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Undoubtably the weirdest and craziest character on Seinfeld, is Cosmo Kramer, played by Michael Richards. Mainly everybody just calls him Kramer however, because his first name was never discovered until one of the later seasons by George. Completely the almost opposite of George, Kramer is never seen working because he has been on strike from his job at a bagel shop for 12 years, and then the strike finally ends. Kramer is the only striker to actually return because everyone else found other jobs. Then, he goes on stike again at the end of the episode. He gets many other lucky breaks like when he modeled underwear for Calvin Kline, played a small role in a Woody Allen movie, which featured the famous line: "These pretzels are making me thirsty!", and when his coffee table book on coffe tables became a huge success. When it comes to women Kramer just gets lucky from time to time, which makes George extremely jealous. He also uses a jacket that he stole from his mom's ex boyfriend that is irresistable to women when worn by someone. Then there is his body language. In every episode its always funny to watch how he reacts to certain things. And almost the funniest thing of all is how he always slides into Jerry's front door to make his entrance, by the way Kramer is at Jerry's apartment more than his one. |
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As the bumbling, scheming and mysterious would-be entrepreneur Kramer of Seinfeld, Michael Richards won three Emmy Awards for his performance.
A native of Los Angeles, Richard first became interested in acting when he took a drama class in eighth grade and continued aggressively pursuing theater opportunities throughout high school. He attended the California Institute of the Arts, eventually earning a degree in theater arts from Evergreen State College in Washington state. Upon graduation, Richards returned to California and worked at the prestigious San Diego Repertory Theatre, where he starred in several productions until relocating to Los Angeles in the late 1970s.
There, Richards combined his talent for acting with his natural sense of humor and found great success in stand-up comedy. Within a year, he landed a role in the late-night sketch comedy series "Fridays." He distinguished himself among the ensemble cast through memorable and often bizarre characters such as "Battle Boy," a demented youngster who burns toy soldiers, and the bumbling Lothario "Dick."
Following "Fridays," Richards resumed his acting study and made numerous appearances in such lauded series as "Cheers," "St. Elsewhere," "Miami Vice," "Hill Street Blues" and "Night Court." He also guest-starred on specials starring Billy Crystal, Bob Hope, Jonathan Winters and Andy Kaufman, and hosted the �Montreal Comedy Special� and the Aspen Comedy Festival.
Richards made his feature film debut in the Garry Marshall comedy "Young Doctors in Love," and has also starred in Diane Keaton�s critically-acclaimed "Unstrung Heroes," "Airheads," "So I Married an Axe Murderer," "Coneheads," "UHF," "Problem Child," and "Trial and Error."
During the 2000-2001 season, Richards returned to series television in "The Michael Richards Show," starring as an offbeat private investigator. That season, he also starred opposite Sally Field in a cable television adaptation of Charles Dickens� drama "David Copperfield."
With a lifelong interest in comedy, Richards decided in 1979 to pursue standup comedy. He performed nightly for nine straight months at such places as The Comedy Store and The Improvisation 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," where he became best known for creating "Battle Boy" -- an impassioned male who took pleasure in blowing up miniature battle figures.
Richards has been seen in a cameo role in TriStar's "So I Married an Axe Murderer," starring Mike Myers. He also made an appearance in "Coneheads" with Dan Aykroyd and fellow castmember Jason Alexander, as well as the 20th Century Fox film "Airheads" starring Brendan Fraser. His other film credits include "Problem Child," UHF," "Whoops," "Apocalypse," "Transylvania 6-5000" and "Young Doctors in Love."
Other television credits include performing as a series regular in "Marblehead Manor," recurring roles in "St. Elsewhere," "Miami Vice," "Hill Street Blues," "Cheers," "Night Court," "It's A Living," "Sidekicks," "What A Country," "The Scarecrow and Mrs. King," as well as appearances in the miniseries "Fresno," "The Jonathan Winters Special," two movies-of-the-week and four pilots.
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