NEW YORK, NY. (THECOUNT) Veteran comedian, Jerry Stiller, the father of comedian Jerry Stiller, has passed away. He was 92.

Jerry Stiller, who played high-strung Frank Costanza on long running series “Seinfeld,” has died, according to his son Ben Stiller.

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Jerry launched his career opposite wife Anne Meara in the 1950s and reemerged four decades later on Seinfeld opposite his son.

He died of natural causes, Ben said in a Monday morning tweet.

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