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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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