Seinfeld star Michael Richards has actually exposed he fought prostate cancer in trick in 2018. Understood for his function as the constantly upset Cosmo Kramer in the popular American comedy, Richards stated he made it through since of an extreme surgical treatment. VIEW THE VIDEO ABOVE: Michael Richards as Cosmo Kramer. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Without the surgical treatment, the now-74-year-old Richards stated would have had simply 8 months to live. “I believed, ‘Well, this is my time. I’m all set to go’,” he informed People. “But then my child entered your mind simply a couple of seconds later on, and I heard myself stating, ‘I’ve got a nine-year-old, and I ‘d like to be around for him. Exists any method I can get a bit more life going?'” Michael Richards and Jerry Seinfeld in April 2024. Credit: Matt Winkelmeyer/WireImage The star stated physicians recommended eliminating his whole prostate, discussing the biopsy “didn’t look great”. “It needed to be consisted of rapidly,” he stated. “I needed to go for the complete surgical treatment. If I had not, I most likely would have been dead in about 8 months.” He was detected after it was identified he had raised prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels. The experience led him to compose his upcoming narrative, Entrances and Exits, making use of journals he had actually composed throughout his life. Cast of Seinfeld, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards. Credit: NBC “I’m stunned at just how much I had the ability to keep in mind,” he stated. Richards got international acknowledgment playing Kramer on Seinfeld from 1989 to 1998. Before the program, he was best referred to as a funnyman. The star got 3 Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.