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Jerry Stiller
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Actor Born: June 8, 1927 in New York City, NY Biography:To the public at large, "Jerry Stiller" is best known as the husband and comedy partner of actress/director "Anne Meara", and as the father of comedian "Ben Stiller". For those addicted to the NBC sitcom Seinfeld, Stiller will never be anyone else than Frank Costanza, the eternally kvetching father of born-loser George Costanza ("Jason Alexander"). While Stiller would be the first to welcome recognition on these terms, to acknowledge him for the above-mentioned reasons alone would be grossly unfair. A stage performer from the age of 10, Stiller majored in drama at the University of Syracuse, then took to the road in a touring company of Peter Pan. Honing his comic timing to perfection under the tutelage of revue director Billy Barnes, Stiller chose to concentrate his laughmaking skills in the Classics, specifically Shakespeare. He made his off-Broadway debut in a 1953 production of Coriolanus, and... Full Biography
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