6/24/2023 0 Comments Hellbilly deluxe vinyl swirl![]() Later he landed in a (too) similar role in The King of Queens. Bombastic, hot-tempered and roiling with righteous indignation, Frank also has the distinction of creating his own holiday, Festivus, which moved over into the real world to become the second most celebrated holiday after Halloween. Films included The Taking of Pelham One, Two, Three and John Waters’ Hairspray where he was husband to Divines Edna Turnblad.īut he achieved lasting fame as Frank Costanza, the father George Costanza on Seinfeld. The 1970s found him working on Broadway with The Ritz and Hurly-burly among the more notable. A common man’s Nichols & May, Stiller & Meara were always a welcome attraction on the Ed Sullivan Show. ![]() There he met his future wife and partner in comedy Anne Meara who died in 2015 after being a mother to comedian Ben Stiller and his sister Amy. After serving in the Army, he took up acting in the theater. ![]() And his life mirrored that of many males of that era, formed by a depression and a World War and all the crazy twist and turns that followed. Stiller was New York through and through. Sure, he was 92 and had a long successful career, but it’s just another nail in the coffin for that 60s style of comedy duos that entertain so many millions when TV had an endless stream of variety shows on every night of the week. First, it is time for the airing of grievances.
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