I've been getting a lot of Google hits for searches like "Michael Richards Jewish" or "Michael Richards ethnicity," etc.
According to Wikipedia, he was raised Catholic. Most U.S. immigrants with the surname Richards came from England. It is Germanic, used in English, French, German and Dutch cultures, and common in French Canadians. He's a plain old white guy who can't use any historical grievance to excuse his actions.
Happy Thanksgiving everybody. I'll be trying to blog once or twice a day for the weekend, but I'm not sure how much time I'll have.
UPDATE: I've noticed from conversations over the last few days that virtually everyone thinks the Seinfeld cast is Jewish. But:
"Cosmo Kramer, Elaine Benes and George Costanza are definitely not Jewish."
Click the link for explanations. (Seinfeld himself, of course, is Jewish in real life and on screen.)
[NOTE on this update: As a commenter pointed out, this refers to the characters on the show, not the actors who played them. It's an aside to the Richards debate, not an argument within it. In quoting the characters' names from the article -- Kramer, Benes, Costanza instead of Richards, Louis-Dreyfus, Alexander -- I meant to make that clear, but in the context of a debate about Michael Richards the actor I should have been specific. The term "cast" is also misleading. Apologies to anyone who took it the wrong way.]
UPDATE: A commenter, using a quote from Richards's PR guy, is claiming I'm wrong. The PR person, however, is the one in error. Richards is not Jewish.
Wednesday, November 22, 2006
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Sorry Richards is jewish.
Richards has hired New York
publicist Rubenstein.
Down the page is a quote
from Rubenstein;
Rubenstein, who said he has been involved with the African-American community for 25 years, dismissed reports about anti-Semitic remarks by Richards.
"He's Jewish. He's not anti-Semitic at all. He was role-playing, he was playing a part," Rubenstein said.
http://www.jewwatch.com/jew-entertainment-folder.html
Ramone, Joey - Lead Singer of the Ramones
Reed, Lou - Musician
Richler, Mordechai - Famous Montreal Writer
Rickles, Don - Comedian
Rickman, Alan - Actor (Sense and Sensibility, Die Hard, Robin Hood Prince Of Thieves, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets)
Rivers, Joan - Comedian, Writer, Jeweler, Actress
Reiser, Paul - “Mad About You”
Reudor - Cartoonist, Author, Creator of Comic Strip and Books Featuring The Doodle Family
Rhodes, Bernie (First Manager of The Clash)
Richards, Michael - Seinfeld
Rivera, Geraldo - Talk Show Host
Roth, David Lee - Van Halen Rocker
Ryder, Winona - Actress
Sachs, Nelly - Poet, Noble Prize in Literature
Sandler, Adam - Comedian
Savalas, Telly - Actor (Deceased)
the article you link to about "kramer" not being Jewish (along with Elane, George, etc) is talking about the characters on the show, not the actors themselves. It talks about how Elane said on one episode "I'm not Jewish". It isn't suggesting that the actors themeselves are or aren't Jewish.
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