Michael Richards 


Michael Richards, a two-time Emmy winner (Best Supporting Actor in a
                         Comedy Series) for his performance as off-the-wall Kramer on "Seinfeld,"
                         grew up in the suburbs of Los Angeles and earned a degree in theater
                         from the California Institute of the Arts. Upon graduating, he
                         appeared in several productions with the San Diego Repertory Company.

                         With a lifelong interest in comedy, Richards decided in 1979 to perform
                         stand-up routines, and he appeared nightly for nine months at such
                         Hollywood venues as The Comedy Store and The Improvisation until Billy
                         Crystal gave him his first "paying job," on "The Billy Crystal Special." He
                         spent the next two-and-a-half years on the late-night comedy series
                         "Fridays."

                         Richards has begun to parlay his popularity into a string of feature-film
                         roles. He recently starred in "Trial and Error" opposite Jeff Daniels. He
                         has also appeared in "Unstrung Heroes" with Andie MacDowell and John
                         Turturro.

                         His additional feature-film credits include "Airheads," "So I Married an
                         Axe Murderer," "Coneheads," "Problem Child" and "Young Doctors in
                         Love." Last season, he also starred in the NBC television movie "London
                         Suite."

                         Richards lives in Los Angeles. His birthday is August 24.