Jerry Stiller
Jerry Stiller
Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stilleris an American comedian and actor. He is perhaps best known for playing Frank Costanza on the NBC sitcom Seinfeld and Arthur Spooner on the CBS comedy series The King of Queens. He spent many years in the comedy team Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara. They are the parents of actor Ben Stiller, with whom Stiller co-starred in the films Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid and Zoolander 2...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth8 June 1927
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Anne is very forgiving. She doesn't care about money, being rich, or clothes. We never argued about finances.
Anne hated the idea of putting me down in front of the audience.
I still haven't hit what I do best yet.
Would you go to see a brilliant actor who's been framed for something that he didn't do, and put him on a stage and say he's going to do Hamlet for you, and why don't you enjoy it? That's a hell of an analogy, but it's about the same thing.
Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie.
I ask myself why I do it [work]. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it.
The worst thing in this business is to be thought of as a no-talent.
I've been around the block a lot and I've had a merry trail for 55 years.
My father and mother. I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material.
Some of the routines come back very easily. We do it off the top of our heads
Never go for the punch line. There might be something funnier on the way
We managed to hang in there. Today when people get married there's a tendency to run away when things get tough. There is a lot of strength in hanging together
Creative comedy is like growing geraniums in a mine field
I don't think my judgment is that good. I don't know what is funny