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Jerry Stiller
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American actor and comedian (1927–2020)
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Jerry Stiller (1927–2020) was an American actor, voice actor, comedian, and screenwriter. Born Gerald Isaac Stiller in Brooklyn, he began his professional career in 1954 and worked until 2016. He was educated at Syracuse University and HB Studio. Stiller was married to Anne Meara and had two children, Amy Stiller and Ben Stiller. He spoke English and practiced Judaism.
His written works include *Seinfeld : Serenity Now! Talking Button, Festivus* and *Married to laughter*. Stiller received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He died of natural causes on May 11, 2020, on the Upper West Side.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Seinfeld : Serenity Now! Talking Button
- Festivus
- Married to laughter
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Acting · Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American actor and comedian. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing George Costanza's father Frank on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy…
Known for
- Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost — Self (archive footage)2025
- Zoolander 2 — Maury Ballstein2016
- Zoolander: Super Model — Maury Ballstein (voice)2016
- Deli Man — Self2015
- Planes: Fire & Rescue — Harvey (voice)2014
- How Murray Saved Christmas — Murray Weiner (voice)2014
- Simpler Times — Harry2014
- I Am Divine — Self (archive)2014
- Cousins — Charlie Gordon2013
- Excuse Me for Living — Morty2012
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Germany
- Active from
- 1927
- Active to
- 2020
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 124
- Total plays
- 470
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Stiller">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- General atomic and molecular electronic structure system
· 1993 · cited 19,130x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,801x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,234x
- Vision meets robotics: The KITTI dataset
· 2013 · cited 8,490x
- Diagnostic criteria for multiple sclerosis: 2010 Revisions to the McDonald criteria
· 2011 · cited 7,703x
via Crossref · CC0
Quotes
- “For some people the revelation comes too late that life is best kept to the essentials. Some people are given their last rites and that person might say in their last breath, "I should have celebrated Festivus."”
- “All I'm saying is, if you celebrate Festivus, you may live a little longer. You are getting back to the essentials, to the days of gods on mountaintops and howling wolves. Because you are saying the holidays are in the heart, a celebration of being alive with our fellow humans. For that purpose, an aluminum pole will do just as well as anything else — as long as it's not stuck in the wrong place.”
via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA
Key facts
- Born
- Gerald Isaac Stiller , ( 1927-06-08 ) June 8, 1927, New York City , U.S.
- Died
- May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11) (aged 92), New York City, U.S.
- Burial place
- Nantucket Jewish Cemetery
- Alma mater
- Syracuse University ( BA )
- Occupations
- Comedian actor
- Years active
- 1953–2016
- Spouse
- Anne Meara ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1954 ; died 2015 )
- Children
- Ben Stiller and Amy Stiller
- Relatives
- Christine Taylor (daughter-in-law)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Gerald Isaac Stiller (June 8, 1927 – May 11, 2020) was an American comedian and actor. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing Frank Costanza on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. In 1998, Stiller began his role as Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens, another role that garnered widespread acclaim.
Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid, and Zoolander 2. He also performed voice-over work for films and television, including The Lion King 1½ and Planes: Fire and Rescue. In his later career, Stiller became known for portraying grumpy and eccentric characters who were nevertheless beloved.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jerry Stiller” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.