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Hiram Kasten, a comedian/actor who was part of the New York comedy club scene in the 1970s and 1980s, died today at his home in Batavia, New York at age 71.
He endured seven years of fighting through a multitude of illnesses, including prostate cancer, according to his wife, Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum. He died hours after their 38th wedding anniversary.
Kasten, born Hiram Z. Kastenbaum, was a Bronx, New York native who dreamed of becoming an actor. After a few years of bouncing around the theater scene, he decided he would try his hand at stand-up comedy.
He set his sights on The Comic Strip, where the MC was Jerry Seinfeld, who passed Hiram on his first audition. He soon became a regular at the club. The two struck up a friendship that lasted for 45 years. It was also where Hiram met to soon be life-long friends, comedians Paul Reiser, Larry Miller, and Mark Schiff.
During the 1980s, he became a regular at Catch a Rising Star and occasionally The Improv, The Comedy Cellar, Caroline’s, and Dangerfield’s the latter where he ran his own show every Sunday night for years.
By the late ’80s, Kasten moved to Los Angeles. He landed a role in a pilot for CBS with Frank Langella and Sally Kellerman, Dr. Paradise. Other roles followed, including playing Michael, a co-worker to Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) in Seinfeld.
He also had guest starring roles in Mad About You, Everybody Loves Raymond, Curb Your Enthusiasm, 7th Heaven, Brooklyn Bridge, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, My Wife and Kids, Men of a Certain Age, Yes, Dear “Cybill and L.A. Law, among other shows.
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Facebook post Sunday, revealing that the actor had been battling prostate cancer.The actor died in his wife’s arms “only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary,” the post reads.In addition to cancer, Kasten had been battling Crohn’s disease for the past seven years. He died at his Batavia, New York home.
Seinfeld star Hiram Kasten has sadly died at the age of 71.The news was shared on his official Facebook page on Sunday 16 June, with his obituary calling him "a truly charming guy".The actor and comedian’s obituary revealed that in 2017 Hiram’s health took a “downturn” and he had spent the past seven years righting illnesses including prostate cancer as well as a lifelong battle with Crohn’s disease. It added that the star had told his loved ones and close friends the news regarding his terminal illness within the last six months, with his wife Diana stating that “it prolonged his life for at least another two months to be able to laugh with his peers.” Hiram rose to fame back in the 1970s where he was a staple figure on the New York City and New Jersey comedy scene, and it was on the New York Comic Strip that he met Jerry Seinfeld.Throughout his career in comedy and acting, Hiram appeared in many high profile shows including The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Everybody Loves Raymond and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
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