Ben Stiller credits the role of Frank Costanza on Seinfeld as the shot in the arm his late father's career needed. Jerry Stiller died last week at the age of 92.
In his long andillustrious career, he is best remembered by most as thecantankerous father to GeorgeCostanza on the iconic NBC sitcom.
Talking to The New Yorker for an interview published Tuesday, Ben Stiller explained why FrankCostanza was a much-needed second act for his father, and why the character was rather shocking to his children. "I think Seinfeld really changed his life, because he was at a point in his career where the phone wasn’t really ringing," Stiller told Isaac Chotiner. "So for someone who’s thrived on work and thrived on being funny and having an interaction with.
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