‘Seinfeld’ actor and New York comedian Hiram Kasten dead at 71

Actor Hiram Kasten, champion known for his activity connected “Seinfeld,” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and “Saved By nan Bell,” has died astatine property 71.

The New York native’s wife, Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum, announced his decease successful a Facebook post Sunday, revealing that nan character had been battling prostate cancer.

The character died successful his wife’s arms “only hours aft their 38th wedding anniversary,” nan station reads.

In summation to cancer, Kasten had been battling Crohn’s illness for nan past 7 years. He died astatine his Batavia, New York home. 

While Kasten’s “health had taken a downturn and he nary longer performed aliases actively pursued his career” opening successful 2017, “he only began to stock nan terminality of it each pinch his friends successful nan past six months,” nan station read.

His “great drama and creator organization rallied to his side,” arsenic “some made trips to Batavia to sojourn him, precocious nighttime Zoom meetings pinch friends connected some coasts ensued and went into nan wee hours of nan morning.”

“It prolonged his life for astatine slightest different 2 months to beryllium capable to laughter pinch his peers,” his woman added.

A ceremonial work will beryllium held astatine Schwartz Brothers-Jeffers Memorial Chapel successful Forest Hills, New York astatine a later date.

An charismatic memorial work will return spot successful Los Angeles, Calif., later successful nan summer.

Kasten is champion known for his domiciled arsenic Michael connected “Seinfeld” from 1993 to 1994. His characteristic was Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ characteristic Elane Benes’ co-worker.

The character earned his stripes successful nan drama world by making a sanction for himself successful nan NYC drama circuit aft becoming a regular performer astatine The Comic Strip — an iconic venue that erstwhile hosted Jerry Seinfeld.

Seinfeld “passed Hiram connected his first audition and he became a regular,” pinch nan brace striking “up a relationship that has lasted for 45 years,” Diana wrote successful nan post.

Kasten besides boasted friendships pinch Michael Richards, Paul Reiser, Larry Miller and Mark Schiff.

Kasten besides performed stand-up astatine The Improv, The Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s and Dangerfield’s.

Aside from his activity connected “Seinfeld,” Kasten made appearances connected “Saved By nan Bell,” “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,” “Cybill,” “Mad About You” and “Everybody Loves Raymond.”

In nan early 2000s, Kasten went connected to make appearances connected “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” “Sabrina nan Teenage Witch,” “My Wife and Kids,” and “7th Heaven.”

The Bronx-born character is survived by woman Diana, girl Millicent Jade, brother-in-law, Kevin John Kisiel.