Michael Richards Biography (1949?-)

Full name, Michael Anthony Richards; born July 24, 1949 (some sources cite 1948), in Los Angeles (some sources cite Culver City or Van Nuys), CA; son of William (an electrical engineer) and Phyllis (a medical librarian) Richards; married Cathleen, 1974 (divorced, 1992); children: Sophia. Addresses: Agent: Scott Harris, Innovative Artists, 1505 10th St., Santa Monica, CA 90401.; Manager: Barry Katz, New Wave Entertainment, 2660 West Olive Blvd., Burbank, CA 91505; Connie Tavel, Tavel Entertainment, 9171 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 406, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, comedian, writer, producer
Birth Details: July 24, 1949?; California, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Multiple roles, including Battle Boy, Fridays, ABC, 1980-1982
Bill Wolf, a recurring role, St. Elsewhere, NBC, 1984-1985
Rick, Marblehead Manor, NBC and syndicated, 1987-1988
Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld, NBC, 1989-1998
Miniseries
Second henchman, Fresno, CBS, 1986
Mr. Wilkins Micawber, David Copperfield, TNT, 2000
Movies
Sal, The Ratings Game (also known as The Mogul), The MovieChannel, 1984
Mark Ferris, London Suite (also known as Neil Simon's "London Suite"), NBC, 1996
Specials
Chevy Chase as an old man, The Billy Crystal Special, HBO, c. 1979
"Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge," Showtime Comedy Spotlight, Showtime, 1987
Behind the Scenes: "UHF," 1989
Baseball Relief: An All-Star Comedy Salute, Fox, 1993
Bob Hope: The First Ninety Years, NBC, 1993
Montreal International Comedy Festival '93, Showtime, 1993
Host, Aspen Comedy Festival, Comedy Central, 1994
The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994
The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC,1994
A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
Canned Ham: Trial and Error, Comedy Central, 1997
Cosmo Kramer, Seinfeld: The Chronicle, NBC, 1998
Himself and (in archive footage) Cosmo Kramer, The "Seinfeld" Story, NBC, 2004
Awards Presentations
Presenter, The American Television Awards, ABC, 1993
Presenter, The First Annual Comedy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1993
Presenter, 1993 MTV Music Video Awards, MTV, 1993
Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 1994
Presenter, The 1994 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1994
Presenter, The 1997 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1997
Presenter, The 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, Fox, 1998
Presenter, The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2000
The British Comedy Awards 2001, Independent Television, 2001
Episodic
The Dating Game, ABC, 1968
King Geoffrey, "The Tale of the Frog Prince," Faerie Tale Theater(also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater), Showtime, 1982

Mario's friend, "Pinocchio," Faerie Tale Theater (also known as Shelley Duvall's Faerie Tale Theater), Showtime, 1983
Kidnapper, "Brunettes Are In," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1984
Eddie Gordon, "Bar Bet," Cheers, NBC, 1985
Eugene Sleighbough, "Take My Wife, Please," Night Court, NBC, 1985
Hager, "Desperate Hours," It's a Living, syndicated, 1985
Petronus, "Car Wars," Scarecrow and Mrs. King, CBS, 1985
Special agent Dupre, "An Oy for an Oy," Hill Street Blues, NBC, 1985
Pagone, "The Fix," Miami Vice, NBC, 1986
Sneaky Pete, "Darlin' Clementine," Tall Tales and Legends (also known as Shelley Duvall's Tall Tales and Legends), Showtime, 1987
Voice of director, Dinosaurs, ABC, 1991
Guest, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1991, 1997
Cosmo Kramer, "The Apartment," Mad about You (also known as Loved by You), NBC, 1992
Himself, "The Flirt Episode," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1992
Surly photographer, "Wesayso Knows Best," Dinosaurs, ABC, 1992
Guest, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1992
Himself, "End of the Season," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1994
Guest, The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997
Himself, Full Mountie (also known as Jack Dee's Full Mountie), [Great Britain], c. 2000
Guest, V Graham Norton, Channel 4 (England), 2002, 2003
Appeared in "Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain," Biography, Arts and Entertainment; and in Celebrity Profile (also known as E! Celebrity Profile), E! Entertainment Television.
Pilots
Dr. Herndon Pool (some sources cite Dr. Herndon P. Stool), Herndon andMe (also known as Herndon), ABC, 1983
Rick the gardener, At Your Service, NBC, 1984
Mike Blade, Slickers, NBC, 1987
Kessler, The Seinfeld Chronicles (pilot for the series Seinfeld), NBC, 1989
Vic Nardozza, The Michael Richards Show, NBC, 2000
Television Work
Series
Creator and co-executive producer, The Michael Richards Show, NBC,2000
Film Appearances
Malamud Callahan, Young Doctors in Love, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982
Dr. Pinkus, The House of God, 1984
Fejos, Transylvania 6-5000, New World, 1985
Lacrobat, Whoops Apocalypse, ITC Entertainment, 1987
Himself, Choice Chance Control (musical documentary), 1987
Stanley Spadowski, UHF (also known as The Vidiot from UHF),Orion, 1989
Martin Beck, Problem Child, Universal, 1990
Motel clerk, Coneheads, Paramount, 1993
Obituary employee, So I Married an Axe Murderer, TriStar, 1993
Doug Beech, Airheads, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
Danny Lidz, Unstrung Heroes, Hollywood Pictures, 1995
(Uncredited) Caveman discovering fire, Ellen's Energy Adventure, 1996
Good Money, 1996
Richard "Ricky" Rietti, Trial and Error, New Line Cinema, 1997
Voice of the Wolf, Redux Riding Hood (animated short film), 1997
Wah-Wah, The Works, 2005
Stage Appearances
Montreal International Comedy Festival, Montreal, Quebec, Canada,1993
Appeared in productions of The American Clock and Wild Oats, Los Angeles.
RECORDINGS
Videos
(In archive footage as Stanley Spadowski from the film UHF) Alapalooza: The Videos, BMG Music, 1994
(In archive footage as Stanley Spadowski from the film UHF) "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Videos, 1996
(In archive footage as Stanley Spadowski from the film UHF) "Weird Al" Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection, Volcano Entertainment Group, 2003
WRITINGS
Teleplays
Series
The Michael Richards Show, NBC, 2000

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Entertainment Weekly, September 24, 1993, pp. 22-24, 26
Rolling Stone, May 28, 1998, pp. 64-75, 200-206
US Weekly, November, 1993; May, 1997, pp. 54-62, 114, 117; March 18, 2002, pp. 24-25

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