Legend Jerry stiller dies at age 92

Jerry stiller Dies: Comedian and 'Seinfeld' Actor was 92.

Comedy star of Stage, film, and television Jerry stiller died at the age of 92.

Comedy veteran Jerry Stiller, who launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later as the hysterically high-strung Frank Costanza on the smash television show “Seinfeld,” died at 92, his son Ben Stiller announced Monday.

Jerry Stiller was a multi-talented performer who appeared in an assortment of movies, playing Walter Matthau’s police sidekick in the thriller “The Taking of Pelham One Two Three” and Divine’s husband Wilbur Turnblad in John Waters’ twisted comedy “Hairspray.” 

He was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series in 1997 for Seinfeld, and for the same role won the American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series.

Stiller, a World War II veteran, earned a bachelor's degree in Speech and Drama in 1950 from Syracuse University.

His wife Anne Meara, with whom he shared Ben and Amy Stiller, died in 2015 at 85 years old.

Stiller's son, actor Ben Stiller, announced his death early Monday morning on Twitter.

"I’m sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes," Ben tweeted. "He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. He will be greatly missed. Love you Dad."

Thanks so much for the incredible outpouring of love and appreciation for Jerry. I know how much it would mean to him. And he would have loved this beautifully written obit in the ⁦@nytimes⁩. https://t.co/s1PwUkX0qh

— Ben Stiller (@RedHourBen) May 11, 2020