Actress Kelly Preston, who starred in such films as "Twins" and "Jerry Maguire," died on July 12 after a two-year battle with breast cancer. His inspiration to enter show business came at age 8, when his father took him to see the Marx Brothers in the comedy classic "A Night at the Opera.". She was 87. The seemingly mismatched pair - he a short, stocky Jewish guy from Brooklyn, she a tall, Irish Catholic from the Long Island suburbs - shared an immediate onstage chemistry, too. "I love watching people enjoy my work." Other famed moments on "Seinfeld" include his invention of the bro, or "manssiere," a brassiere for men. LITTLE RICHARD, 'TUTTI FRUTTI' AND 'GOOD GOLLY MISS MOLLY' SINGER, DEAD AT 87. Comedian Jerry Stiller, best known for his recurring role as George Costanza's father on TV's Seinfeld, has died aged 92, his actor son Ben has confirmed. Harry Hains, an actor and producer who had appeared on American Horror Story: Hotel, The OA, Sneaky Pete and The Surface, died on Jan. 7. Irrfan Khan, the Indian actor who bolstered his fame beyond Bollywood with roles in English-language hits like Slumdog Millionaire and Life of Pi, died April 29 in Mumbai at age 53. Veteran character actor Orson Bean, a regular on shows like To Tell the Truth and Dr. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. TV host Tom Bergeron was among the first stars to take to Twitter to share a story about an interaction he had with Stiller several years ago on a plane. The couple went on to appear as a team in dozens of film, stage and television productions. Actor Brian Dennehy, a Tony and Golden Globe-winning actor, passed away on April 15 of natural causes. The actor's son, Ben Stiller, confirmed that his father had "passed away from natural causes. He was 92. A comedy legend and the sweetest, most humble man. Years later, Stiller met Groucho Marx and thanked him. He and Ben performed together in "Shoeshine," which was nominated for a 1988 Academy Award in the short subject category. . Ben Stiller (L) and his father Jerry Stiller(R) arrive at the Help Haiti benefit honoring Sean Penn hosted by the Stiller Foundation and The J/P Haitian Relief Organization, in New York. She was 25. Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally died on March 24 of complications from the coronavirus. Little Richard, the singer and pianist who became a rock pioneer with his high-energy musicianship and boundary-pushing personality, died on May 9 at age 87 from unspecified causes. Ben Stiller, announced his death on Monday. He was 27. There was a brief involvement in Shakespearean theater, including a $55 a week job with Jack Klugman in Coriolanus., Stiller was considerably quieter and reflective in person than in character although just as funny. She was 82. Following that success, he then played the role of Arthur Spooner in the sitcom, The King of Queens. Jerry Stiller, father of actor Ben Stiller and best known for his Emmy-nominated performance on NBC's 'Seinfeld,' has died at 92 of natural causes. Maggie Griffin, Kathy Griffins mother and co-star of her Bravo reality series Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List, died March 17 at age 99. Patricia Bosworth, a stage and screen actress who also penned celebrity biographies, died April 2 from complications of the coronavirus. The film, which also starred comedians Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell, as well as Ben's real-life wife Christine Taylor, was a box-office success. Just a beloved person in comedy, in NYC, in show business in general. Stiller's most famous for portraying two offbeat TV fathers: Frank Costanza, dad to . Bonnie Pointer, a member of the iconic R&B group The Pointer Sisters, passed away on June 8. Director and producer Lynn Shelton, who helmed independent films like "Humpday" and "Sword of Trust," died on May 16 from a previously undisclosed blood disorder. Former Bachelorette contestant Tyler Gwozdz, who appeared on the 2019 season of the reality series, died Jan. 22 of a suspected drug overdose at age 29. [1], Stiller appeared together with his son Ben Stiller in films such as Zoolander, Heavyweights, Hot Pursuit, The Heartbreak Kid, and Zoolander 2. He . Copyright 2023 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. This NBA All-Star and former contestant on Survivor died on Aug. 29 at age 53. They were soon appearing on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and working nightclubs nationwide. He was 92. Stiller saw a late-career resurgence starting in 1993, playing George Costanza's father Frank on the sitcom Seinfeld, a part which earned him an Emmy nomination. He was 75.<br><br . Werden was a Hollywood publicist for 35 years and the Oscars' publicity lead from 1975 to 1993. He died of natural causes, his actor son Ben Stiller revealed on Monday. He will be greatly missed. He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years. The actress, who appeared in films like "Edward Scissorhands" and "Erin Brockovich" but was best known for playing the housekeeper Berta on Two and a Half Men, died on Oct. 12. Dubbed "The Queen of Technicolor," Rhonda Fleming -- who starred in Alfred Hitchcock's "Spellbound" and opposite Bing Crosby in "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthurs Court" -- died in mid-October at the age of 97. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Ronald L. Schwary, Oscar-winning producer of Robert Redfords 1980 drama Ordinary People, died on July 2 at age 76, his family announced. He was 80. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. The seventh-generation fisherman was a regular on Discoverys Deadliest Catch series, appearing as a deck boss on 78 episodes over seven seasons. Country music legend Kenny Rogers passed away on March 20 at the age of 81. Grant Imahara, the engineer and roboticist who helped test some of the worlds most famous rumors on the iconic Discovery Channel series Mythbusters, died on July 13 at the age of 49. The author of the seminal 1994 memoir Prozac Nation: Young and Depressed in America died in a Manhattan hospital on Jan. 7 at age 52. ", While he was known as a nut-job father on the small screen, Stiller and wife Meara raised two children in their longtime home on Manhattan's Upper West Side: daughter Amy, who became an actress, and son Ben, who became a writer, director and actor in such films as "Dodgeball," "There's Something About Mary" and "Meet the Parents.". Eddie Large, one-half of the comedy duo Little and Large, died April 2 after contracting coronavirus while hospitalized for heart failure. It jump-started the septuagenarian's career, landing him a spot playing Vince Lombardi in a Nike commercial and the role of another over-the-top dad on the long-running "King of Queens. [15], Also in 1953, Stiller met actress-comedian Anne Meara, and they married in 1954. He was 89. In 1961 they were performing in nightclubs in New York City and by the following year were considered a "national phenomenon", said the New York Times. He spent many years as part of the comedy duo Stiller and Meara with his wife, Anne Meara, to whom he was married for over 60 years until her death in 2015. As of 23 February 2023, a total of 13,223,135,400 vaccine doses have been administered. 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," has died. Legal Statement. The following year, he appeared in Ben Stiller's spoof on modeling, "Zoolander. He was 30. He was 88. [31][32] Many actors Stiller worked with, including Seinfeld castmates Jerry Seinfeld, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jason Alexander, and Michael Richards[33] and King of Queens castmates Kevin James and Leah Remini, paid tributes to him on social media. He also appeared in Ben Stillers spoof on modeling, Zoolander, released in 2001. ', Meghan Markle, Prince Harry suffered Hollywood 'miscalculation' with explosive tell-alls: experts, Jussie Smollett files appeal argument in hate crime hoax conviction, Michael B. Jordan apologized to his mom before steamy Calvin Klein underwear ad was released, Kristin Cavallari jokes shes 'heartless' for breaking up with guys over text: 'I know thats horrible', Gisele Bndchen shares tips for when 'life gets challenging': 'Remember that the sun rises everyday', Amy Grant says she leaned on her faith after horrific bike accident: Its helped me not be afraid. 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", He recalled how he was told to play the meek husband to Estelle Harris, who would play his wife as the "boss lady of the Constanza family.". The drummer and lyricist for the 70s and 80s Canadian rock band Rush, died on Jan. 7, according to the bands Twitter account. Dear Abby: Why do they imply my husband is a freak? He was initially told to play the role as a milquetoast husband with an overbearing wife, Estelle, played by Estelle Harris. Ed, the brother of Bill Murray, inspired the hit film "Caddyshack" by introducing his family to the game of golf. He made me laugh when I was a child and every day I was with him. Added Billy Eichner Seeing Jerry Stiller on screen instantly made you happy.. "[16] They joined the Chicago improvisational company The Compass Players (which later became The Second City) and, after leaving, began performing together. 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