Stiller portrayed the cranky and combustible Frank Costanza, a former salesman who speaks fluent Korean, on more than two dozen episodes of Seinfeld, and in 1997 he received his lone Emmy nomination for his work on the show
Stiller was born in Brooklyn on June 8, 1927, the son of a bus driver who wanted him to become a dental technician — someone who makes false teeth. The boy would deliver lunch to his father in a paper bag, but his mother, Bella, sometimes would mix things up, and he would mistakenly hand over a bag filled with garbage instead.
Back in New York after graduation, he sold hot dogs at Nedick’s and made cold calls at agencies, looking for acting jobs. Occasionally, he was accompanied by John Cassavetes, another struggling actor. He found work as an extra on the live TV showsStiller and Meara were married in 1954, and she converted to Judaism. When he was cast in a production of Joseph Papp’s just-formed Shakespeare Company in Central Park, he helped her get a job as well. He often played a clown or oaf.
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