Seinfeld”, he made numerous guest appearances on various television shows including “Cheers”, “Night Court”, “Miami Vice” and “St. Elsewhere”. After “Seinfeld”, Richards starred in his own situation comedy, “The Michael Richards Show”, which lasted less than one complete season.
After “Seinfeld” finished, Richards performed stand-up comedy. After inciting media furor for losing his temper and repeatedly yelling “nigger” at an African American heckler in late 2006, Richards declared his retirement from stand up in 2007. Richards appeared as himself in the seventh season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in 2009, playing alongside his fellow cast members for the very first time since “Seinfeld'”s ending. Since 2013, Richards plays the part of Frank in the situation comedy “Kirstie”, costarring Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Nominations
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series, People's Choice Award for Favorite Actor in a New TV Series, TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy, Satellite Award for Best Actor - Television Series Musical or Comedy, TV Land Favorite Nosy Neighbor ...
Movies
UHF, Problem Child, Trial and Error, Bee Movie, Unstrung Heroes, Coneheads, Airheads, So I Married an Axe Murderer, Transylvania 6-5000, Young Doctors in Love, Whoops Apocalypse, The Ratings Game, David Copperfield, London Suite, Redux Riding Hood, The House of God, Jock, Walk The Light, Camp MTV, C...
TV Shows
The Michael Richards Show, Seinfeld, It's a Living, Marblehead Manor, Tall Tales & Legends, Fresno, Fridays
Star Sign
Leo
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Trademark
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Curly bouffant hairstyle
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Towering height
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Physical comedy
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Quote
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[observation, 2013, on the trouble he brought on himself seven years earlier] That'll never happen again. I know how to behave - to consciously behave. When something like that comes up,I don't let the heat of anger burn me up as I did. When you're under the helm of anger, watch out,'cause it'll take you down. It's like being possessed by a demon.
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[on why he returned to television] Well, I'm an artist. You do it because you love to do it. It's what you are. It's the color of your fur. It's the same after all these years.
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[on signing on to appear in 'Kirstie'] When I was doing 'Seinfeld' I was very intense. Physical comedy takes more time to set up - rehearsing how to come through the door, that slide I did. So I was always in development, and that made me feel like I wasn't able to sit back and enjoy the ride. So this time, I want to be more like a child out on the street, just playing and having fun, and not taking it all so seriously.
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My job is to stay out of his way. - in an interview with Oprah explaining how he prepared for the character of Kramer
His big dream when he started acting was to play a detective. This led him to later create The Michael Richards Show (2000), a sitcom about a private detective agency. The show flopped. Later, he was considered for the lead role in another comical detective show, Monk (2002), which ultimately went to Tony Shalhoub.
Is a Vietnam-era Army Veteran. He was drafted and served for two years in West Germany.
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Is a 33-degree Scottish Rite Freemason.
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Cosmo Kramer, his character in Seinfeld (1989), always wore clothes one size too big to make him appear to be laid back and loose.
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His character in Seinfeld (1989) was named Kessler in the original pilot. The original name wasn't revealed until late in the series in the episode "The Betrayal" where Jerry mistakes Kramer's name.
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Most renowned for his role as Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld (1989).
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Attended the California Institute of the Arts.
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Attended Evergreen State College, Olympia, Washington, USA.
$45 Million
