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Jason Alexander became 'furious and threatened to quit' Seinfeld after being left out of one of the sitcom's early episodes claims costar Michael Richards


The news about the 64-year-old actor was revealed in his former costar Michael Richards' upcoming memoir, Entrances and Exits, which is set to be published on June 4.

The 74-year-old actor - who recently revealed about his battle with prostate cancer- wrote that his castmate's outburst took place in 1991, while the show's cast was working on the third episode of its third season, entitled The Pen. The actor also wrote about an instance where he was also faced with humiliation after sitting through a table read for the season two episode The Chinese Restaurant, in which his character, Cosmo Kramer, was not featured. The 74-year-old actor - who recently opened up about his battle with prostate cancer - wrote that his castmate's outburst took place in 1991, while the show's cast was working on the third episode of its third season, entitled The Pen

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