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Michael Richards (born July 24, 1949) is an American actor, writer, Vietnam War
veteran, producer and comedian from Los Angeles,
 California. 

Richards began as one of the cast members on
American Broadcasting Company|ABC's Fridays
television show, but didn't start making a name
for himself until he portrayed "Stanley Spadowski"
in "Weird Al" Yankovic's movie UHF (movie)|UHF in
1989. 

In the same year, he was cast as "Cosmo Kramer"
— based on real-life counterpart Kenny
Kramer — in the television series Seinfeld,
which was created by fellow Friday's cast member
Larry David and comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The show
quickly went on to become one of the most popular
Situation comedy|sitcoms in American history. 

In 2000, Richards made an attempt to start a
vehicle of his own, The Michael Richards Show, but
ratings were poor and the show was cancelled.

Michael Richards also played a cameo role in So I
Married an Axe Murderer where he was an
"insensitive man," and was in the movie Problem
Child, feauturing John Ritter, where he was an
escaped convict.