Michael Richards

Also known as Michael Anthony Richards, Michael A. Richards

American actor and comedian

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Michael Richards is a person whose professional work period began in 1979. He was born on July 24, 1949. As an author, he has 77 works listed, including titles such as "Languages and communities encompassed by Guatemala's National Bilingual Education Program," "Txolb'ab'il' yol toj kab' yol," and "Xk'ub'lal li qaatinob'aal q'eqchi'."

His musical activity is recorded with 182 listeners and a playcount of 2,621. Additionally, he is referenced by 288 other encyclopedia articles.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Michael
Family name: Richards
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Culver City
Occupation: actor
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Award: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Instrument: voice
Military branch: United States Army
Image: Michael Richards 1992.jpg

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birth name: Michael Anthony Richards
Commons category: Michael Richards
date of birth: 1949-07-24
Commons gallery: Michael Richards
name in native language: Michael Anthony Richards
start of work period: 1979-00-00
writing language: English language

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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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