KRAMER
actor: Michael Richards character: KRAMER - no first name - occupation: neighbor - resident friend/pest
WHAT ELSE HAS MICHAEL RICHARDS DONE:
-the hitman in the comedy "Young Doctors In Love."
-a sleazy guy trying to make Sam cash in on a bet, in one episode of Cheers; small role, and he did not have the BIG hair then.
-a defendant who thought he was invisible to everyone, in an episode of "Night Court"
-cast member of a late night variety show called "Fridays" (1979 or 1980, on ABC); he was quite hilarious. Incidentally, the producer (?) of Seinfeld, Larry David, was also a cast member.
-Rick(?) the gardener, on an old show called "Marblehead Manor" about a millionaire, his wife and their huge staff of servants; he was the only good thing in the program.
-Stanley Spudowski, a former janitor turned kiddie show MC in Weird Al Yancovic's movie "UHF"; major role; movie worth seeing (available on VHS).
-a bumbling mafia stooge in "The Ratings Game" (made-for-cable movie from 1984, which also starred Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman.) Possibly retitled and re-released on video as "The Mogul" (????)
-a deranged butler, in a loser of a movie called "Transylvania 6-5000" (also featuring Geena Davies); he was funny; the movie wasn't.
-he supposedly has played heavies in several shows, including Miami Vice.
-the prison inmate in "Problem Child", who was just getting released and was going to see his penpal, the only guy in the world crazier than him, the problem child, of course.
-a tv producer (?) on "St. Elsewhere", looking for a doctor to host a local health segment on a news broadcast.
THE STORY OF KRAMER'S COAT:
The coat belonged to Kramer's mother's ex-boyfriend. It was supposed to endow the wearer with incredible luck with women. The man left it in Mrs. Kramer's apartment when he went to jail. That's how Kramer got it. Eventually the man did get it back from Kramer. The episode where Kramer tries to retrieve it is hilarious.
BEST LINES:
"The Dewey Decimal System, what a sham that was..."
( Kramer, breaking up an argument between Elaine and Jerry: ) "Can't you two see that you love each other? You're always looking around but it's right here in front of your faces!