| Jerry Stiller  AKA Gerald Stiller
Born: 8-Jun-1927
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor
Party Affiliation: Democratic Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Frank Costanza on Seinfeld Jerry Stiller has been a mainstay of American comedy for almost 50 years. Stiller's first performance was in a Chicago production of Showboat, but his biggest success came from performing as "Stiller & Meara" with his Irish bride, Anne Meara. Their schtick: he was the Jewish guy married to an Irish bride. They performed as a team for over 20 years, appearing on The Ed Sullivan Show more than 30 times. They weren't confined to comedy, either -- they performed in Joseph Papp's "Shakespeare in the Park" in New York city in the 1950s.
Stiller started appearing in films in the 1970s, playing serious and comedic roles from a drunken passenger in Airport 1975 to Divine's husband in Hairspray. Stiller & Meara had a television show of their own in 1986, and Stiller played delightful loudmouths Frank Costanza on Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on King of Queens.
Father: William Stiller (bus driver, b. 1897, d. 1999)
Mother: Bella Citron (homemaker)
Brother: Arnold Stiller
Sister: Doreen Stiller
Sister: Maxine Stiller
Wife: Anne Meara (actress, m. 14-Sep-1954, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Amy Stiller (actress, b. 9-Aug-1961)
Son: Ben Stiller (actor, b. 30-Nov-1965)
High School: Seward Park High School, Manhattan, NY
University: BS Speech and Drama, Syracuse University (1950)
Al Franken for Senate
Endorsement of AOL 2003
Endorsement of AT&T 1995
Endorsement of Marriott 1997
Endorsement of Nike 1996
Endorsement of Pizza Hut 2004
TELEVISION
The Paul Lynde Show Barney Dickerson (1972-73)
Seinfeld Frank Costanza (1993-98)
The King of Queens Arthur Spooner (1998-)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
The Heartbreak Kid (4-Oct-2007)
Hairspray (20-Jul-2007)
The Lion King 1½ (10-Feb-2004) [VOICE]
Chump Change (20-Jan-2004)
Teacher's Pet (16-Jan-2004) [VOICE]
Serving Sara (20-Aug-2002)
On the Line (09-Oct-2001)
Zoolander (28-Sep-2001)
My 5 Wives (8-Sep-2000)
The Independent (12-Mar-2000)
The Suburbans (25-Jan-1999)
The Deli (7-Nov-1997)
Subway Stories: Tales From the Underground (17-Aug-1997)
Stag (27-Jun-1997)
Camp Stories (18-Apr-1997)
Heavyweights (17-Feb-1995)
Baseball (18-Sep-1994) Himself [VOICE]
The Pickle (30-Apr-1993)
Highway to Hell (13-Mar-1992)
Hairspray (16-Feb-1988)
Nadine (07-Aug-1987)
Hot Pursuit (8-May-1987)
Seize the Day (9-Sep-1986)
Madame X (16-Mar-1981)
Nasty Habits (10-Oct-1977)
The Ritz (8-Jul-1977)
Airport 1975 (18-Oct-1974)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2-Oct-1974)
Official Website:
http://www.arlo.net/jerry/
Author of books:
Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara (2000, memoir)
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