The cast of “Seinfeld” is mourning the patriarch of the iconic sitcom. Actors Jerry Seinfeld and Jason Alexander have shared somber tributes to the late great Jerry Stiller, who died of natural causes, his family announced Monday morning.
He was 92. Stiller played the iconic role of Frank Costanza, the cantankerous father of George Costanza (Alexander), on Seinfeld’s eponymous show.
But neither Seinfeld nor Alexander chose to honor Stiller’s work on the 90s sitcom. Instead, the two called to mind Stiller’s comedy work with his wife and comedic partner, Anne Meara. “As a kid, I delighted to every occasion I got to see Jerry Stiller and his wife/partner Anne Meara,” Alexander 60, told The Post. “I watched Jerry on TV, on stage and in clubs.
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