Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

Photo by: photo by Alan Light · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Born:July 24, 1949

Age:77

Zodiac Sign:Leo

Born in:Culver City, United States

Languages:English

Screenwriter Television Actor Comedian Actor Singer Film Producer Voice Actor Stand-up Comedian Dancer

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Famous For

Movies & TV

SeinfeldProblem ChildConeheadsAirheadsYoung Doctors in Love

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1997)Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1994)Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series (1993)

Michael Richards

American actor and comedian

Biography

Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor and comedian. He achieved global recognition for starring as Cosmo Kramer on the NBC television sitcom Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998. He began his career as a stand-up comedian, first entering the national spotlight when he was featured on Billy Crystal's first cable TV special, and went on to become a series regular on ABC's Fridays. From 1989 to 1998, he played Cosmo Kramer on Seinfeld, three times receiving the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. During the run of Seinfeld, he made a guest appearance in Mad About You, reprising his role as Kramer. Richards also made numerous guest appearances on a variety of television shows, such as Cheers. His film credits include So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads, UHF, and Trial and Error, one of his few starring roles. In 2000, he starred in his own sitcom, The Michael Richards Show, which was canceled after only two months. In 2006, Richards was filmed going on a racist tirade against hecklers while performing at the Laugh Factory in California. After the tape was obtained and released by TMZ, significant backlash and media coverage led to Richards retiring from stand-up in early 2007. In 2009, he appeared as himself in the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm alongside his fellow Seinfeld cast members for the first time since the show’s finale. In 2013, he portrayed Frank in the sitcom Kirstie, which was canceled after one season. He most recently played Daddy Hogwood in the 2019 romantic comedy Faith, Hope & Love.

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Quotes

“For me to be at a comedy club and flip out and say this crap, I'm deeply, deeply sorry. … I'm not a racist, that's what's so insane about this!”

— Appearing on the Late Show with David Letterman (20 November 2006), as quoted in "'Kramer' Apologizes, Says He's Not Racist", CBS News (21 November 2006)

“Shut up! Fifty years ago we'd have you upside-down with a fucking fork up your ass!”

“They're going to arrest me for calling a black man a nigger?”

Quotes sourced from the Wikiquote article "Michael Richards", available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License.

Photos

Photo of actor Michael Richards at the 1993 Emmy awards.

1994 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scanned from the original 35MM film negative.

1993 Emmy Awards NOTE: Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post any of my photos, but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can. Thanks. Scanned from the original 35MM film negative.

Michael Richards with Faye Dunaway and two of her sons, at the Governor's Ball after the Emmy telecast 9/11/94 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Michael Richards onstage at the Emmy rehearsal 9/10/94 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Michael Richards signs autographs for fans outside the rehearsal of the 1994 Emmy Awards 9/10/94 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Michael Richards with two of Faye Dunaway's sons, at the Governor's Ball after the Emmy telecast 9/11/94 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Michael Richards signs autographs for fans outside the Emmy rehearsal 9/10/94 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can

Michael Richards on the red carpet at the Emmy Awards 1993 - Permission granted to copy, publish, broadcast or post but please credit "photo by Alan Light" if you can