Seinfeld star Michael Richards reveals secret prostate cancer battle

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Seinfeld star Michael Richards has revealed he battled prostate cancer in secret in 2018. Known for his role as the perpetually agitated Cosmo Kramer in the popular American sitcom, Richards said he survived because of an intense surgery.

Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer. Without the surgery, the now-74-year-old Richards said would have had just eight months to live. “I thought, ‘Well, this is my time. I’m ready to go’,” he told People. “But then my son came to mind just a few seconds later, and I heard myself saying, ‘I’ve got a nine-year-old, and I’d like to be around for him.

 

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