Jerry Stiller: Last News

Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller are celebrating the 30th anniversary of Heavyweights, a Disney film released in 1995.

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Television has finalized a new licensing deal with Paramount Global for comedy series The King of Queens to continue to be available on Paramount linear cable networks. The new pact also includes for the first time streaming rights on Paramount+ for all nine seasons and on Pluto TV for some (currently Seasons 1-3).

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin James announced on Tuesday that his new stand-up special Irregardless — his third in total, and first for Prime Video — will debut on the streamer this winter.

Leah Remini and Kevin James, virtually reunited to celebrate the sitcom’s 25th anniversary, which included a special remembrance of the late Jerry Stiller.Stars including Gary Valentine, Victor Williams, and Patton Oswalt joined Remini and James for a table read and Q&A session in a video uploaded to Remini’s YouTube channel on Tuesday. The show’s co-creator and executive producer Michael Weithorn called it “very bittersweet” to reunite wihtout Stiller, who died in May 2020 at age 92.“He was the soul of the show in a very real way,” Weithorn said. “He grounded us.

James and Remini reminisced about the milestone and shared some of their favorite memories of the show on social media.“25 years ago today, we aired. I am so incredibly blessed to have taken this ride with the insanely talented @leahremini and Jerry Stiller.

Leah Remini and Kevin James are looking back at the legacy of The King of Queens to mark the show’s 25th anniversary.

Beloved comedian and showbiz figure Freddie Roman has passed away at the age of 85.Roman was an American stand-up comedian who performed on many stages and appeared in countless shows and pictures throughout his long career, which he kept active until his later years.The multi-talented writer, actor and producer's daughter, Judi Levin told TMZ that he passed away at a hospital in Boynton Beach, Florida after suffering a heart attack on Saturday morning at his country club home.  Dearly departed: Beloved comedian and showbiz figure Freddie Roman has passed away at the age of 85She added that his whole family was present, including his wife of 63 years, Ethel.Roman will be remembered as a Friars Club staple as he was once at the helm of the famed NYC club that was known as a stable to comics and celebrities over the years.  Roman was the dean from the 1990s until Larry King succeeded him in 2014. Comedy legend: Roman was an American stand-up comedian who performed on many stages and appeared in many shows and filmsFreddie co-wrote, and starred in, the stage show Catskills on Broadway.He performed at countless high-profile venues over the years including Caesars Palace in Vegas and Harrah's in Atlantic City, to name a few. Roman was also a part of several big-time roasts for Comedy Central where he threw jokes to Drew Carey, Rob Reiner, Hugh Hefner, Chevy Chase and Jerry Stiller.

Freddie Roman, a Borscht Belt staple whose comedy was long a part of the Friars Club roasts and was a fixture in big nightclubs, has died at 85. He had a heart attack this morning in Boynton Beach, Florida, his daughter said.

It’s a little over a month since Ben Stiller returned from Ukraine. It was there, as part of his work representing the UN Refugee Agency, that Stiller was granted an audience with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, currently defending his country from a war of Russian aggression. It isn’t often that Ben Stiller is starstruck, but he marveled at Zelenskyy’s path, from comic actor to unflinching war premier. “I was really taken by the resilience of the people of Ukraine, and of the President,” he says now. “His incredible sense of how he has risen to the moment and offered his people leadership and true resolve to get through this awful situation.”

Jerry Seinfeld went on social media to pay tribute to his Seinfeld TV mom Liz Sheridan, who died today at 93.

Jerry Seinfeld's mom on the comedian's classic NBC sitcom, has died. She was 93.According to multiple reports, the veteran actress died early Friday morning in New York City.

Ben Stiller is keeping it all in perspective. The director reconciled with his wife, Christine Taylor, over the course of the pandemic, and couldn’t be happier about the direction his life has taken.“I’m so happy where I’m at in my life and the fact that we're even able to be here together doing this right now, all those things are now not taken for granted,” Stiller told ET’s Denny Directo. “The whole last few years have been a time for everybody to kind of get in touch with a lot of that.” Stiller, 56, and Taylor, 50, announced their split in 2017, after 17 years of marriage, but neither officially filed for divorce.

Jason Alexander is mourning the loss of his "TV mama" Estelle Harris. The actress, who played George Costanza’s (Alexander) short-fused mother on "Seinfeld," passed away at age 93.The star’s agent Michael Eisenstadt confirmed her death in Palm Desert, California, on Saturday evening. "One of my favorite people has passed - my tv mama, Estelle Harris," tweeted the actor.

Seinfeld co-star Estelle Harris.The actor passed away aged 93 at her Palm Desert home on Saturday (April 2) from natural causes, as confirmed by her son Glen Harris.Following her death, Alexander, who played her on-screen son George Constanza in Seinfeld, paid tribute to her on Twitter.“One of my favourite people has passed – my tv mama, Estelle Harris,” Alexander wrote. “The joy of playing with her and relishing her glorious laughter was a treat. I adore you, Estelle.

Seinfeld and Toy Story, has died at the age of 93, just weeks before her 94th birthday.Harris’ son Glen Harris confirmed the news to The Hollywood Reporter, saying that she died of natural causes at her Palm Desert home on Saturday (April 2).“It is with the greatest remorse and sadness to announce that Estelle Harris has passed on this evening at 6:25pm,” he shared in a statement, as per Deadline. “Her kindness, passion, sensitivity, humor, empathy and love were practically unrivaled, and she will be terribly missed by all those who knew her.”Harris was well-known for her portrayal of George Costanza’s overbearing mum Estelle on Seinfeld.

One of Estelle Harris’ signature roles was playing George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) mother Estelle on the classic NBC sitcom Seinfeld. Following Harris’ death Saturday evening of natural causes at age 93, she was remembered fondly by Alexander.

William Earl Estelle Harris, who memorably played George’s mother Estelle Costanza on “Seinfeld” and was the indelible voice of Mrs. Potato Head in the “Toy Story” franchise, has died at 93 years old, her representative Michael Eisenstadt confirmed to Variety.Harris was best known for her distinctive voice and comedic timing, forever cemented by her role as the mother of George (Jason Alexander) in “Seinfeld,” where she appeared on 27 episodes.

Estelle Harris, who played George Costanza’s (Jason Alexander) mother Estelle on the popular NBC sitcom “Seinfeld” has died days before her 94th birthday.

Ben Stiller learned a tough lesson about his family life!

Esquire about the upbringing of the 19-year-old while working on his career.The Emmy-Award winning actor admitted that she called him out for not being as present as he should have been as a dad during her younger years.“She’s pretty articulate about it, and sometimes it’s stuff that I don’t want to hear. It’s hard to hear,” the “Severance” director said. “Because it’s me not being there in the ways that I saw my parents not being there.

Ben Stiller says Bob Saget was "there for our family". The 'Severance' actor has paid tribute to the late comedian - who died earlier this month aged 65 - and opened up on the close bond he shared with Ben's late parents Anne Meara and Jerry Stiller. He told 'Entertainment Tonight': "He was there for our family.