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Jerry Stiller, the shorter half of the famed husband-and-wife comedy team Stiller and Meara who was the father of the famous (Ben Stiller) and the fictitious ('Seinfeld' nebbish George Costanza), has died. He was 92.

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00:00Hollywood is mourning the loss of legendary actor and comedian Jerry Stiller.

00:05Stiller, who is best known for his work on such hit shows as Seinfeld and King of Queens,

00:10sadly died over the weekend at the age of 92.

00:13His son, actor Ben Stiller, tweeted the news out on Monday, writing,

00:16I'm sad to say that my father, Jerry Stiller, passed away from natural causes.

00:21He was a great dad and grandfather, and the most dedicated husband to Anne for about 62 years.

00:26He will be greatly missed.

00:28Stiller was also notable for being one half of the iconic husband and wife comedy duo Stiller and Mira,

00:33with his wife, Anne Mira.

00:35The timeless duo frequently performed for various variety shows, including The Ed Sullivan Show.

00:40And it's been bu- Lance, please. Lance, you're moistening my knuckle.

00:45Mira sadly passed in May of 2015.

00:48In addition to his actor-director son, Ben, Stiller is survived by his daughter, Amy Stiller, an actress.

00:53After the actor's tweet,

00:55many notable names in Hollywood took to social media to pay tribute to his beloved father.

00:59Stiller's Seinfeld co-star, Jason Alexander, spoke out, writing,

01:02Such sad news that my beloved friend, Jerry Stiller, had passed.

01:06He was perhaps the kindest man I ever had the honor to work beside.

01:10He made me laugh when I was a child, and every day I was with him.

01:13A great actor, a great man, a lovely friend.

01:15Hamilton star and creator Lin-Manuel Miranda tweeted to the actor, writing,

01:19Sending you love.

01:20What a giant.

01:21So grateful for him and Anne and you.

01:24Hank Azaria, who co-starred with Ben in films like Night at the Museum and Dodgeball, wrote,

01:28He was a lovely man.

01:30Always so kind to me.

01:31And Ricky Gervais replied to Ben Stiller's tweet, writing,

01:34So sorry for your loss.

01:36To read more, head to THR.com.

01:38For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Neha Joy.

01:40All right.

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