Is he ready for his close-up?
Michael Richards, the actor best known for his role as the goofy Kramer in the “Seinfeld†TV series, is getting ready to return to television as the co-star opposite Kirstie Alley and Rhea Perlman (both of “Cheers†fame) in the TV Land comedy pilot “Giant Baby,†according to The Hollywood Reporter. The show is about a Broadway star named Madison Banks (Ms. Alley), who is reunited with her long-lost son after the death of his adopted mother. Mr. Richards will play Banks's limousine driver and Ms. Perlman will play her assistant and best friend.Â
The role marks the Emmy-winning actor's first potential series regular job since 2000, in the short-lived “The Michael Richards Show†on NBC. He was a guest star on a “Seinfeld†reunion episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm†and on Jerry Seinfeld's web series. In 2007 he announced that he was retiring from stand-up comedy after his racist tirade aimed at a heckler during a show at the Laugh Factory in November 2006 went viral.
