By Greg Evans
11.05.2020 - 18:31 / deadline.com
By Greg Evans
Associate Editor/Broadway Critic
Comic and actor Jerry Stiller was remembered today by Hollywood and New York colleagues and friends for both his comedic brilliance and generosity.
Earlier today, son Ben Stiller tweeted that his father had died at age 92 of natural causes.
“I had the privilege of working with Jerry Stiller and his wife Ann Meara many times on All My Children,” said Kelly Ripa on today’s Live with Kelly and Ryan. “He was the kindest, loveliest person. But his
By J. Kim Murphy
Before there was or, Lin-Manuel Miranda was the co-founder and member of a hip-hop improv troupe called Freestyle Love Supreme alongside director Thomas Kail and beatboxer Anthony Veneziale. Their performances eventually went from the streets to screen, for a short-lived TV series on Pivot, and finally to the Broadway stage, where the three reunited with performers like Christopher Jackson for a limited run at Booth Theatre in New York City during the fall of 2019.
By Ellise Shafer
Change of plans. Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos and their children have been quarantined in the Caribbean after they were forced to shelter in place due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Kelly Ripa has managed to log Caribbean vacation time while still hosting Live with Kelly and Ryan each morning. It turns out that she hasn’t been at home in New York while she appears remotely every day.
The trailer for Apple TV+’s new docuseries “Dear…” has arrived, showcasing the A-list celebrities the series will profile over 10 episodes.
By Bruce Haring
Lin-Manuel Miranda is set to join the cast of One Day At A Time for the show’s upcoming animated special.
The spread of the coronavirus has made TV shows do a variety of first, from the first Real Housewives virtual reunion with Andy Cohen and The Real Housewives of Atlanta, to Pop TV's One Day at a Time's entirely animated episode. Production was put on hold on One Day at a Time due to the spread of the coronavirus, leading to executive producer and co-showrunner Gloria Calderón Kellett to come up with the animated special.
By Dino-Ray Ramos
Dale, Lin-Manuel, dale!
By Will Thorne
By Cynthia Littleton
The filmed version of the original Broadway production of Hamilton will launch on Disney+ more than a year earlier than planned, streaming on July 3, it has been announced.
By Brent Lang
By Mike Fleming Jr
“Yeah. I adored this man,” tweeted Jason Alexander, who spent years working alongside Jerry Stiller on Seinfeld, playing his son George. Jason was the first of the cast members of Seinfeld to reveal his sorrow over the passing of Stiller, who died on May 10 of natural causes. While his death was confirmed by his real life son, Ben Stiller, his TV son wasted no time in remembering the man behind Frank Constanza for all the love and laughter he brought into the world.
Hollywood is mourning the death of Jerry Stiller. The actor and comedian — best known for his work on such hit shows as Seinfeld and King of Queens — died at the age of 92.