TIL Michael Richards (Kramer) was drafted into the US army and stationed in West Germany. He used the GI Bill to get a drama degree.
Richards graduated from Thousand Oaks High School. In 1968, he appeared as a contestant on The Dating Game, but was not chosen for the date. He was drafted into the United States Army in 1970. He trained as a medic and was stationed in West Germany where he was a member of a theatrical group called The Training Road Show.[12] He...