Seinfeld’s Hiram Kasten dies at 71 following prostate most cancers battle
Comic-actor Hiram Kasten, who appeared on shows such as Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Saved By the Bell, has died at the age of 71 following a battle with prostate cancer.
An obituary for Kasten was posted Sunday afternoon on his Facebook page, noting that he died in the arms of his wife Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum ‘only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary.’
Kasten had appeared on a trio of Seinfeld episodes in 1993-1994, portraying Michael, a work colleague of Elaine Benes (Julia Louis-Dreyfus).
The obit noted that while Kasten ‘loved show business and lived his dream of being in show business … his most satisfying and greatest role though was as a family man’ to his spouse and daughter, Millicent Jade Kastenbaum.
‘He loved being a dad to his beautiful and brilliant daughter,’ the obit read, as ‘her many achievements in her young life and in her career as an Assistant District Attorney have made him burst with pride and love.’
Comic-actor Hiram Kasten, who appeared on shows such as Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm and Saved By the Bell, has died at the age of 71 following a battle with prostate cancer. Pictured in NYC in 2013
An obituary for Kasten was posted Sunday afternoon on his Facebook page, noting that he died in the arms of his wife Diana Kisiel Kastenbaum ‘only hours after their 38th wedding anniversary’
Kasten’s other TV appearances came on 90s sitcoms including Saved By the Bell, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Cybill, Mad About You and Everybody Loves Raymond.
In the early 2000s, he made appearances on shows including Curb Your Enthusiasm, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, My Wife and Kids, and 7th Heaven.
Kasten’s family said that funeral services will be held at Schwartz Brothers-Jeffers Memorial Chapel in Forest Hills, New York, with a date and time to be announced; with a memorial service in Los Angeles slated for later this summer.
According to the obit, Kasten’s family ‘has asked that if anyone cares to make a memorial tribute that it be made in the form of a charitable donation to’ either Crossroads House and Entertainment Community Fund (formerly The Actors Fund).
