Michael Richards

Also known as Michael Anthony Richards, Michael A. Richards

American actor and comedian

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Michael Richards is an American actor and comedian best known for playing Cosmo Kramer on the television show "Seinfeld." He is considered an important figure in comedy for his physical humor and comedic timing on one of the most popular sitcoms in television history.

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Moderated estimation of fold change and dispersion for RNA-seq data with DESeq2
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Gene set enrichment analysis: A knowledge-based approach for interpreting genome-wide expression profiles
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Theory of the firm: Managerial behavior, agency costs and ownership structure
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Highly accurate protein structure prediction with AlphaFold
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Comparison of simple potential functions for simulating liquid water
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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!”
“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?”
“You can talk! You can talk! You can talk! You're brave now, motherfucker! Throw his ass out! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! He's a nigger! A nigger, look, there's a nigger! Ooh! Ooh! All right, ya see? It shocks you, it shocks you to see what's buried beneath, you stupid motherfuckers!”
“Well, you interrupted me, pal. That's what happens when you interrupt the white man, don't you know?”
“Cracker-ass? Are you calling me cracker-ass, nigga!?”

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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

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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.