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As the short, straight-man counterpart of the stellar husband-and-wife comedy team "Stiller & Meara", Jerry Stiller and wife Anne Meara were on top of the comedy game in the 1960s, a steady and hilarious presence on television variety, notably The Ed Sullivan Show (1948), on which they appeared 36 times. Decades later, Jerry's career was revitalized in the role of the raucous, gasket-blowing Frank Costanza on the sitcom classic Seinfeld (1989).
Jerry Stiller was born Gerald Isaac Stiller in the Unity Hospital in Brooklyn, New York, to Bella (Citron) and William Stiller, a bus driver. His paternal grandparents were Jewish emigrants from Galicia, and his mother was a Polish Jewish emigrant, from Frampol. In the beginning, Stiller was a drama major at the Syracuse University. Though he had played rather uneducated, blue-collar sorts for most of his career, he received his Bachelor of Science in Speech and Drama before making his acting debut on stage with Burgess Meredith in "The Silver Whistle" in 1951. While a member of the improvisational team The Compass Players (the company later evolved into the well-known Second City troupe), he met Anne.
They married in 1954 and began touring together on the national club circuit while giving new and inventive meaning to the term spousal comedy. This led to television prominence on "The Ed Sullivan Show", "The Tonight Show", "The Steve Allen Comedy Hour", "The Merv Griffin Show", as well as game shows "He Said, She Said", "You're Putting Me On" and "What's My Line?" as well as other talk/comedy venues.
After well over a decade of fame together, they decided to pursue individual successes and both found it. A Broadway favorite in such shows as "Hurlyburly", "The Ritz" (he later recreated his hilarious mobster family member role in the film The Ritz (1976)), "The Golden Apple", "Three Men on a Horse", "What's Wrong with This Picture" and "The Three Sisters", Stiller even appeared with Kevin Kline and Blythe Danner as Dogberry in William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing" in 1988. Musicals were not out of his range, either, as he created the role of Launce in "Two Gentlemen of Verona" and co-starred as Nathan Detroit in a production of "Guys and Dolls". Although he kept afloat on television as a 1970s regular on The Paul Lynde Show (1972) and Joe and Sons (1975), he had some rocky years and Anne's pilot fizzled when they reunited for a possible "Stiller & Meara" sitcom.
Then came eight seasons as hypertensive Frank Costanza and his character star was reborn. Nominated for a 1997 Emmy Award and the recipient of the 1998 American Comedy Award, Stiller found back-to-back sitcom hits with The King of Queens (1998) as the irascible Arthur Spooner. He also appeared in a number of his successful son Ben Stiller's comedy pictures including Heavyweights (1995), Zoolander (2001), The Heartbreak Kid (2007) and Zoolander 2 (2016)
Into the millennium, Jerry has appeared in a number of independent films, including a starring role as a low-level director seeking a comeback in the comedy The Independent (2000); had a cameo in the off-color Rodney Dangerfield slapstick farce My 5 Wives (2000); played the slick Mr. Pinky in the film version of the Broadway musical hit Hairspray (2007); and featured roles in the romantic comedies Swinging with the Finkels (2011) and Excuse Me for Living (2012).
Daughter Amy Stiller is also a thriving actress. He and Anne wrote, performed and produced award-winning radio commercials together for such products as Blue Nun Wine, United Van Lines and Amalgamated Bank, among others. His autobiography "Married to Laughter" came out in 2000. Stiller's wife Anne passed away on May 23, 2015, and he passed away nearly five years later, on May 11, 2020, at age 92.- Hutton Gibson was born on 26 August 1918 in Peekskill, New York, USA. He was married to Teddy Joye (Moore) Hicks and Anne Patricia Reilly. He died on 11 May 2020 in Thousand Oaks, California, USA.
- Carolyn Williamson was an actress, known for Burke's Law (1963), Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came (1970) and The Beach Girls and the Monster (1965). She died on 11 May 2020 in the USA.
- Bogdan Jakus was born on 15 May 1938 in Vrsac, Serbia, Yugoslavia. He was an actor, known for Banjica (1984), Massacre at Noon (1975) and The White Suit (1999). He died on 11 May 2020 in Belgrade, Serbia.
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Alpay Göltekin was born on 2 April 1972 in Istanbul, Turkey. He was a composer, known for Dirilis: Ertugrul (2014), For My Son (2015) and Love for Rent (2015). He died on 11 May 2020 in Turkey.- Serena Bennato was born on 18 October 1945 in Naples, Campania, Italy. She was an actress, known for Jekyll (1969), Compagni di scuola (1988) and Craving Desire (1993). She died on 11 May 2020 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
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- Sound Department
Danny was born on February 23, 1961 in Richmond Heights, Ohio and passed away on May 11, 2020. He graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1979 and was the owner/operator of D B Remodeling. He loved film and was active in the Cleveland Independent Film community. Danny enjoyed cooking and was a big horse racing fan, devoted to his family and friends. He will be remembered most as a very social, fun loving and generous man who had a big heart. As an actor, Danny Bass had many short and independent feature films under his belt. His natural flair for improv was amazing and film directors were always pleased with his creative efforts.- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
- Cinematographer
Denny Clairmont was born on 24 December 1935 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an actor and cinematographer, known for Laserblast (1978), Reflections of Passion (1975) and The World Is Just a 'B' Movie (1971). He died on 11 May 2020 in Mill Valley, California, USA.- Composer
- Soundtrack
Moon Martin was born on 31 October 1945 in Altus, Oklahoma, USA. He was a composer, known for Just Like Heaven (2005), Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006) and Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997). He died on 11 May 2020 in Encino, California, USA.- Robert Brandreth-Gibbs was born on 5 November 1953 in Hillsboro, Oregon, USA. Robert was an editor, known for British Columbia: The Rockies to the Pacific (1986) and Vancouver: Focus on Expo 86 (1986). Robert died on 11 May 2020 in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
- Cestmír Randa was born on 15 May 1959 in Plzen, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He was an actor, known for Stalingrad (1993), Dark Blue World (2001) and Lady on the Tracks (1966). He died on 11 May 2020 in Liberec, Czech Republic.
- Actress
- Production Manager
Alla Meshcheryakova was born on 22 February 1943 in Moscow, RSFSR, USSR [now Russia]. She was an actress and production manager, known for Unikum (1984), Kseniya, lyubimaya zhena Fyodora (1974) and Polyot s kosmonavtom (1980). She was married to Vladimir Konovalov. She died on 11 May 2020 in Moscow, Russia.- Don Zimmerman was born on 22 November 1949 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA. He died on 11 May 2020 in the USA.
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Richard Beneville was born on 15 February 1945 in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, USA. He is known for Alaska: Spirit of the Wild (1997), The Strait Guys (2022) and Abandoned Engineering (2016). He died on 11 May 2020 in Nome, Alaska, USA.- Gregorio Scalise was born on 25 January 1939 in Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy. He died on 11 May 2020 in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
- Miloslav Stingl was born on 19 December 1930 in Bílina, Czechoslovakia [now Czech Republic]. He died on 11 May 2020 in Prague, Czech Republic.
- Thorkild Grosbøll was born on 27 February 1948 in Denmark. He died on 11 May 2020 in Denmark.
- Ewie Cronje was born on 23 July 1939 in Bethulie, South Africa. He was an actor, known for Born to Win (2014) and Cricket's Greatest (2015). He died on 11 May 2020 in Bloemfontein, South Africa.
- Tomasz Ogrodowczyk was born on 21 October 1966 in Sierakowo, Mazowieckie, Poland. Tomasz is known for Rhythms of Nature in the Barycz Valley (2011), The Cuckoo (2013) and W krainie jodly, buka i tarpana (2004). Tomasz died on 11 May 2020 in Lódz, Lódzkie, Poland.
- Jean Nichol was born on 8 December 1944 in Québec, Canada. He was married to Nancy Goulet. He died on 11 May 2020 in Canada.
- Producer
- Actor
Wlodzimierz Niderhaus was born on 18 August 1944 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland. He was a producer and actor, known for Mosquito State (2020), Panie Dulskie (2015) and Orleta. Grodno '39 (2022). He died on 11 May 2020 in Warsaw, Mazowieckie, Poland.- Albert One was born on 23 April 1956 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy. He died on 11 May 2020 in Pavia, Lombardy, Italy.
- Composer
John Grealish was born on 6 December 1955 in Yonkers, New York, USA. John was a composer, known for Ulterior (2007). John died on 11 May 2020 in Lakeland, Florida, USA.- Actor
- Soundtrack
Claudio Nicolai was born on 7 March 1929 in Kiel, Germany. He was an actor, known for Pique Dame (1981), I Commedianti (1965) and Boccaccio (1964). He died on 11 May 2020 in La Palma, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain.- Tissa Wijesurendra was born on 4 April 1949 in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He was an actor, known for Sihina Lowak Soya, Rupantharana (2014) and Hathara Denama Surayo (2008). He was married to Savithri. He died on 11 May 2020 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.