Jerry Stiller, the beloved actor and comic, who starred in TV hits corresponding to Seinfeld and King of Queens, has died.
He was 92.
“I’m unhappy to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, handed away from pure causes,” Ben Stiller, Jerry’s son, tweeted early Monday morning.
“He was a terrific dad and grandfather, and probably the most devoted husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will probably be drastically missed. Love you Dad.”
Anne Meara, Jerry’s spouse of 61 years and comedy companion, died in Could 2015.
Along with Ben, survivors embody their daughter Amy Stiller, an actress.
Stiller was well-known for his comedy profession during which he appeared alongside his spouse in comedy routines, however he additionally appeared on Broadway, in addition to on TV.
He appeared in 26 episodes of Seinfeld as Constanza, the daddy of George, from 1993-1998, with Estelle Harris taking part in his spouse, Estelle.
Stiller was nominated for an Emmy for his work on the comedy sequence in 1997.
He additionally performed Leah Remini’s father on the hit comedy sequence, King of Queens.
Alongside Meara, Stiller appeared on The Ed Sullivan Present 36 occasions to carry out comedy routines.
The pair had been additionally members of the improv group, the Compass Gamers, which later grew to become Second Metropolis.
On the film entrance, he appeared in each movie variations of Hairspray — the 1998 John Waters comedy, in addition to the 2007 Adam Shankman-directed adaptation of the musical, which was additionally primarily based on the earlier film.
He additionally appeared in son Ben’s 2001 comedy, Zoolander, which starred Ben as an air-headed mannequin.
Jerry was on board as Zoolander’s supervisor, Maury Ballstein.
Jerry’s first film look together with his son was within the 1987 comedy Sizzling Pursuit.
Stiller was born in New York Metropolis and went on to graduate from Syracuse College with a B.S. in speech and drama.
He additionally studied drama at HB studio in Greenwich Village.
Stiller’s first display function was in a 1956 section of Studio One in Hollywood.
He had a number of different visitor roles all through his time within the business o exhibits corresponding to Love, American Fashion, Homicide, She Wrote, and L.A. Legislation.
His first sequence common function was on CBS sequence Joe and Sons.
He shared a star on the Hollywood Stroll in Fame with Meara. It was awarded to them in 2007.
We prolong our ideas and prayers to the household and mates of Jerry Stiller throughout this troublesome time.
Paul Dailly is the Affiliate Editor for TV Fanatic. Comply with him on Twitter.