Jerry StillerJerry Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor. He was born in New York, New York, into a Jewish family. After some time spent as a stock actor, Stiller first became nationally known as half of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara. His partner, Anne Meara, was also his wife, and the pair brought many of their real-life relationship foibles to bear on their often-improvised comedy routines. After some years honing the act, Stiller & Meara became regulars on the Ed Sullivan show and other TV programs. In real life, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are also noted for their enduring marriage of over 40 years. Stiller continued to perform and write through the decades, often in television guest roles as well as occasional dramatic appearances on television and stage. In the 1990's his career had a resurgence as he had a recurring role in the situation comedy series Seinfeld, as Frank Costanza, from 1993 to 1998. Stiller currently plays the character of Arthur Spooner in another sitcom, The King of Queens. Stiller and Ann Meara are the parents of the actor Ben Stiller (with whom Jerry Stiller co-starred in the movie Zoolander) and the actress Amy Stiller. Jerry Stiller appears in the intro and outro in the Rush 30th Anniversary Tour. This page about Jerry Stiller includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Jerry Stiller News stories about Jerry Stiller External links for Jerry Stiller Videos for Jerry Stiller Wikis about Jerry Stiller Discussion Groups about Jerry Stiller Blogs about Jerry Stiller Images of Jerry Stiller |
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Jerry Stiller appears in the intro and outro in the Rush 30th Anniversary Tour. In 1989 Wendt appeared as the eponymous protagonist in a BBC TV dramatization of Ivan Goncharov's novel Oblomov. Stiller and Ann Meara are the parents of the actor Ben Stiller (with whom Jerry Stiller co-starred in the movie Zoolander) and the actress Amy Stiller. He is also an alumnus of The Second City, where he met his future wife, Bernadette Birkett, who was to later play the voice of Norm's wife Vera on Cheers. Stiller currently plays the character of Arthur Spooner in another sitcom, The King of Queens. in Economics. In the 1990's his career had a resurgence as he had a recurring role in the situation comedy series Seinfeld, as Frank Costanza, from 1993 to 1998. He was more successful at the Jesuit Rockhurst College, where after applying himself, he graduated with a B.A. Stiller continued to perform and write through the decades, often in television guest roles as well as occasional dramatic appearances on television and stage. He was kicked out of University of Notre Dame after a lack of studying resulted in a semester with a 0.00 GPA. In real life, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara are also noted for their enduring marriage of over 40 years. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and attended Campion Jesuit High School in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin (the same school attended by Vicente Fox). After some years honing the act, Stiller & Meara became regulars on the Ed Sullivan show and other TV programs. George Robert Wendt (born October 17, 1948) is an American actor best known for the role of Norm Peterson on the long-running television show Cheers. His partner, Anne Meara, was also his wife, and the pair brought many of their real-life relationship foibles to bear on their often-improvised comedy routines. After some time spent as a stock actor, Stiller first became nationally known as half of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara. He was born in New York, New York, into a Jewish family. Jerry Stiller (born June 8, 1927) is an American comedian and actor. |