In a tweet, actor Ben Stiller said his father, Jerry Stiller, died of natural causes.
The elder Stiller’s role as the Festivus-celebrating, George Steinbrenner-hating, silver-dollar-hoarding father of George Costanza revived his career at the age of 66, earning a 1997 Emmy Award nomination and a 1998 American Comedy Award. After “Seinfeld” ended in 1998, he spent another eight years portraying the equally irascible Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy “The King of Queens.”
Stiller found his calling as a teenager in 1940s New York, making his acting debut at 15 in James Thurber’s “Many Moons.” Jerry Stiller, right, and Anne Meara on “The Ed Sullivan Show” in 1970. Their numerous appearances on the program brought them fame and money but, as Meara told The Times in 2010, Sullivan terrified her.
Stiller also continued to appear on stage and in films, including the 1974 hit “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three,” originating roles in the 1984 Broadway version of “Hurlyburly,” and in John Waters’ 1988 film “Hairspray.” But by the early 1990s, his career was on the wane.
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