'Seinfeld' actor Hiram Kasten dies at 71

New York comedian Hiram Kasten has died at age 71, Fox News Digital has confirmed.

Kasten's wife, Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum, first announced her husband's death on Facebook on Sunday. In the post, Diana wrote that her husband's health took a turn in 2017 as he battled prostate cancer and Crohn's disease that had always affected him.

“He is survived by his loving wife, Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum of Batavia, New York, who loved and tenderly cared for him until the end,” the message read.

“Seinfeld” star Hiram Kasten has died at age 71. (Getty Images)

Hiram Kasten as Michael in “Seinfeld.” (Hiram Kasten/YouTube/NBC)

Diana wrote that they married in June 1986 and “he died in her arms on June 16, 2024, just hours after their 38th wedding anniversary.”

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A funeral service will be held in Forest Hills, New York.

Kastenbaum shared with Fox News Digital that a public memorial service will be held in Los Angeles this summer, but dates have not yet been set.

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The social media post said Kasten had only made the severity of his illness known to his friends in the past six months.

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“Hiram's large comedy and arts community rallied to his side” and “some traveled to Batavia to visit him; late-night Zoom meetings with friends on both coasts followed and continued until the early hours of the morning.

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Diana noted that this “extended his life by at least two extra months to be able to laugh with his peers.”

Hiram Kasten and Jerry Seinfeld were friends for 45 years before his death. (Paul Zimmerman/Getty Images)

Kasten appeared as Michael on “Seinfeld” from 1993 to 1994. Kasten rose to fame after being a frequent performer at the Comic Strip in New York, a place where his friend Jerry Seinfeld once performed. He has also performed stand-up at Improv, the Comedy Cellar, Carolines on Broadway and Dangerfields during his career.

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According to Diana's post, Seinfeld “outgrew Hiram at his first audition and he became a regular.” Jerry and Hiram had a “friendship that spanned 45 years.”

Hiram is survived by his wife and daughter, Millicent Jade.

Janelle Ash is an entertainment editor for Fox News Digital.

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