Michael Richards

Michael Anthony Richards (lahir 24 Juli 1949) adalah seorang aktor, komedian, penulis dan produser televisi Amerika, yang terkenal karena perannya sebagai Cosmo Kramer yang eksentrik di sitkom televisi Seinfeld. Richards memulai karirnya sebagai stand up comedian, pertama kali menjadi sorotan nasional ketika ia tampil di acara TV kabel spesial pertama Billy Crystal. Dia kemudian menjadi serial reguler di ABC's Fridays. Sebelum Seinfeld, dia menjadi bintang tamu di berbagai acara televisi termasuk Cheers, Night Court, Miami Vice dan St. Kredit filmnya termasuk So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads dan UHF. Selama menjalankan Seinfeld, dia menjadi bintang tamu di Mad About You. Setelah Seinfeld, Richards membintangi sitkomnya sendiri, The Michael Richards Show, yang berlangsung kurang dari satu musim. Setelah serialnya dibatalkan, Richards kembali ke akarnya dengan menampilkan stand up comedy. Setelah memicu kehebohan media pada akhir tahun 2006 karena menyapa penonton secara eksplosif di acara komedi dengan julukan rasial yang berulang-ulang, Richards mengumumkan pengunduran dirinya dari stand-up pada tahun 2007. Baru-baru ini, Richards tampil sebagai dirinya sendiri di musim ketujuh Batasi Antusiasme Anda pada tahun 2009, berakting bersama rekan-rekannya di Seinfeld pemeran untuk pertama kalinya sejak final Seinfeld.

Michael Anthony Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor, comedian, writer and television producer, best known for his portrayal of the eccentric Cosmo Kramer on the television sitcom Seinfeld. Richards began his career as a stand up comedian, first stepping into a national spotlight when he was featured on Billy Crystal's first cable TV special. He went on to become a series regular on ABC's Fridays. Prior to Seinfeld, he made numerous guest appearances on a variety of television shows including Cheers, Night Court, Miami Vice and St. Elsewhere. His film credits include So I Married an Axe Murderer, Airheads, Young Doctors in Love, Problem Child, Coneheads and UHF. During the run of Seinfeld, he made a guest appearance in Mad About You. After Seinfeld, Richards starred in his own sitcom, The Michael Richards Show, which lasted less than one season. After his series was cancelled, Richards returned to his roots performing stand up comedy. After inciting some media furor in late 2006 over explosively addressing audience members at a comedy show with repeated racial epithets, Richards announced his retirement from stand-up in 2007. Most recently, Richards appeared as himself in the seventh season of Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009, acting alongside his fellow Seinfeld cast members for the first time since Seinfeld's finale.