TV Jerry Stiller through the years By Cristina Everett Updated on May 11, 2020 09:47AM EDT Trending Videos Close this video player Remembering Jerry Stiller Taylor Hill/FilmMagic Jerry Stiller, the actor and comedian famous for playing George Costanza's father on Seinfeld, has died of natural causes at the age of 92. Born in Brooklyn, New York on June 8, 1927, Gerald Isaac "Jerry" Stiller had been performing since his school days. His career skyrocketed when his comedy act with wife Anne Meara was in heavy rotation on television variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show. As the demand for those acts began to decline, Stiller went on to appear in a number of movies and TV shows, notably Seinfeld and The King of Queens. Keep clicking for more photos of Stiller through the years. 1960s Everett Collection Jerry with wife Anne Meara 1966 CBS/Getty Images Anne Meara and Jerry photographed to promote The Ed Sullivan Show 1968 Everett Collection Jerry and Anne Meara on The Summer Brothers Smothers Show 1969 CBS/Getty Images Jerry and Anne Meara during an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show 1970s Everett Collection Jerry and Anne Meara 1970 NBC/Getty Images Jerry and Anne Meara photographed for Love & Marriage, Part 1 & 2 1971 ABC/Getty Images Jerry Still shooting a guest spot on the TV sitcom The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1974 Everett Collection Playing Lt. Rico Patrone in 1974's The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1975 Ron Galella/WireImage Jerry backstage after performing in The Ritz at New York's Longacre Theater 1976 Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images Actress Kaye Ballard and Jerry on the set of The Ritz 1978 Ron Galella/WireImage Jerry and son Ben Stiller in New York City 1988 New Line/Everett Collection Jerry Stiller performing alongside Divine in Hairspray 1990's Everett Collection Jerry Stiller 1996 Margaret Norton/NBC/Getty Images Estelle Harris, Jason Alexander, and Jerry Stiller on Seinfeld 1999 Evan Agostini/Getty Images Jerry with TV son Jason Alexander after being roasted by the New York Friars Club 2001 Paramount/Everett Collection Jerry with son Ben Stiller in Zoolander 2003 Stefano Paltera/AP Jerry and wife Anne Meara on the set of The King of Queens 2003 Kevin James and Jerry Stiller on 'The King of Queens'. Robert Voets/CBS/Getty Images Jerry with costar Kevin James on The King of Queens 2004 Mike Mergen/Bloomberg/ Getty Images Jerry sitting with delegates during the second sesion of the Democratic National Convention in Boston 2004 Star Max/AP Jerry with son Ben Stiller at a Friars Club Roast in New York 2004 gbinuya/Everett Collection Jerry, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Michael Richards at the celebration for the Seinfeld DVD release at New York's Rainbow Room 2005 Tony Esparza/CBS/Getty Images Jerry as Arthur Spooner on The King of Queens 2006 Jesse Grant/WireImage Jerry and Anne Meara at the Tenacious D: In the Pick of Destiny premiere in Los Angeles 2006 Matt Carasella/Patrick McMullan/Getty Images Jerry and The Amazing Kreskin at the Friars Club To Roast Jerry Lewis event in New York 2007 Damian Dovarganes/AP Jerry and Anne Meara wave while being honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles 2007 Charley Gallay/Getty Images Jerry, daughter Amy Stiller, son Ben Stiller, and Anne Meara pose with a commemorative plaque at their Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony 2007 Randy Tepper/CBS/Getty Images Jerry in a scene from The King of Queens 2008 Peter Kramer/AP Jerry attending the 11th Annual Project A.L.S. benefit gala at New York's Waldorf Astoria 2008 Scott Gries/Getty Images for Comedy Central Jerry taking calls during the Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education presented by Comedy Central at the Beacon Theatre in New York 2008 PATRICK MCMULLAN/Getty Images Jerry with Anne Meara, and Ben Stiller with wife Christine Taylor, at the Museum of the Moving Image Salutes Ben Stiller event at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York 2008 Evan Agostini/AP Jerry attending the Museum of the Moving Image Salute to Ben Stiller at Cipriani's 42nd Street 2008 AP Jerry and Jack Black performing on stage at the 6th Annual Video Game Awards in Culver City, Calif. 2010 Bryan Bedder/Getty Images Jerry and Anne Meara at the George Carlin Tribute at the New York Public Library 2010 Julia Xanthos/ NY Daily News/Getty Images Jerry in front of the house used for the exterior shots for The Costanza's home in Seinfeld 2011 Michael Stewart/WireImage Jerry performs "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" at the Los Angeles Dodgers vs New York Mets game at Citi Field 2012 James Devaney/WireImage Jerry with son Ben Stiller at the Chicago Bulls vs New York Knicks game at Madison Square Garden 2012 Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Jerry with Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Anne Meara, and New York City Film Commissioner Katherine Oliver at the Made In NY Awards at Gracie Mansion 2015 Bobby Bank/WireImage Jerry attending the Charlotte Rae book signing of The Facts of My Life at Sardi's in New York City