Jerry Stiller, 'Seinfeld' Actor And Ben Stiller's Father, Dies At 92
Veteran actor-comedian Jerry Stiller, best known for starring in Seinfeld and The King of Queens, has died at 92. His son, Ben Stiller confirmed that his father passed away from natural causes.
Veteran
actor-comedian
Jerry
Stiller,
best
known
for
starring
in
Seinfeld
and
The
King
of
Queens,
has
died
at
92.
His
son,
actor
Ben
Stiller
confirmed
on
Monday
that
his
father
passed
away
from
natural
causes.
"I'm
sad
to
say
that
my
father,
Jerry
Stiller,
passed
away
from
natural
causes.
He
was
a
great
dad
and
grandfather,
and
the
most
dedicated
husband
to
Anne
for
about
62
years.
He
will
be
greatly
missed.
Love
you
Dad,"
Ben
posted
on
Twitter.
Stiller
appeared
on
both
stage
and
screen,
starring
in
several
musicals
and
plays
on
Broadway
after
earning
a
drama
degree
at
Syracuse
University.
In
1953,
he
met
his
wife
Anne
Meara
and
both
rose
to
fame
in
the
1960s
while
performing
comedy
routines
together
under
the
stage
name
Stiller
&
Meara.
The
couple
had
two
children:
Ben,
54,
and
Amy,
58,
both
of
whom
went
on
to
pursue
acting.
Stiller's
most
memorable
role
came
on
TV
show
Seinfeld
as
Frank
Costanza,
father
to
Jason
Alexander's
George,
which
earned
him
a
1997
Emmy
nomination
for
outstanding
guest
actor
in
a
comedy
series.
His
another
popular
role
was
in
The
King
of
Queens,
in
which
he
played
cantankerous
dad,
Arthur
Spooner,
from
1998
to
2007.
Stiller
also
appeared
in
movies
Airport
1975
and
The
Taking
of
Pelham
One
Two
Three
among
others.
He
appeared
opposite
Ben
in
several
films,
including
The
Heartbreak
Kid,
where
they
played
father
and
son,
and
Zoolander.