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Jerry Stiller: Quick Facts

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Facts

Also Known As Gerald Isaac Stiller
Born June 8, 1927 • New York City • New York
Died May 11, 2020 (aged 92) • New York City • New York
Notable Family Members spouse Anne Meara • son Ben Stiller

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Patton Oswalt and Jerry Stiller in a kitchen scene from The King of Queens, with Stiller speaking animatedly and Oswalt looking away.
Comedians Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller pose closely together, smiling, in a black-and-white portrait from 1970.
Divine, Ricki Lake, and Jerry Stiller sit around a kitchen table set with food and drinks in a scene from the 1988 film Hairspray.
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Anne Meara
American actress and comedian
Will Ferrell smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark suit, gray shirt, and matching tie against a plain backdrop.
Will Ferrell
American actor and writer
Steve Carell stands on the red carpet in a dark suit in front of a Date Night movie poster featuring himself and Tina Fey at the film's premiere in New York City.
Steve Carell
American comedian and actor
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
American comedian and musician
Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., and Jack Black in military costumes holding weapons, walking in single file through tall grass in a scene from the film Tropic Thunder.
Ben Stiller
American actor, writer, and director
Larry David wearing glasses, a gray shirt, striped tie, and dark suit jacket, smiling at the camera.
Larry David
American comedian, writer, and actor
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Lou Costello
American actor
Woody Allen speaking into a microphone with hands raised beside his face during a press conference, against a red background.
Woody Allen
American director, writer, and actor
Stephen Colbert stands in a suit, looking toward the audience on the set of The Late Show, with the show's logo visible on the front of the desk behind him.
Stephen Colbert
American actor and comedian
Robert Klein
Robert Klein
American comedian
Amy Poehler, as Leslie Knope in Parks and Recreation, smiles and points both hands in a playful gesture while standing in an office setting.
Amy Poehler
American comedian and actress
Allison Janney smiles in a close-up portrait with shoulder-length light brown hair, wearing a black textured top and earrings, against a dark background.
Allison Janney
American actress
Christina Applegate with long, wavy blonde hair and a dark top, looking at the camera against a softly blurred background.
Christina Applegate
American actress
Nathan Lane smiling in a close-up portrait, wearing a dark pinstripe jacket and black shirt.
Nathan Lane
American actor
Jerry Lewis, dressed in blue surgical scrubs and cap, stands with arms outstretched in a hospital room scene from The Disorderly Orderly (1964), with other staff and a patient's feet visible.
Jerry Lewis
American comedian, actor, and director
Bryan Cranston wearing a black suit, white shirt, and striped tie, smiling at the camera at the Argo premiere in London.
Bryan Cranston
American actor
Billy Crystal smiling and wearing a dark jacket over a light shirt, photographed against a dark background.
Billy Crystal
American actor, writer, and comedian
Paul Rudd smiling at an event in 2018, wearing a dark blazer over a gray collared shirt, with a Marvel logo and yellow graphics in the background.
Paul Rudd
American actor
Justin Theroux poses in a black collared shirt in front of a yellow and black background at the Los Angeles premiere of Bumblebee.
Justin Theroux
American actor and screenwriter
Tracy Letts wearing a tuxedo and glasses, smiling and holding his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, standing in front of a Tony Awards backdrop.
Tracy Letts
American actor and playwright