RICHARDS FEELS `SEINFELD' GOT SHAFT AT EMMYS.Byline: Marilyn Beck & Stacy Jenel Smith Sunday night's Emmys have left Michael Richards determined he will never attend another TV industry awards show. ``I feel like a loser,'' says the man whose portrayal of Cosmo Kramer Cosmo Kramer is a fictional character on the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998), played by Michael Richards. Kramer is the wacky neighbor of main character Jerry Seinfeld. He lives at 129 West 81st Street, New York City, Apartment 5B. on ``Seinfeld'' earned him two Emmys in the past. He reveals that after losing out on an Emmy this year to Rip Torn (for ``The Larry Sanders For the television show and fictional character, see . Larry Sanders (born in New York) is an Oxfordshire County Councillor. He has lived in Oxford since 1969. He was trained professionally as a social worker and lawyer. Show''), ``Suddenly no one is calling. I feel all alone.'' He notes that his ``Seinfeld'' co-star, Julia Louis-Dreyfus This article is about the American actress. For the French actress, see Julie Dreyfus. Julia Scarlett Elizabeth Louis-Dreyfus[1] (born January 13, 1961) is an Emmy, Golden Globe, and SAG Award-winning American actress and comedian who gained , is understandably happy she took home an Emmy Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. , but he says he feels very sorry for Jason Alexander to have been a losing nominee for the sixth time. He adds that he's sure Jerry Seinfeld This article is about the comedian. For the character, see Jerry Seinfeld (character). Jerry Seinfeld (born Jerome Seinfeld on April 29, 1954 in New York City, New York) is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning American comedian, actor and writer. is disappointed that the show was also a loser - and that it has only been named Outstanding Comedy Series once in the past. ``I think the show was passed over this year,'' he says, ``because it looks like we're wrapping up `Seinfeld' - we're not sure if there's another year. People are just treating it like it's a done deal.'' He adds, ``It's terrible when it takes an awards show to give you personal endorsement. I'll never put myself in that position again. It's like Vegas - when you're winning, you should take your dough and get out. I have to remind myself I've won twice, to shut up and let someone else have a chance.'' Meanwhile: Richards wouldn't even be able to hazard at risk; liable to suffer damage or loss. See also: Hazard a guess as to whether he'll be up for honors for his role in ``Neil Simon's London Suite,'' which airs Sunday night on NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . When he's asked what it was like making the adaptation of the Simon play, the actor says, ``Fast! I flew into London the day after I finished work on `Seinfeld.' The next morning I was on the set, jet-lagged. I quickly tried to cut my hair to as much of Kramer as possible. Then Neil Simon came up and said, `You know, you're playing me.' I ended up dressing like him - khaki pants, sports jacket, the comfortable preppy prep·py or prep·pie n. pl. prep·pies Informal 1. A student or former student of a preparatory school. 2. A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools. look. I worked 10-, 11-hour days for about a week, then rushed back to the States to begin rehearsals for 13 weeks of work in the movie `Trial and Error' with Jeff Daniels.'' Cyber space: Ever-avant garde rocker David Bowie's next album, ``Earthlings,'' isn't scheduled to hit stores until early next year - but Bowie's doing an advance-advance sneak of the disc at 7 tonight on the Internet (www.davidbowie.com). He's also planning a cyber conference featuring himself and two Bowie impostors, giving Net users the opportunity to guess which responses are from the genuine Bowie - and which are bogus Bowies, ``Telling Lies,'' as in one of his new song titles. Here in the real world, Bowie's been playing ballroom dates (all sold out) to keep up his chops for recording of the album - which he's doing in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of . He's been traveling to out-of-town gigs in a tour bus with all the comforts of home: sound system, VCR VCR: see videocassette recorder. VCR in full videocassette recorder Electromechanical device that records, stores on a videotape cassette, and plays back on a TV set recorded images and sound. , lovely wife Iman, etc. This Friday he's playing Boston and Saturday he'll be at New York's Roseland Ballroom. Samples of the ``Earthlings'' material he played in Philadelphia and D.C. show a hybrid of rock, underground dance rhythms and strong melodies. The talk-show circuit: Comic Pat Bullard, the latest to throw his hat into the talk-show arena with his ``Pat Bullard Show,'' says he's pulling in favors from friends for his first few shows. The comedian, who spent four years writing for ``Roseanne'' and a year co-producing and writing for ``Grace Under Fire,'' says he's already taped his buddy Tom Arnold ``who gave me my first break as a writer on `Roseanne.' '' And he taped ``Grace'' star Brett Butler last week. But the word's still out whether Roseanne will guest. ``It'll be interesting to see. ... I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. what her relationship to Tom is these days. She's a funny woman. ... She may not do the show because Tom did it,'' notes Bullard. ``Or she may do the show because Tom did it.'' He adds he'd just ``like to have her on to thank her. When her and Tom's marriage broke up I thought, `Oh boy, I hope she doesn't view me as one of Tom's guys.' And she didn't. ... She asked me to come back because she liked the work I did.'' New look: Comic Howie Mandel a sex symbol? That's what producer George Schlatter predicts. Really! Schlatter is featuring Mandel in the ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. Caesars Palace special that tapes Sept. 29 and he says, ``Howie's trimmed down, sports a beard, looks great - and, take my word for it, he is going to become a major sex symbol. You'll see.'' We'll see. CAPTION(S): Photo Photo: Michael Richards Emmy envy? |
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