Two of the most iconic sitcom stars of all-time – Seinfeld’s Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards – reunited on the red carpet… with the latter’s first public appearance in eight years.
Seinfeld, 70, posed on the red carpet with the 74-year-old Richards at the premiere for Seinfeld’s feature directorial debut, Netflix’s Unfrosted at The Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, just a day after he sparked health concerns from a recent interview.
The outing was a rare one for the reclusive Richards, his first red carpet appearance in almost exactly eight years.
That was appearance found the duo posing together at the 2nd Annual Fatherhood Lunch hosted by Seinfeld at The Palm in Los Angeles on April 20, 2016.
Richards has still kept a rather low profile for nearly the past two decades, after he unleashed a viral racist rant at the Laugh Factory in Hollywood in November 2006.
Two of the most iconic sitcom stars of all-time – Seinfeld’s Jerry Seinfeld and Michael Richards – reunited on the red carpet… with the latter’s first public appearance in eight years
That was appearance found the duo posing together at the 2nd Annual Fatherhood Lunch hosted by Seinfeld at The Palm in Los Angeles on April 20, 2016
Seinfeld stepped out in a sharp with a black dress shirt and black tie under his gunmetal jacket.
He completed his look with matching gunmetal pants and shiny black dress shoes for the red carpet look, with a black watch peeking out from his coat.
Richards opted for a white and light grey paisley dress shirt under a dark grey suit coat, matching pants and black shoes with some lightly tinted glasses.
The Seinfeld stars were seen shaking hands on the red carpet for his new movie premiere, ahead of its May 3 debut on Netflix.
Seinfeld makes his feature directorial debut with Unfrosted, which he also produces and co-wrote with Spike Feresten, Andy Robin and Barry Marder.
The film is loosely based on the true story of the creation of Pop-Tarts, following the corporate battle between Kellogg’s and Post to create the ultimate breakfast pastry.
While Seinfeld has worked somewhat consistently since his eponymous TV series went off the air in 1999, Richards has been just as reclusive professionally as he’s been personally.
Richards’ last role was as Daddy Hogwood in 2019’s Faith, Hope & Love, and before that it was as series regular Frank Baxter in Kirstie Alley’s short-lived Kirstie, which ran one season between 2013 and 2014.
Seinfeld stepped out in a sharp with a black dress shirt and black tie under his gunmetal jacket
He completed his look with matching gunmetal pants and shiny black dress shoes for the red carpet look, with a black watch peeking out from his coat
Richards opted for a white and light grey paisley dress shirt under a dark grey suit coat, matching pants and black shoes with some lightly tinted glasses
The Seinfeld stars were seen shaking hands on the red carpet for his new movie premiere, ahead of its May 3 debut on Netflix
He also appeared in three episodes of Seinfeld co-creator Larry David’s HBO series Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2009, plus a role in Seinfeld’s Bee Movie in 2007 and his own The Michael Richards Show, also lasting one season in 2000.
Between The Michael Richards Show and Bee Movie, Richards was embroiled in controversy when he was caught on camera unleashing a racist tirade at Black and Hispanic audience members during a stand-up set at the Laugh Factory.
After a group of Black and Hispanic audience members arrived late, video from the crowd recorded Richards saying, ‘Shut up! 50 years ago we’d have you upside with a f***ing fork up your a**!’
When one of the audience members said something else, Richards responded, ‘You can talk you can talk you can talk, you’re brave now motherf***er. Throw his a** out now, he’s a n****r! He’s a n****r! He’s a n****r!’
The crowd was clearly stunned as one of the audience members Richards was addressing said, ‘That was uncalled for,’ though Richards yelled, ‘It’s uncalled for you to interrupt me, you cheap motherf***er!’
Later that month, Richards appeared live via satellite on Late Show with David Letterman to apologize.
“For me to be at a comedy club and to flip out and say this crap, I’m deeply, deeply sorry,’ he said on the show,’ later adding, ‘I’m not a racist, that’s what’s so insane about this.’
