Personal Life
The eldest of four children, Stiller was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Jewish parents, Bella (née Citrin) and William Stiller, a bus driver. He lived in the Williamsburg and East New York neighborhoods before his family moved to the Lower East Side, where he attended Seward Park High School. A drama major at Syracuse University, he gained a Bachelor's degree in Speech and Drama in 1950.
In the 1953 Phoenix Theater production of Coriolanus (produced by John Houseman), Jerry Stiller (along with Gene Saks and Jack Klugman) formed "the best trio of Shakespearian clowns that had ever seen on any stage."
Stiller has two children, who followed in his own footsteps, actor/comedian Ben Stiller and actress Amy Stiller.
Stiller is a member of the National Fraternity Tau Delta Phi.
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