After seven years as Kramer on Castle Rock/NBC's number one hit comedy SEINFELD, Michael Richards has emerged as one of the most recognizable figures on television. Just as Kramer is completely devoted to Jerry, so too is the American audience devoted to Richards' unrivaled comedic performance week after week.
Having garnered two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Richards has begun to parlay his tremendous popularity into a string of feature film roles. He most recently starred opposite Andie MacDowell and John Turturro in UNSTRUNG HEROES directed by Diane Keaton for Hollywood Pictures. The film tells the story of a young boy who runs off to stay vith his eccentric uncles after his mother is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
Richards' will next co-star in "TRIAL AND ERROR" opposite Jeff Daniels. The contempt of court comedy for New Line Cinema has him portraying an actor who poses as an attorney to defend a man on trial for fraud. The release date is scheduled for February 14th .
He is also in the process of developing another feature film, Castle Rock's MY BLOCKBUSTER, a project on which he serves as co-writer. His additional feature film credits include AIRHEADS, SO I MARRIED AN AXE MURDERER, THE CONEHEADS, PROBLEM CHILD, and YOUNG DOCTORS IN LOVE.
In 1979, Richards decided to pursue his life-long interest in comedy by performing stand-up. He performed nightly for nine months at such places as The Comedy Store and the Improv until Billy Crystal gave him his first "real paying job" on the BILLY CRYSTAL SPECIAL. From there, he spent the next two and a half years starring in the ABC comedy, FRIDAYS. In addition, Richards appeared as a regular on NBC'S MARBLEHEAD MANOR.
Last summer, Richards traveled to London where he filmed Neil Simon's LONDON SUITE which aired on NBC this fall.
