“I had to go for the full surgery. If I hadn't, I probably would have died in about eight months,” the actor says of his 2018 diagnosis
Seinfeld Actor Michael Richards reveals in a new interview that he was diagnosed with prostate cancer six years ago and had surgery to remove it before it inevitably turned fatal.
Talking to you People before the publication of his memoirs Entrances and exitsRichards said he was diagnosed with stage 1 prostate cancer in 2018 after a routine checkup.
“I thought. Well, this is my time. I'm ready to go,” the actor who played Kramer on Seinfeld said of the diagnosis. “But then my son came to mind a few seconds later, and I heard myself say : “I have a 9-year-old child and I would like to be near him. Is there a way to move on with my life?”
While most cases of prostate cancer are manageable with increased monitoring and treatment, a biopsy revealed a more aggressive form that required surgery, which his doctor also recommended. People References.
“It had to be contained quickly,” Richards added. “I had to go for the full operation. If I hadn't done that, I probably would have died in about eight months.”
Out of role in one of his seasons Curb your enthusiasm in 2009 – where he played himself and reprized Kramer – and a few sporadic TV appearances, Richards has largely kept out of the spotlight since his infamous 2006 comedy club incident where he was filmed hurling racial slurs.
“I immediately regretted it the moment I said it on stage,” Richards told People of the incident while adding, at age 74, “I'm not looking for a comeback.”
Instead, Richards focused on his memoirs, which consist of more than 40 journals he kept over the past few decades. Entrances and exitsout June 4, also features a foreword by his former co-star Jerry Seinfeld.
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