Most Recent Role: Himself on Pioneers of Television
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 6-8-1927
Gender: Male
Birthplace: New York, New York
Birthday: 6-8-1927
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Jerry and his wife, Anne were part of "The Compass Players" (which later became Second City). Then, as Stiller and Meara, they performed at David Gordon's Phase II in Greenwhich Village. They went on to play record-breaking engagements at Max Gordon's Blue Angel and The Village Vanguard. They toured the country playing "Mr. Kelly's, The Hungry i, The Crescendo, The Flamingo and The Sands,...
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Variety
Wednesday 16 January 2008 on PBS
A chronicle of television's first successful genre, the variety show - from its beginnings as a continuation of vaudeville and radio entertainment through the many iconic personalities that made it so popular. Experiments in variety show programs and the decline of their popularity in the late...
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Jerry appeared in the film "Zoolander" in 2001.
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He met his wife while a member of the improvisational team The Compass Players, the company that later evolved into the well-known Second City troupe.
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He and his wife appeared on "Toast of the Town" (aka "The Ed Sullivan Show") 36 times.
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Jerry went to Seward Park High School, Manhattan, NY
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Jerry has one brother and two sisters.
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Jerry: My father and mother-I figured if I could make them laugh, they'd stop fighting. I stole all their material.
(edit) Jerry: I don't let my feelings out. The audience brings out the part of me that wants to be funny. Maybe I want to be like that very deep down. (edit) Jerry: I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it. (edit) Jerry: Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie. (edit) Jerry: During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one. (edit)
(edit) Jerry: I don't let my feelings out. The audience brings out the part of me that wants to be funny. Maybe I want to be like that very deep down. (edit) Jerry: I ask myself why I do it. Maybe it's to prove I'm still around. It takes a lot out of my body. I'm not an NBA player anymore. At my age, very few people can handle it. (edit) Jerry: Hollywood never knew there was a Vietnam War until they made the movie. (edit) Jerry: During the Great Depression, when people laughed their worries disappeared. Audiences loved these funny men. I decided to become one. (edit)
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