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Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller - Anne Meara (cropped).JPG
Stiller in 1965
Born
Gerald Isaac Stiller

(1927-06-08)June 8, 1927
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 2020(2020-05-11) (aged 92)
New York City, U.S.
Burial placeNantucket Jewish Cemetery
Alma mater Syracuse University (BA)
Occupations
  • Comedian
  • actor
Years active1953–2016
Spouse
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(m. 1954;died 2015)​
Children2, including Ben

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. [1]

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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. [2] [3]

Early life

The eldest of four children, Stiller was born on June 8, 1927, at Unity Hospital in Brooklyn, New York City, to Bella (née Citron; 1902–1954) and William Stiller (1896–1999), a taxi and bus driver. [4] His family is Jewish. His paternal grandparents emigrated from Galicia (southeast Poland and western Ukraine), and his mother was born in Frampol, Poland. [5] He lived in the Williamsburg and East New York neighborhoods before his family moved to the Lower East Side, [6] where he attended Seward Park High School [7] and played Adolf Hitler in a school production. [8]

Upon his return from service in the U.S. Army during World War II, [9] [10] Stiller attended Syracuse University, earning a bachelor's degree in Speech and Drama in 1950. [11] [12] He also studied drama at HB Studio in Greenwich Village. [13] In the 1953 Phoenix Theater production of Coriolanus (produced by John Houseman), Stiller, along with Gene Saks and Jack Klugman, formed (as told by Houseman in the 1980 memoir Front and Center) "the best trio of Shakespearian clowns that I have ever seen on any stage". [14]

Also in 1953, Stiller met actress-comedian Anne Meara, and they married in 1954. Until Stiller suggested it, Meara had never thought of doing comedy. "Jerry started us being a comedy team," she said. "He always thought I would be a great comedy partner." [15] They joined the St. Louis improv company The Compass Players in 1959, directed by David Shepherd. After leaving, they began performing together. In 1961, they were performing in nightclubs in New York City and by the following year were considered a "national phenomenon", said the New York Times . [15]

Stiller and Meara

Stiller and Meara publicity photo with an autograph, 1965 Jerry Stiller - Anne Meara.JPG
Stiller and Meara publicity photo with an autograph, 1965

The comedy team Stiller and Meara, composed of Stiller and his wife, Anne Meara, was successful throughout the 1960s, with numerous appearances on television variety programs, primarily on The Ed Sullivan Show . [16] In 1970, they broke up the live act before it broke up their marriage. They subsequently forged a career in radio commercials, notably the campaign for Blue Nun wine. They also starred in their own syndicated five-minute sketch comedy show on radio, Take Five with Stiller and Meara, from 1977 to 1978. [17]

From 1979 to 1982, Stiller and Meara hosted HBO Sneak Previews, a half-hour show produced monthly on which they described the movies and programs to be featured in the coming month. They also did some comedy sketches between show discussions. The duo had their own 1986 TV sitcom, The Stiller and Meara Show , in which Stiller played the deputy mayor of New York City and Meara portrayed his wife, a TV commercial actress.

Career resurgence

Seinfeld

Late in his career, Stiller earned the part of the short-tempered Frank Costanza, father of George Costanza, on the sitcom Seinfeld . He played the role from 1993 until 1998. [18] Stiller's character as initially envisioned was a "meek" and "Thurberesque" character that required him to wear a bald cap. After a couple of days of rehearsal, Stiller realized the character was not working and asked Seinfeld co-creator Larry David if he could perform the character in a different way, which was more in line with his final characterization on the show. [19] [20] For his portrayal of Frank, Stiller gained widespread critical and popular acclaim, including being nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1997 and winning an American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series in 1998. [18] [21]

The King of Queens

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Stiller in 2006

After Seinfeld ended, Stiller had planned on retiring. However, Kevin James asked him to join the cast of The King of Queens . James, who played the leading role of Doug Heffernan, had told Stiller that he needed him to have a successful show. Stiller agreed and played the role of Arthur Spooner, the father of Carrie Heffernan, from 1998 until 2007. Stiller said that this role tested his acting ability more than any other had, and that, before being a part of The King of Queens, he only saw himself as a "decent actor". [22]

Other appearances

Stiller played himself in filmed skits opening and closing Canadian rock band Rush's 30th Anniversary Tour concerts in 2004. These appearances are seen on the band's DVD R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour , released in 2005. Stiller later appeared in cameos for in-concert films for the band's 2007–08 Snakes & Arrows Tour. Stiller appeared on Dick Clark's $20,000 Pyramid show in the 1970s, and footage of the appearance was edited into an episode of The King of Queens to assist the storyline about his character being a contestant on the show, and, after losing, being bitter about the experience, as he never received his parting gift, a lifetime supply of Rice-a-Roni. [23] He also made several appearances on the game show Tattletales with his wife, Anne Meara.

In the late 1990s, Stiller appeared in a series of Nike television commercials as the ghost of deceased Green Bay Packers head coach Vince Lombardi. He also appeared in various motion pictures, most notably Zoolander (2001) and Secret of the Andes (1999). On February 9, 2007, Stiller and Meara were honored with a joint star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On October 28, 2010, the couple appeared on an episode of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart . Stiller voiced the announcer on the children's educational show Crashbox . Starting in October 2010, Stiller and Meara began starring in Stiller & Meara , a Yahoo web series from Red Hour Digital in which they discussed current topics. Each episode was about two minutes long. [24] [25] Stiller also worked as a spokesman for Xfinity.

Author

Stiller at a book reading for Festivus in New York City in 2005 JerryStillerNYC05.jpg
Stiller at a book reading for Festivus in New York City in 2005

Stiller wrote the foreword to the 2005 book Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us ( ISBN   0-446-69674-9) by Allen Salkin. The book discussed Festivus, the fictional holiday promulgated by Stiller's Seinfeld character Frank Costanza. [26]

Stiller also authored a memoir titled Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara, which was published by Simon & Schuster ( ISBN   0-684-86903-9). [27]

Personal life

Stiller was married to Anne Meara for over 60 years, from 1954 until her death on May 23, 2015. [28] The two met in an agent's office. Meara was upset about an interaction with the casting agent, so Stiller took her out for coffee — all he could afford — and they remained together thereafter. Meara was Irish Catholic and converted to Judaism before the couple's two children were born. [8] They had two children: actress Amy Stiller (b. 1961) and actor-comedian Ben Stiller (b. 1965). [29] He had two grandchildren through Ben.

Death

On May 11, 2020, Stiller died from natural causes at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan at the age of 92. [30] [31] Many actors Stiller worked with, including Seinfeld castmates Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards [32] and King of Queens castmates Kevin James and Leah Remini, paid tributes to him. [33] He is buried in Nantucket, Massachusetts. [34]

Filmography

Film

YearFilmRoleNotesRef(s)
1970 Lovers and Other Strangers JimUncredited [35]
1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three Lt. Rico Patrone [36]
Airport 1975 Sam [36]
1976 The Ritz Carmine Vespucci [36]
1977 Nasty Habits P.R. Priest [36]
1980 Those Lips, Those Eyes Mr. Shoemaker [36]
1986 Seize the Day Dr. Tamkin [36]
1987 Hot Pursuit Victor Honeywell [36]
Nadine Raymond Escobar [36]
1988 Hairspray Wilbur Turnblad [36]
1989 That's Adequate Sid Lane [36]
1990 Little Vegas Sam [36]
1992 Highway to Hell The Desk Cop [36]
FreefallEmily's FatherShort
1993 The Pickle Phil Hirsch [36]
1995 Heavyweights Harvey Bushkin [36]
1997 A Rat's Tale Prof. Plumpingham [37]
Camp Stories Schlomo [36]
Stag Ted [36]
The Deli Petey Cheesecake [36]
1999 A Fish in the Bathtub Sam Kaplan [36]
Secret of the Andes Dr. Golfisch [36]
The Suburbans Speedo Silverburg [36]
2000 The Independent Monty Fineman [36]
My 5 Wives Don Giovani [36]
Chump Change The Colonel [36]
2001 Zoolander Maury Ballstein [36]
On the Line Nathan [36]
2002 Serving Sara Milton the Cop [36]
2004 Teacher's Pet Pretty BoyVoice [38]
The Lion King 1½ Uncle MaxVoice; Direct-to-DVD [36]
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Man in BarUncredited [39]
2005 R30: 30th Anniversary World Tour Himself [40]
2007 Hairspray Mr. Pinky [36]
The Heartbreak Kid Doc [36]
2008 Snakes & Arrows Live Heidi [41]
2011 Swinging with the Finkels Mr. Winters [36]
2012 Foodfight! General XVoice [36]
Excuse Me for Living Morty [36]
2014 Planes: Fire & Rescue HarveyVoice [37]
2016 Zoolander 2 Maury BallsteinCameo [42]

Television

YearShowRoleNotesRef(s)
1956–1957 Studio One in Hollywood Sergeant Joe Capriotti / Hugh2 episodes [13]
1957 The Big Story TylerEpisode: "The Hoax"
1959 Armstrong Circle Theatre Pfc. Elwood JohnsonEpisode: "Thunder Over Berlin"
1962 The Defenders Sergeant WysenskiEpisode: "The Empty Chute"
General Electric Theater HaroldEpisode: "Acres and Pains"
1964 Brenner Chris ZelcoEpisode: "The Plain Truth"
1964–1965 Linus the Lionhearted 3 episodes [43]
1966–1978 The Mike Douglas Show Himself40 episodes
1967–1973 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 14 episodes
1969 That's Life Episode: "Our First Fight"
1971–1972 The Courtship of Eddie's Father Mr. Landon / Paul Sterling2 episodes [37]
1971–1973 Love, American Style Leonard Ferguson / Harry2 episodes [37]
1972 The Carol Burnett Show HimselfEpisode: "#6.8"
1972–1973 The Paul Lynde Show Barney Dickerson4 episodes [37]
1975–1976 Joe and Sons Gus Duzik14 episodes [37]
1976 Phyllis Burt HillmanEpisode: "Phyllis and the Jumper" [13]
Rhoda Lloyd ZimmerEpisode: "A Touch of Classy" [13]
1979 Time Express Edward ChernoffEpisode: "Garbage Man/Doctor's Wife"
1979–1983 The Love Boat Harlan Weatherly / Tony Vitelli / Bud Hanrahan3 episodes [37]
1980–1982 Archie Bunker's Place Carmine2 episodes [37]
1981 Madame X Burt OrlandTelevision film
Hart to Hart Myron FinkleEpisode: "Murder Takes a Bow" [13]
Private Benjamin Sgt. MuldoonEpisode: "So Long, Sergeant Ross"
1982 Simon & Simon Harold TraxlerEpisode: "The Uncivil Servant" [37]
Alice GordyEpisode: "Do You Take This Waitress" [37]
1983 Reading Rainbow Dinosaur ComicEpisode: "Digging Up Dinosaurs" [44]
Amanda's SalEpisode: "You Were Meant for Me"
The Other Woman Mel BinnsTelevision film
1984 Trapper John, M.D. Artie MerrowEpisode: "Where There's a Will" [36]
1985 The Equalizer BrahmsEpisode: "Pilot"
Tales from the Darkside Luther MandrakeEpisode: "The Devil's Advocate"
1986 Screen Two Marty de ReskeEpisode: "The McGuffin" [37]
1987 Saturday Night Live StuEpisode: "Charlton Heston/Wynton Marsalis"
1988–1989 Tattingers Sid Wilbur14 episodes [13]
1989 Murder, She Wrote SFPD Lt. BirnbaumEpisode: "When The Fat Lady Sings" [36]
1990 Monsters VictorEpisode: "One Wolf's Family" [37]
Sweet 15 WatermanTelevision film [45]
1991 American Playhouse Sam / Seymour Shapir2 episodes [36]
Women & Men 2 IrvingTelevision film
1992–1996 Law & Order Michael Tobis / Sam Pokras2 episodes [36]
1993–1998 Seinfeld Frank Costanza 26 episodes [36]
1993 L.A. Law Nat PincusEpisode: "Rhyme and Punishment" [13]
1994 In the Heat of the Night Rabbi FeldmanEpisode: "The Rabbi" [37]
1995 Homicide: Life on the Street McGonnigalEpisode: "In Search of Crimes Past" [36]
1996 Deadly Games Phil CullenEpisode: "Dr. Kramer"
1997 Subway Stories Old ManTelevision film [46]
1998 Touched by an Angel Maury SaltEpisode: "Cry and You Cry Alone" [36]
The Larry Sanders Show HimselfEpisode: "I Buried Sid" [36]
Hercules EagleVoice; Episode: "Hercules and the Promethus Affair"
1998–2007 The King of Queens Arthur Spooner195 episodes [36]
2000–2002 Teacher's Pet Pretty BoyVoice; 11 episodes [36]
2003 Odd Job Jack Jim McDonaldEpisode: "A Candidacy of Dunces" [37]
Sex and the City Mr. BradyEpisode: "One" [47]
2009 Wonder Pets! BernieVoice; Episode: Save the Old White Mouse [37]
Mercy Joe ThalbergEpisode: "The Last Thing I Said Was" [36]
2010Ice DreamsSkipperTelevision film [37]
2010–2011 Fish Hooks Principal SticklerVoice; 21 episodes [48]
2011 The Good Wife Judge Felix AftermanEpisode: "Silver Bullet" [36]
2014 How Murray Saved Christmas Murray WeinerVoice; Television film [37]
2016 Zoolander: Super Model Maury BallsteinVoice; Television film (final film role)

Stage

YearTitleRoleTheatreRef(s)
1954 The Golden Apple Mayor Juniper Alvin Theatre [49]
1955The Carefree TreeThe Propertyman Phoenix Theatre, Broadway [49]
1956 Diary of a Scoundrel Styopka [49]
The Good Woman of Setzuan Policeman [49]
1957 Measure for Measure Barnadine [49]
The Taming of the Shrew Biondello [49]
1958 The Power and the Glory Mestizo [49]
1975 The Ritz Carmen Vespucci Longacre Theatre, Broadway [49]
1977 The Unexpected Guest Harry Mullin Little Theatre, Broadway [49]
1980 Passione Berto Morosco Theatre, Broadway [49]
1984 Hurlyburly Artie Ethel Barrymore Theatre, Broadway [49]
1993 Three Men on a Horse Charlie Lyceum Theatre, Broadway [49]
1994What's Wrong with This Picture?Sid Brooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway [49]
1997 The Three Sisters Chebutykin Criterion Center Stage Right, Broadway [49]

Accolades

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNomineesResult
1997 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Seinfeld Nominated
2001 Grammy Awards Best Spoken Word Album Married to Laughter: A Love StoryNominated
2007 Screen Actors Guild Awards Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Hairspray Nominated

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